# Has anyone tried isolation feet/cones? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 29, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302 "2023-12-29T06:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eyebee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@eyebee](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/eyebee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/1 "2023-12-29T06:03:28Z")
Hey, I hope everyone is having a good festive season. Purely for the fun of it, and because I’m looking for a cheap and hopefully substantial hifi gift, I was wondering if anyone has tried /uses isolation feet /cones etc. with their Arcam, and if it’s worth the trouble. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![RDT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@RDT](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/RDT)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/2 "2023-12-29T19:26:15Z")
Not on my amp. But I put IsoAcoustic Gaia 3’s under my old speakers [just moved them to my new Monitor Audio Gold 300’s last night]. Let me say that I don’t normally fall for the whole snake oil stuff like thousands of dollars worth of cables, but I did find a welcome improvement with isolation. It helped to “open up” the sound stage and overall musicality of my old Monitor Audios. I moved them straight onto the feet of my new speakers without a second thought. I also have the IsoAcoustic ZaZen under my turntable. I am now thinking of the IsoAcoustic Orea feet for my CD transport. Anything which has obvious vibration or movement of any kind. I will draw the line at amps though ---
**Author:** ![brrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@brrn](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/brrn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/3 "2023-12-31T17:38:19Z")
I use washing machine isolation pads under my subwoofer. Cost about 7 pounds 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Witterings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/58f4c7/32.png) [@Witterings](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Witterings)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/4 "2024-01-01T11:47:36Z")
I tried ssome siolation cones / feet under my speakers and they sounded absolutely awful … I wonder if the material was too soft but they really were terrible, it was a relief to take them off. May be different with an amp that doesn’t weigh so much. ---
**Author:** ![madfiddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madfiddler](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/madfiddler)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/5 "2024-01-01T19:49:56Z")
I don’t see the point Do you think your amp is transmitting vibrations to a turntable? The amp itself won’t be affected by any vibrations unless you’re doing something daft, just stick it on a solid shelf unit and forget about it. Isolating a turntable is advisable though, and speakers as appropriate for their position as others have said. ---
**Author:** ![madfiddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madfiddler](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/madfiddler)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/6 "2024-01-01T19:52:58Z")
> **[Guide to hi-fi isolation - Audio Affair Blog](https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/blog/guide-to-hi-fi-isolation/)** > > Guide to hi-fi isolation: Firstly, what is it? ---
**Author:** ![Csaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Csaba](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Csaba)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/has-anyone-tried-isolation-feet-cones/1302/7 "2024-03-06T16:54:57Z")
I tried it and it worked. I did not use rubber feet, but ceramic ball vibration damping.