Isolate This!

I've jumped the gun here - not being my turn to post - but I feel compelled to tell you all about the benefits of properly isolating your equipment. No, I'm not talking about locking them in a cupboard or making them stand in the corner. I'm talking about isolating your equipment from the inherant resonant energy in your stands and equipment racks in addition to the stuff that comes from your speakers. Most people settle for a good, solid rack for their hifi equipment, thinking that this will be enough to stop all unwanted frequencies. And they're right - a good rack can do wonders for your system if all you've had it resting on is a plank between the bookshelf and grandpa's couch. But you can do more... 5 minutes ago I was playing a Moon Equinox CD player through the matchin i3 integrated and a pair of Dynaudio Audience 72s. Now we use fairly substantial racks here for our equipment so it wasn't like that was a weak point, but I placed three Nordost Pulsar Points under the CD player and listened again to the track I'd been playing. The Moon is a wonderful CD player in its own right but I'll be baptised if the Nordost points didn't improve the sound by about 20%! Now I know you can't quantify sonic qualities but let me tell you the difference was startling! The image became so much more cohesive and central with the soundstage seeming to completely free itself from the speakers in all directions. I'm delerious with love. I played the comparison for Brett, an old hifi goat, and he was mightily impressed as well. From the box: "An audio system attempts to recreate the acoustic energy of many simultaneous notes. Any spurious energy which pollutes the signal will compress the dynamic range and speed of the music. In addition, low-level mechanical interference can also affect musical performance. Nordost Pulsar Points are an elegant solution to solving the problem or spurious energy. Using a patent pending, Aluminium cone and cylinder combination a very narrow resonance point is acheived. The result is an audible improvement in sound quality." So now I'm going to set the rest of the afternoon away to trying these amazing little bits of aluminium on other equipment through out the store. In my opionion, EVERYONE should have these things supporting their equipment and speakers . At only $159 for a pack of 4 ($598 in titanium) it could be the most cost-effective improvement you could make to your hifi.