December 2016

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AmCan Audio Isolator Footers

  The benefit of removing vibrations from components is well established and there are a variety of techniques for accomplishing this. Todd Kubon's AmCan Audio Isolator Footers are priced in the sweet spot of high value and high effectiveness all wrapped in an attractive package. Combine this with a variety of options for different applications with components and speakers and you have a real winner.

I met Todd Kubon of AmCan Audio at the TAVES show in 2013 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Steven Huang of Audio Sensibility generously gave Todd some space at his table to display the AmCan silicone stylus cleaner and silicone based footers. A review sample of the stylus cleaner made its way into my briefcase and it quickly landed on the Holiday Gift Buying Guide. I still use it to this day. Todd is an expert on silicone, having worked on the development of prostheses for 20 years. He entered the High End from his expertise in restoring and hot rodding vintage audio gear.

Todd really knows capacitors and resistors. His knowledge of the effects of vibration on electrical circuits led him to develop a line of footers that take advantage of the improved acoustics that can be achieved when silicone is confined in a vessel and put under pressure. The basic model, which he sent me, has been engineered to simply rest under a component. With the addition of a double-threaded rod, the Isolator can screw into existing threaded holes in a chassis in place of the OEM feet. He has rods with a wide variety of English and metric threads.

Screwing the footers tight to the chassis improves the effectiveness of the silicone. A second option you can choose is to add adjustable levelers – either with a flat bottom or a cone. I've had a fair amount of experience with various types of footers including Symposium Roller Balls, original Stillpoints, Boston Audio TuneBlocks, SoundDampedSteel IsoFeet and Synergistic Research MIG footers as well as some less costly (and less effective) products. So these new AmCan Isolators piqued my interest 

Prices vary with your choice of CNC machined stainless steel, brass, and their gorgeous, unique copper. They come with a 30-day money-back guarantee to eliminate risk. Read the review here as i used them under my turntable and tuner. Pricing is from $85 to $121.25 each footer for medium size depending on options and the large version is $99 to $155.25 each depending on options. You won't be disappointed. See my review of the AmCan Audio Isolator Footers at this link.

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