The specific footprint, height, compliance and laminate composition of Isoblocks was designed by ear as the best way to isolate our air-dried component stands from resonances or vibrations in the supporting shelf or floor below. The final six-laminate Isoblock design proved to sound better, in head-to-head tests, than any of the myriad suspension systems we've tested, even exotic and vastly more expensive magnetic or air suspensions.
We do not recommend using Isoblocks directly under electronics or speakers even though they sound better than Sorbothane or rubbery footers—nor should they be used on carpeted floors. They were designed only to be used as the optimum suspension under maple platforms mounted on shelves and hard flooring.
