Thanks Mike. I was not aware of the company split. I am using various Halcyonics automatic leveling devices including the vario series. They work wonders in my system. Therefore I am of the opinion that the rave reviews by several audio reviewers of several Halcyonics units in different parts of the world are correct. That said, I live in a house built in 1902 with a wooden floor that rest on beams, so no concrete fundation. Maybe the Halcyonics are in such an environment more effective than in others. What are your personal experiences with Halcyonic?
my experience with the Halcyonics was when Will Wright, a Positive Feedback Online reviewer, brought his 'review' unit over to my room back in 2005-2006 i think. this was the Micro 40 with automatic leveling described in this review;
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue29/halcyonics.htm
i was blown away by it. it made all other isolation products seem like toys in comparison. i placed my EMM Labs transport on it and turning it on and off was like focusing a camera lens. it was spooky good.
yet; at that time i was using the Grand Prix Audio Monaco de-coupling racks (on a concrete floor), which were not even close to ideal for optimizing a product like the Micro 40. it really needs a solid base to be fully effective. in your situation with post and beam flooring it would be challenging to approach optimal performance. even so; i don't doubt for a minute your positive perspective on it.
if the rack or floor supporting the rack flexes then the precision of the active isolation gets compromised to some degree.
i'm not sure that there is an audible difference in performance between the Herzan TS series and the Halcyonics Micro series. i don't know the Vario series.
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