KEY FEATURES
PRICE £129
DESCRIPTION 4x acoustic isolation feet for
speaker cabinets (up to 90kg). Made in China
DIMENSIONS 40 x 90mm
WEIGHT 2kg/4.4lb
CONTACT scvdistribution.co.uk, isoacoustics.comB
ased near Toronto in Markham,
Canada, IsoAcoustics draws on
years of experience of designing and
constructing radio and television
studios and has been manufacturing
isolation products in the audio industry
since 2012.
Our Stage 1 review package arrives
with four chunky isolator feet that can be
screwed to the bottom of a cabinet, or onto
a board for use with multiple amplifiers.
Wood screws and full instructions are
provided, but if you don’t want to make
your own board, then watch this space –
the Stage 1 Board is coming soon, complete
with a carrying handle cut-out.ISOACOUSTICS
STAGE 1
WORDS HUW PRICEAcoustic isolation products are commonplace in the pro-audio
and hi-fi worlds, but most guitarists still rest their amplifiers on
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AcouFoam Speaker Cabinet Isolation Pad £29.99,
Auralex Gramma v2 £84, Harley Benton Amp Iso 1 £25.74Offers improved clarity and focus and is
9 /10 likely to outlast foam-based alternativesIN USE
When evaluating products such as this,
the differences are often very subtle indeed,
but in this instance, the sonic benefits are
clear and obvious. The promotional material
stresses improvements in bass punch,
but we hear differences across the entire
frequency range.
Our test amp is a Brownface Fender
Deluxe loaded with a Celestion Ruby
and lifting it onto a plywood platform
fitted with Stage 1 isolators produces an
immediate increase in clarity and detail.
There’s less boom in the bass, but most
startling is the way the upper harmonics
appear to be set free to bloom and shift.We sense we’re getting more sustain; the
effect is much the same on concrete floors
and carpet. No doubt this would be even
more noticeable on bouncy stages.
Using this product isn’t as dramatic as
upgrading a speaker – a better analogy
might be swapping factory pickups for
a boutique set. Just as fine pickups will
make a guitar an improved version of itself,
the Stage 1 isolators will help an amplifier
sound the best it can. Think your amp
sounds awesome already? You could be
in for a pleasant surprise.REVIEWS126