Blue Horizon
Sanctum Isolation Platform
PRICE: £195 TELEPHONE: 01276 501392 WEBSITE: bluehorizonideas
DETAILS
PRODUCT Blue Horizon Sanctum Isolation Platform
ORIGIN UK
TYPE Equipment isolation platform
FEATURES High-density fibreboard construction; shock-absorbing spiked feet
DISTRIBUTOR Sound Fowndations
ISOLATION PLATFORMS OFFER a great way to separate your audio equipment from all of those unwanted external vibrations. Your equipment itself also generates vibrations that need to be dissipated away from the signal chain in the audio setup, and the Sanctum Isolation Platform is designed to support all types of hi-fi component to do just that.
Available in a choice of either matt black or matt white finishes, the Sanctum is made from high-density fibreboard (HDF) for good mechanical stability and measures 450 x 40 x 400mm (WxHxD), including the shelf and isolation feet. The HDF shelf has four recesses that contain a dense compound of cork, rubber and leather to disperse mechanical resonances. It also contains a ‘visco-elastic’ polymer, which combines shock absorption with vibration isolation and damping characteristics over a very wide temperature range. The recesses are then finished with precisionmachined spiked aluminium cones, each of which fits into a 5mm brass spike protection foot. The Sanctum is designed to support loads of up to 30kg and has a large circular hole in the centre that claims to eliminate any vibrations within the shelf itself.
Make a difference
When in use supporting my record deck, I hear definite improvements, including a tightening up of the bass, which has more attack and punch than without the Sanctum in situ. The music appears to flow more effortlessly and I find that silences during momentary pauses sound somehow more natural and realistic. I am also able to hear similar improvements, though not quite as great, when the platform is used to support my valve CD player.
VERDICT
A well-made isolation platform that offers clear sonic improvements