RINGMAT
DOMES
IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT AND GET RID OF THAT HARSHNESS
Use RINGMAT DOMES under loudspeakers,
turntables, CD players (also DVD, SACD, and all transports,
DACs, etc.), amplifiers, tuners, video machines, all other
items of hi-fi or A/V equipment, and all supporting platforms,
shelves etc.
RINGMAT DOMES can be used on their
own and will generally outperform most other isolation point
support products. They perform even better in conjunction
with STATFEET. Nevertheless, for best results directly under
speakers and equipment, they should be used with RINGMAT FEET
(which include a STATFOOT with every set).
When used in conjunction with RINGMAT
FEET, DOMES can enable loudspeakers to provide a sound quality
which is superior to that using traditional spikes. This concept
was first passed to us by the Danish hi-fi manufacturer Holfi,
when they were trying the RINGMAT FEET under loudspeakers,
but they needed an additional component to fit between the
underside of the speaker and the top of the FEET. RINGMAT
DOMES were conceived as being the best solution, whereupon
it was then established that they outperformed cones and most
other forms of isolation point support under all sorts of
components and in the support of platforms, shelving systems,
etc.
Each DOME is made of compressed cork.
It has the shape and appearance of a cone but without a ‘point’
at the top. There are two sizes, Small and Large, available
in sets of 3 or 4.
For weights up to 21kg, the Small
DOMES have a nominal diameter of 42mm and a height of approx.
19mm.
For weights up to 55kg, the Large
DOMES have a nominal diameter of 56mm and a height of approx.
25mm.
Whilst using three DOMES instead of
four may sometimes result in a superior sound quality, such
arrangements are less secure. This is a particularly important
consideration with regard to loudspeakers. Therefore, when
considering whether to use three or four DOMES, bear in mind
the increased risk of accident when using three DOMES.
“Ringmat recently supplied me with
some cork domes to try in conjunction with their feet that
I’ve been using for a while. It was an instructive experience.
...
Using the track ‘Back Street Slide’
from Richard and Linda Thompson’s superb Shoot Out The Lights
LP I started off by using just the feet under Tom Evan’s Groove
phono stage. The most obvious effect was in the bass, where
the kick drum had much more slam and impact. The overall separation
of the instruments was improved with better timing leading
to a greater understanding of the interplay between the musicians.
...
Adding the domes first to the Groove
and then to the Argo [HR Pre-amp] was a big leap forward,
or rather it was when I realised that the foot/dome combination
should always be used in sets of three under electronic components,
and not four. Now there was a greatly increased sense of a
band of real people playing together and off each other. Thompson’s
voice had much more body, and more importantly was much more
expressive. Those micro dynamics where a singer very slightly
stresses a particular word were much clearer.
Finally I tried the feet with and
without the domes under the Pulsar DAC. Oddly here the feet
alone were much more satisfactory than the foot/dome combination.
With the feet used on their own, the results were very similar
to the feet used with the domes under the Groove and the Argo.
For example, playing another Richard Thompson track ‘Uninhabited
Man’ from the CD Mock Tudor showed a staggering amount of
extra bass depth, the kind of extra depth that adds hugely
to the overall recorded ambience. The whole soundstage was
bigger and had more acoustic. When you manage to achieve this
sort of effect in your system, you suddenly find yourself
able to hear more easily into the recording, separating the
musical strands and giving greater insight into the interaction
of the musicians. ...”
Dave Ayers, Hi-Fi+, Nov/Dec 2001
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