Black Ravioli’s Big Pad Plus
We’re huge fans of Black Ravioli products; over the years, they have kept improving their process.
The latest Big Pad Plus is more efficient at isolating your components from vibrations in the environment that subtly blur the ultimate resolution of your system.
The best thing about a set of these pads is that you don’t know you need them until you have them and take them away. After putting them under about a dozen components in various sizes and levels of performance, they tend to do even more for tube components than solid-solid state. But we still suggest trying a pair under your favorite solid-state component. They also make a nice change for the better under a solid plinth turntable.
However, even placing a set under a used Dynaco PAS-3 significantly improves image focus and lowers the noise floor. Ditto for the PrimaLuna ProLogue ONE and EVO 100 integrated amplifiers.
BR suggests using the pads “pin up,” but our limited experience suggests they work better with components pin up and turntables pin down. Again, try both ways to see what delivers the best result in your system. We also noticed that they offer immediate improvement but improve further after settling in for a day or so. Try your favorite track or two upon installation, 12, 24, and 48 hours later, and see what you think. Do the same thing if you reverse them. A more detailed analysis is coming soon, but we suggest you try a set.
About $120 each