zaZen I

I didn't buy this from Amazon, but bought it from a hifi dealer. I took a lot of reviews into account before my purchase. I've been using this for about a year, and honestly I believed that it was making an improvement in the sound. I recently bought a vinyl record that sounded a bit flat... like the top end and mid range had been turned down in the mix, and it didn't sound as good as steaming the same album via a hi-res Qobuz file. Of course it could have been a bad pressing but, for no other reason than curiosity, I removed this platform and played the same record and it sounded lighter, the flatness had improved. Some details emerged that weren't apparent in the higher frequencies. The vocals, mid range sound, were better, clearer and more defined. So I started listening to other records and they all sounded lighter and more energetic. To be fair, for me, it did change the sound. Bass was certainly more pronounced and defined, and I think that's what must have made me believe that it was an improvement. Since I bought this I have made other upgrades to my system including new speakers and some changes to the turntable, and I truly believe that those changes have highlighted the way the ZaZen 1 affects the sound. It's not a bad product, it looks good and is well made, but I've only been able to give it 2 stars after a year of use because it's adversely affecting the sound I like from my system. I've now permanently removed it from under my turntable.

A beautiful isolation platform that certainly works (at least for me and my setup)