Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?


Mechanical grounding or isolation from vibration has been a hot topic as of late.  Many know from experience that footers, stands and other vibration technologies impact things that vibrate a lot like speakers, subs or even listening rooms (my recent experience with an "Energy room").  The question is does it have merit when it comes to electronics and if so why?  Are there plausible explanations for their effect on electronics or suggested measurement paradigms to document such an effect?
agear
agear OP
1,223 posts
11-10-2016 12:44am
Are those NASA-spec springs I spy?

http://www.solid-tech.net/products/discs-of-silence-4537455

Finally! Someone was smart enough to copy my original Nimbus Sub Hertz Isolation platform design; Nimbus used a single vertical air spring with a lateral support spring system - a series of small springs. The difference being the Nimbus used only ONE spring total, whereas other systems are forced (due to the technical difficulty of using one spring) to use multiple springs (to obtain sufficient lateral support) which raises Fr of the iso system. The best Fr achievable with multiple vertical springs is about 3 Hz. Which it’s bad, but it’s not anywhere near as good as 0.5 Hz. The reason 0.5 Hz is important is because the peak Earth crust motion is between 0 Hz and 2 Hz. That’s why the Nimbus Unipivot at 0.5 Hz Fr is still the best, even 20 years later. Hel-loo! Addendum: for speakers the Fr of the isolating device is not critical since the lowest frequency that needs to be isolated is what, 25 or 30 Hz?





The noise coming down and out from any component or any speaker is greater than the background noise coming up from the Earth toward that same component. Of course the component needs to be resting on a device like our Audiopoints which funnell energy away from the resting device and to a higher mass below. Our point shapes accomplish this feat of nature much like a venturi which speeds air flow or a nozzle on a fire hose. The increase pressure exiting from the tip will resist any energy trying to enter the the tip end. Our Audiopoints are not a spike and operate with simplicity of design and function. Tom  Star Sound.
theaudiotweak
"The noise coming down and out from any component or any speaker is greater than the background noise coming up from the Earth toward that same component. Of course the component needs to be resting on a device like our Audiopoints which funnell energy away from the resting device and to a higher mass below. Our point shapes accomplish this feat of nature much like a venturi which speeds air flow or a nozzle on a fire hose. The increase pressure exiting from the tip will resist any energy trying to enter the the tip end. Our Audiopoints are not a spike and operate with simplicity of design and function. Tom Star Sound."

Stop shilling for a second and listen to what I said. Even Mapman said it. The ripples on the surface of the water in the glass on the top shelf are produced by seismic vibration, not vibration from the component. That’s why, when the component is isolated, the ripples vanish. Just because you guys have always ignored seismic vibration doesn’t make them go away. 

Wrong.. we will soon post a video. You have been wrong for more than 20 years.
You should get a medal to wear with a spring attached. Greater forces from above keeps the background noise out. Tom 
theaudiotweak
1,412 posts
11-10-2016 10:49am
Wrong.. we will soon post a video. You have been wrong for more than 20 years.
You should get a medal to wear with a spring attached. Greater forces from above keeps the background noise out. Tom

You guys have become The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight. I can always tell when you're lying. When you open your mouths.