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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?
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theaudiotweak
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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.
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theaudiotweak
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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

I just checked. I haven't been wrong since 1975.

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I guess I was wrong to state you were wrong for just 20 years when it was more than 41 years. Tom
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theaudiotweak
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11-10-2016 12:03pm
I guess I was wrong to state you were wrong for just 20 years when it was more than 41 years. Tom

better read it again, slugger. You missed your calling. You should have been a comedian.
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Gk get your details correct. I said water will show vibrations. I did not say the source is seismic. Could be the gear itself, people walking on the floor, from speakers, nearby appliances.  Whatever. These are all possible variables but each case is different. Only way to know is to try. Also just because vibrations are present does not mean the sound will be affected. The only way to know these things in each case is run tests and see and hear.
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