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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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Dave asked me a question and I answered him. And I am telling you to keep looking.

Cables vibrate do they not..internally and externally. You can screw up the sound of those as well. I think even suspended audio gear has wires and circuit paths that are degraded when unintended wave forms that run rampant are left with no exit. Your Play Dough is not the answer but is a part of the ongoing illness. Tom
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dlcockrum
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Seriously Tom, I would like to know what exact materials and construction techniques you recommend for isolating cables.

Best to you Tom,
Dave
wolf_garcia
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Cable vibration is going to happen even if you put them on little stands (internal vibration? really?), and it is a part of Audio Mysticism to think vibrating cables have any effect on the sound of things (seriously…give it some thought) especially when you consider what happens once the cable reaches the vibrating speaker from which it actually hangs. It is gonna Feel the Groove so to speak, to say nothing (or to say something I suppose) about the fact that the crossover and its little important bits are generally INSIDE the speaker being subjected to serious vibrational mayhem…again…give it some thought as, amazingly, audio still has room for logic.
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dlcockrum
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Understand, wolf, but not sure what to do about the stuff inside the speaker excepting drawing and dissipating the vibration out of the cabinet which I have done. I choose to attack what I can effect.

Dave
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geoffkait
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theaudiotweak wrote,

Cables vibrate do they not..internally and externally. You can screw up the sound of those as well. I think even suspended audio gear has wires and circuit paths that are degraded when unintended wave forms that run rampant are left with no exit. Your Play Dough is not the answer but is a part of the ongoing illness.

Can 50,000 advanced audiophiles who have bought spring based isolation devices in the last 20 years be wrong? Do you think it’s group hypnosis? Do you think they are deluded? Do you think the isolation gurus on LIGO project are deluding themselves?

Nice insults. At least they are more entertaining than usual. 😬


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