Vibration Control


Why do solid state audio electronics with no moving parts need or benefit from vibration control? 
 

It makes perfect sense that turntables, CD transports, R2R tape decks, loudspeakers & tubed electronics (w/ potentially micro phonic tubes) might all benefit from various methods of vibration control or mitigation but I don’t see why anything else would. Any thoughts??

jonwolfpell

I've had some experience with using a "Vibra-Plane" device to quell vibration.  It was a total surprise to hear the results of placing a preamp, a CD player and a turntable on it in rotating sequence.  An immediate improvement was obvious on all components tested.  I was told that electron microscopes are commonly placed on the VibraPlane to improve imaging, but I have no experience with that use. This post might encourage me to dig it out of storage and give it another try !

Nothing else needs these devices.., the sources main speakers and sub woofers and very sensitive playback … turntable nothing else 

@badbruno

Not my experience. I put Vera-Fi VBHs under my kit one set at a time, listened then added the next set listened and so on...

I first put Vera-Fi VBHs under my Audiolab 6000 CDT to amazing affect (we’re on the same page there) followed by my EVS 1200 class D amp> Audio Alchemy DDP-1 DAC/Pre> AA PS 5 optional outboard power supply, itself a huge improvement, then my Emerald Physics 3.4 open baffle speakers which do vibrate quite a bit, and there too big benefit

HTH

The main thing here is to audition it and see if you like the result. If you don't, return it. But why dismiss something out of ignorance. I've tried things where I liked what they did, and things that I didn't. I tried some Walker Audio brass/lead discs that seemed to deaden the sound when placed on equipmemt. I got a 5" thick maple board to put under my turntable and it did a remarkable job of opening up and clarifying the midrange. 

It's cool just to try and experiment. Maybe you may not understand why it makes a difference, but it really only matters that it does or it doesn't.