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New Damper material


While I was getting ready to cook some pork chops tonight I happened to wonder at the energy absorbing abilities of the raw pork. I whacked on the pork a few times and noticed that an awful lot of the energy was absorbed. So, just for giggles, I set the pork (bone out) under the Levinsons cd-players feet (sticking the pork in baggies so as to not mess up my dinner). The pork was one inch thick cut and trimmed into 2" circles.

Damn if it didn't make a big difference! It seems that raw meat, at least pork at this point, has a hell of an ability to dampen and absorb vibration. The sound was fuller and, dare I say it, jucier, with the mid bass having a solid meaty quality to it.

At the end of the test I went ahead and cooked my new vibration dampers. Then I tried them again. They don't work nearly as well cooked. It seems that raw is the best way to use meat-based footers. I may later test to see the results of using meat tenderiser.

I will report on further experiments involving beef and chicken. This could revolutionize the high-end accessory business. One could make repeat sales by marketing both the sound and taste of the vibration dampers!
fetguy
ozfly
887 posts
 
Food products: A whole new world for audio. Sgr's vacuum packer is a good idea if you go the real meat route. But I'm thinking "what won't spoil no matter how long it sits out?" Well, 'tis the season. The answer's right in front of us. I'm thinking "fruit cake". It must be good for something! Why not audio?
pmotz
412 posts
 
You know, they keep finding new uses for Spam. This has got to be one that nobody else has tried. I bet since it is pork based (given rpl's findings) it would combine the best of pork with the best of all those other "ingredients" into one synergistic and convenient package! And no refigeration needed! "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spammedy Spam" (to quote Monty Python)
amandarae
512 posts
 


Hep, hep! TOFU is better my friend! Cut into 2-inch square and medium fried! Not only it provides good vibration control, it gives indication too on how much vibes are in your specific component(proportional to the rate of flow of the oil oozing from the Tofu under the component under test)!

To save you some time, I've tried the following and you should avoid it.

1.) Tapioca - soggy bottom end
2.) Jello - transparent sound but leaning on the soft side
3.) Zucchini - the chlorophyl gives top end roll offs
4.) Beef (aged)- classic presentation, a little dark on vocals otherwise meaty overall
5.) Beef (not aged)- pound for pound, the worst of them all!

Happy listening and may all have a great Thanksgiving feast!

Abe
fetguy OP
90 posts
 
Ozfly, fruit cake is a banned substance according to the EPA.
Danielk; your analysis of Bose and fly activity is brilliant! You should publish. I see a Noble prize in it for you!

Sgr; while you remembered the Pentagram, you forgot the Pentode Ritual of Sacrifice to the Tube God. Your system would be forever plagued by misfortune.
xiekitchen
821 posts
 
What I do is stuff raw hamburger into triangular shaped pillows and tack them into my corners to dampen standing waves and unwanted reinforcements. The effect lessens over time as the mice carry off the hamburger night by night.
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