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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?
agear
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agear OP
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Firstly, let me say I eat seismologists for breakfast. All this idle talk about seismologists is making me hungry.
Well, well, what do we have here?  I will give everyone a hint with a snippet from the good old DSMR:

DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:

Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerating your achievements and talents
Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people
Requiring constant admiration
Having a sense of entitlement
Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations
Taking advantage of others to get what you want
Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Being envious of others and believing others envy you
Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner

I thought Virginia is for lovers. Don’t be a hater, be a lover. Shame about UVa. It used to an elite institution when I went there but it looks like creeping state U-ism must’ve taken hold. 

It is a shame.  Don't get me started.  UVa has never enjoyed proper financial support from the state.  It should really, truly be a private entity.
agear OP
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Wow, you guys!

I was telling a non-audiophile friend of mine just the other day what a good bunch of people there are in the audio world, particularly on Audiogon. I still believe this. Perhaps our shared passion for a hobby that I find paramount to golf in its illusiveness (Bagger Vance: "A game that can’t be won only played") is making us lose perspective?

I have dealt my share of hurtful jabs recently, but thanks to the kind admonishment by charles1dad and the pristine example set by Almarg, I have seen the folly of my snide behavior and regret my thankfully short-lived yet self-serving war on others of contrary audio ilk. Please accept my apology.

Can we all move just a bit in that direction please?

Sincerely and with earnest intention,
Dave
Dave, thanks for chiming in.  This rough and tumble thread is for a--holes only with Mr. Kait and myself leading the charge!  This is definitely not a thread for PC weenies.  

In all seriousness, my dialogue with Mr. Kait is in jest only (and my weak attempt at an impersonation of him....)

The Seismologist's input will be educational and a good springboard for real discussion now that we have gotten all the trash talking out of our systems.  
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hi dlcockrum.  its all in jest.  I agree with the sentiments behind PCness, but the controlling elements always leave me a little concerned.

If you have ever spent time on Audioasylum, AG is fairly tame.  The beer bottles fly over there.....
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