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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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Stasis:  a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
Something a spring can never achieve. Tom. Star Sound
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theaudiotweak
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11-04-2016 9:58am
Stasis: a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
Something a spring can never achieve. Tom. Star Sound

tom, no offense intended and I hate to judge before all the facts are in but apparently you have not grasped the whole mass on spring concept. The idea of mass on spring isolation is to *stop* the component from vibrating. Hel-loo! I honestly cannot tell if you're being deliberately dense or if that's just natural. No offense intended.

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dlcockrum
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11-04-2016 8:18am
Hi Geoff,

"Understood, but wouldn’t a few different models with differing spring rates be sufficient to handle the majority of gear?"

Was it yesterday I said spring rate had to be matched to the load? I have different springs for different loads, from 1 lb to 300 lb. 

"Would the rotational feature within the base be beneficial?"

Probably not.

"The height adjustment would simply function to level the gear?"

Springs are self leveling. If you can't move the springs manually move the component. It's not rocket science.


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