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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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Looks like the greater forces do  come from the top like we have been saying since 1989. So much for the sounds of the city rising up like the devil. Not. Tom
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oleschool
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I put mine on woodpecker feather pillows and watch star trek re runs via  holographic projection thru a certified crystal ball ..

     I try it if it works i use it period!

       Star sound works for me i know that ,is it price no object grounding ? maybe not . I dont have ligo spring money 

Unfortunately we are unable to try a gk tweek because forum members are undereducated and undeserving of a purchase .. damm
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geoffkait
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Heavens to Mergatroid! Was there was a high level troll meeting and I wasn’t invited? What’s up with that?
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Seismic simply means very, very low frequencies, like 5Hz down. And it is no boogey man, they are quite real. Ask anyone who has put the Townshend Audio Seismic products (or perhaps Geoff’s springs) under his speakers, turntable, CD player, or tube electronics if they are effective at providing isolation from floor-borne vibrations (which transmit up into a speaker cabinet or an equipment rack, and through a turntable’s suspension, none of which provide isolation at seismic frequencies. That is why the microscope isolation tables selling for $2000-3000 sell as well as they do to those of sufficient means). There are a few here on Audiogon, one in Portland who has invited me over to hear them under his speakers for myself. I already own the older Seismic Platforms (used in conjunction with roller bearings, effective down to around 3Hz), and will be adding Pods shortly.

Again, Max Townshend has an excellent video on You Tube in which he explains and demonstrates his Seismic products. It is definitely worth a half hour of one’s time to watch.

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geoffkait
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Class, come to order!  As much as I dislike being contradictory seismic noise actually encompasses all of the various types of very low frequency, low frequency and higher frequency vibration that can be transmitted via the floor or any other building structure.

Thus, seismic noise producers include - but are not lmited to -  earth crust motion, other earth vibration, wind, footfall, traffic, subway, ocean wave action, local construction, large fans and speaker feedback. Thus, seismic frequencies should be considered to be primarily in the range 0 Hz to 30 Hz but extending also to higher frequencies. Which is why the Townshend isolation data showed 88% and 97% or whatever isolation effectiveness at 20 Hz and higher frequencies like 150 Hz. Hel-loo!
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