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
erik_squires wrote


Remember that in audio, the FTC sets some standards, but doesn’t measure the gear. It’s up to the equipment makers to measure and make claims, and occasionally magazines test them to see how close they are to the specifications.

>>>>>Really? The FTC sets standards for home audio? Id be curious to see any more info. as i already stated, manufacturers are under no obligation to either measure anything or make any claims. They can if they wish. there are some things in this hobby that are simply not amenable to measurement. See if you can name 3.

We are far from any of that I’m afraid. It’s up to academia and manufacturers and even interested hobbyists to explore and then define measurement protocols since there is a complete lack of them in audio. If someday that happens, then maybe down the line we’ll have legal standards for labels on racks like food nutrition content.

>>>There are no measurement requirements or protocols for home audio. Obviously there are certain standards involved such as Redbook CD and DVD and Blu Ray. There are no standards for noise, distortion or even Dynamic Range of home systems. Standards and protocols are not legally binding AFAIK\, CDs are produced that are not Redbook for example. Where are you coming up with this stuff?


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Say it ain't so.  
No need for all the drama. Vibration control and vibration isolation is a VERY mature science. Not need for hystryonics. Here is a quick study page for vibration isolation from Kinetic Systems. Save the drama for yo mama.

http://www.kineticsystems.com/page306.html
Not when applied to audio.  The LIGO nerds had to optimize one narrow variable (measurement accuracy).  That was their output variable.  I am still waiting to hear from you or anyone else a corollary in audio.  Furthermore, even if you could lock into a given finding, would blinded audio nerds or lay people know the difference?  Probably not.  You could easily do a blinded season at your local audio society of your magic Walkman versus a stock unit and see what if any differences could be discerned.  We all know at this point you are too scared to do that experiment.  

agear OP
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11-26-2016 10:27am
Geoffkait:No need for all the drama. Vibration control and vibration isolation is a VERY mature science. Not need for hystryonics. Here is a quick study page for vibration isolation from Kinetic Systems. Save the drama for yo mama.

http://www.kineticsystems.com/page306.html

to which Agear replied,

Not when applied to audio. The LIGO nerds had to optimize one narrow variable (measurement accuracy). That was their output variable. I am still waiting to hear from you or anyone else a corollary in audio. Furthermore, even if you could lock into a given finding, would blinded audio nerds or lay people know the difference? Probably not. You could easily do a blinded season at your local audio society of your magic Walkman versus a stock unit and see what if any differences could be discerned. We all know at this point you are too scared to do that experiment.

Hey, what?! No need for all the anger, dude. Sounds to to be you’re channeling Aqualung, spitting out pieces of his broken luck and everything. Can I suggest if you’re so obsessed with measurements why don’t YOU measure it? Has anyone noticed, Pseudo skeptics always demand measurements but they never actually DO any themselves. Why is that, do you think? 😍
the burden of proof lies with the person (or troll) advocating a proposition

put up or shut up, trollkait