Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?

wolf_garcia
I’m utterly unconcerned with seismic vibration, although I do have vibrapods under things and a set of groovy cones (had those for many years…they look GREAT) under my preamp to add ventilation and because they look cool. All costing me very little money. Maybe I’ve addressed this issue accidentally in my home rig, but in live concert situations using 1000 watt amps and subs, I simply don’t see that any isolation potential exists. My main beef is with claims of substantial and audible improvements from uber expensive racks and $500 metal feet. Silliness in my view, and Barry Diament seems as delusional as geoffkait, although that might be a stretch. Note that I use guitar amps that have the speakers in the box with the amp…seismic indeed.

now, I not a psychologist but off the top of my head I’d guess too much boo. Either that or Wolfie watched 12 Angry Men one too many times.

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Just cut to the chase and listen to a Sony walkman like Mr. Vibrations and all these problems solved except for Walkman vibrations of course.

The human hand coupled with the footwear below provides the penultimate isolation for audio purposes:

http://www.zcoil.com/product/freedom-classic-graynavy/?gclid=Cj0KEQiA6_TBBRDInaPjhcelt5oBEiQApPeTF9Mo1bY-WbYvoSisDXfsODiu43nzIDMqRtIfQO1qoXYaAszZ8P8HAQ

You are right and I am wrong; however, understand I use isolation in the loosest sense for all Audiogon community backgrounds. The correct term that Star Sound uses on its platforms are "Energy transfer systems". Is Star Sound into sales or consulting?? With that in mind, you get the gist I believe about savvy name engineering. Thanks for bringing this to our attention though!!! The important thing Agear is what you try may not work for me or Geof. You really have to try the product in your system and in your own sound room for a few weeks minimum and that is all that is important no matter what you want to call your approach to vibration control. I told my son that Star Sound Technology platforms are just great big peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and he gets it.

More importantly, if your wife and kids can hear a difference in your system with and without springs then you are onto something.  

I’m utterly unconcerned with seismic vibration, although I do have vibrapods under things and a set of groovy cones (had those for many years…they look GREAT) under my preamp to add ventilation and because they look cool. All costing me very little money. Maybe I’ve addressed this issue accidentally in my home rig, but in live concert situations using 1000 watt amps and subs, I simply don’t see that any isolation potential exists. My main beef is with claims of substantial and audible improvements from uber expensive racks and $500 metal feet. Silliness in my view, and Barry Diament seems as delusional as geoffkait, although that might be a stretch. Note that I use guitar amps that have the speakers in the box with the amp…seismic indeed.

Seismic is good unless you are performing SEM and need absolute stillness and then maybe springs make sense or something along these lines:  http://www.kuzma.si/zerovibe-6050p.html . Speaking of 1000 watts and subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5hBXr3aJus
Robert from SS comes from a Pro Audio background....

Oops.  That is now a dude link.  Here it is Wolf:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAoJ_-Bl2Ig