Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?

Are suggesting that things that we knew nearly 70 years ago ago is no longer knowledge? Or are you just not aware that the history of stands and things like anti-vibration platforms and Tip-Toe-style points have been around a whole lot longer than you thought?? Clearly the effects are measurable (and audible too) and its not rocket science as you’ve been suggesting.

Not at all but merely asking for data points relevant to the thread (in other words a measured change in an electrical parameter after correction for vibration....).  I am aware of the history to a limited degree but the usage of vibration products is a more recent focus of our energies.  Most people still think its a waste of time when it comes to electronics.  I am not one of those....

Of course vibration can have an impact on turntable lathes and tables themselves. However, I’m not so sure about other components without moving parts being helped much by spikes and fancy racks, and that doubt has saved me some bucks over the years…also I think the spikes I use under my preamp are Tip Toes (they’re well made heavy buggers) I bought a LONG time ago, along with some extreme sorbothane feet under my tube amp placed there to allow more air under it and so it doesn’t move when I hit the start button.

Of course vibration can have an impact on turntable lathes and tables themselves. However, I’m not so sure about other components without moving parts being helped much by spikes and fancy racks, and that doubt has saved me some bucks over the years…

Wolf, that is the gist of the thread and the standard bias many audiophiles have. We all know that vibrational control is effective with things that move (subs, speakers, TT, etc) but electronics is a more murky area for many. I have heard differences under computer servers as has cdrc. The question of the day was why and is there any data? So far there appears to be none.

There are what, twenty or so vibration isolation stands, platforms, spring systems, mag lev for audiophiles? All the Townshend stands and footers over the years, Stillpoints, Bright Star sandbox and air spring tables, Relaxa mag lev, Solid Tech, Minus K, Vibraplane, Vibrapods, cryo’d high carbon steel springs, Ginkgo, Bio Mikro G iso stand, Nimbus Sub-Hertz Platform, Silent Running, Daruma and other roller bearing systems, not to mention turntables with integrated seismic isolation systems built in like Rockport and Basis and others. Whew! Did I miss anybody? Not to mention all the commercial products audiophiles sometimes purchase for home audio, Newport, TMC, Halcyonics, etc. And let’s not forget DIY isolation devices like bicycle inner tubes, racket ball stands, Bungee cord suspensions, fishing line suspensions. Add up all the vibration isolation devices that have been sold to advanced audiophiles and what have you got, 100,000 vibration isolation systems?

Something is happening but you don’t know what it is, do you Mr. Jones? 😃

Take a gander through the system pages of this site and things may become more clear for you.  You should consider posting your own system thread BTW just for comic relief.