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
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.   


and none of them dissipate a polarity of shear that generates interfering energy. In fact most of them unknowingly aid in the creation of more interference. More interference is a byproduct of many so called isolation systems including all those that are suspended. Careful what you wish for and video aides on the web can be both hazardous to your ears and your wallet. Tom
geoffkait:

"Whew! Did I miss anybody?"

Hi Geoff,

Symposium Acoustics Svelte shelves and Rollerblocks (which do, I understand, "dissipate a polarity of shear that generates interfering energy") and edenSound TerraStone roller footers. I am enjoying great success with these products as of late.

Dave
 
dlcockrum
geoffkait: "Whew! Did I miss anybody?"

Hi Geoff,

Symposium Acoustics Svelte shelves and Rollerblocks (which do, I understand, "dissipate a polarity of shear that generates interfering energy") and edenSound TerraStone roller footers. I am enjoying great success with these products as of late.

thanks for the info, Dave. It is my understanding that polarities of shear are best swept under the carpet where they can't interfere. 😛