Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?

Theaudiotweak wrote,

"A section of LIGO is suspended but not tethered or grounded. You should ask them if this was by design or have they eliminated a polarity of shear by an alternate method. I would like to know that method."

A section? The entire experiment is suspended but not tethered or grounded. The mirrors, the laser, everything. Otherwise they wouldn’t get the sensitivity to detect the gravity waves. The problem is the seismic vibration, you silly goose, not the self induced vibration. The whole point is to eliminate ALL contacts with the structure and with the Earth. He-loo? If you’re posting drunk please let me know and I’ll take it easy on you.

As for the cables going into the speaker cabinets that’s a problem, too. Fortunately the speaker cabinets can be damped, the speaker cable connectors can be damped and the speakers can be isolated. If it were up to me I’d take the whole crossover network out of the speaker and place it on an isolator. Problem solved.

"If it were up to me I’d take the whole crossover network out of the speaker and place it on an isolator."

I may very well do that. Thanks Geoff.

Have you ever seen a picture of the Thiel CS5i crossover?

Best to you Geoff,
Dave

I don't think there is much or any problem. Obsession with cable vibration is silly, but if it sells product and allows people to worry about vibration ("Damnit Marge, it's EVERYWHERE!") instead of causing trouble elsewhere, I say have at it.

No its not solved because the generated shear energy has no way out. Where there is motion there is shear thru solid materials. Even when suspended. All forms of motion are eliminated? Tom