Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?

hi,
its good to see some familiar friends involved in discussion, i have found threw trial and error that there are some great isolation products out there that will enhance the performance of ones electronics, i believe there are so many choices that it is confusing which product to use. There is also budget so obviously we have not all got stacks of doe to spend.

when i started out many found solid products gave the best results, evolution of isolation has brought many new ideas, i have recently found using Seismic Podiums under my speakers gave the biggest upgrade in sound quality i have experienced,

I then decided this product could benefit my electronics as well by acoustically isolating my speakers ie no more floor vibrations, my rack is a very heavy Copulare with the heavier shelves with the 3 legs filled with sand, i have placed seismic bars type S under the 3 legs of the rack, so now my rack is acoustically isolated like my speakers,

I am now experimenting with second hand Finite elemente  cerapucs and the older volcano stillpoints, i have not had time to evaluate but with just the Seismic Isolation Products my system sounds incredible, i am always looking to further the performance of my system but budget is my limiting factor,

i believe everything everywhere all the time should be isolated and yes using the right products you will hear sound improvements, i believe i am on the right track now but there is just so many ways to skin the cat its taking a lot of audiophiles time and money to find the right ones that work for you,
after all its all about the music,

it would be so easy if there was one simple product that done it all, i am finding combinations work ie springs , solid objects and bearings, next up will be different materials used regarding solid and bearings the seismic isolation products are great on there own but all audiophiles are looking for the next level that Is what keeps and makes our hobby so magical, there is just to many products and different ideas, if i had to pick one i would go Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums they are a ground breaking product which will benefit your hole system and listening environment. 

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geoff 

you really need to try them, i have a room full of goodies from the stillpoints older volcano version, stillpoints componant stands 3 legs, clearlight audio RDC cones with multi base various sizes, exstasy props from china , final durama bearings, club wood disc from korea, 4 mpingo disc on your recommendation, finite elemente universal ceraball , seismic platforms, pods, symposium bearings in the cup with the + ball,

 i have been trying various isolation products for years, the best improvements i got by miles was the podiums under my speakers Sound lab dynastats, then the seismic corner bars type S under my 3 legs of my copulare, i have now put my cd player on top of the stillpoint componant stand with 6 dampers and the sound has taken another big step up in performance not as big as the podiums but not far off,

not one size fits all i am merely passing on my findings and i hope other audiophiles try what i have done and got the same results, 

i would personally isolate your loudspeakers first ie try the podiums they are sold discounted in the UK, then i recommend a solid rack with wooden shelves, then try the older stillpoints i find they are very detailed and musical when used with a stillpoint component stand,

yes geoff i have spent a lot on isolation, so to help save other audiophiles of doing the same thing i have merely pointed out my journey and what really stood out for me that worked, and yes the podiums are that good i recommend everyone should try them and the first generation stillpoints with componant stands for the money are great to regards john

Mpingo discs of course shouldn’t really be included in your list of vibration isolation products since they are best placed in the category of vibration control. Which leads me to make the following observation. The reason you had such good results with the Mpingo discs is that you already had implemented vibration control protocols. So it’s easier to hear changes to the system. The system is more revealing of tweaks in general. The Mpingo discs can lead to harder things like Shun Mook Spatial Kits that comprise 3 Mpingo discs per bracket and are super powerful, as well as other vibration control devices such as Marigo VTS dots for Windows, walls, speaker diaphragms, speaker cabinets, electronics chassis, capacitors, CD tray, electron tubes, among other things. I have constrained layer dampers for transformers, CD transports and shelving for electronics, and natural cork (Quark!) solutions for capacitors, transformers and capacitors. The pebbles addresses vibration issues for room boundaries, transformers, speaker cabinets, Windows, walls, standing waves, reflected acoustic waves and other comb filter effects, etc. Herbies tube dampers (but not other types of tube dampers) should also be included in any list of vibration control devices. And let us not forget all those tiny little bowl acoustic resonators, including my own ceramic ones and my ceramic wall outlets which are also vibration control devices.

The Law of System Maximization: No matter how much you have in the end you would have had even more if you had started off with more.

geoff kait
machina dynamica
advanced audio concepts