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Does anyone use wood for vibration control?

What kind of wood have you found to be best?
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jburidan
If tonearms and cartridges are engineered to have resonant frequencies circa 10-12 Hz, then it’s absolutely illogical to conclude that isolating the turntable from seismic frequencies will reduce vibration of the tonearm and cartridge. Whatever hocus-pocus you apply to your turntable, you won’t alter the resonant frequency of the tonearm and cartridge.

Good rule of thumb: Don’t listen to your vinyl during an earthquake.

>>>>>You must not have gotten the memo. Seismic frequencies include all very low frequency vibrations from footfall, traffic, subways, wind and the continuous microseismic activity, all of which affect the tonearm and cartridge natural frequencies. Earthquakes have almost nothing to do with it. Better luck next time.
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kingbarbuda
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I use a thick maple cutting board under my VPI turntable with their big isolating feet. Works well. 
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LOL, HEA is a trip. This is why it has gotten itself in so much trouble. No matter how many people post the definition of the Fundamental Interactions "the standard for interaction and a requirement for studying physics" HEA folks keep making their own rules and defend them to the audio forum death. A fascinating trait in this hobby.

If I may, some of you are far more interested in the arguing then the actual doing. All on-lookers have to do is read your posting, pretty simple (and they do). That said, have fun, but if you are talking about actually doing (practical application, science's proof) you need to step into that arena sooner or later. In other words when you say "it isn't happening" yet millions of people tune every day in their respective fields of interest and professions (anything we use that passes energy) throwing out pet names (strawman or slogan whatever) just roles off sounding inexperienced to those of us who practice the discipline of tuning the variables.  

The funny part to these audio forums is instead of these guys actually doing they keep loading up with the same words to see if who is speaking more or louder than anyone else will work. The only thing that works is actually doing and studying.

If any of you can prove science is incorrect I say go for it and get in line for your award. However why come to the table if you're not prepared to dine. So here's what I say, I'm willing to once again do a real time lab testing these things and giving the listening proof. Are you?

Come on guys lets get past the talking and down to the actual doing.

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jburidan
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geoffkait:

It appears we are in agreement that seismic frequencies "affect the tonearm and cartridge natural frequencies..."

According to the OED, "seismic" means relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.    
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Ladies and gentlemen lets take a look at the testing in-room systems you would like to use for your testing. I've done thousands of systems in the past but lets use our current in-room systems to talk about and explore tuning or lack of, anew.

How about we start at this very basic beginning of any audio discussion, what's your system?

thanks, looking forward to a constructive conversation with you folks

here's some brief history on my systems that bring you up to date

http://tuneland.forumotion.com/t4-michael-s-system

and a look at Jim Bookhard's article of his visit to an early Tunable Room.

http://www.michaelgreenaudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61


Michael Green

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