Velcro as Acoustic Isolation?


So, I'm wondering what folks think about using Velcro as speaker/component vibration treatment, e.g., as a damper, decoupler, isolator?  I don't think it would qualify as a coupler in the acoustic sense (just in the binding sense).  In my set-up, I have some bookshelf speakers on stands which are spiked through the carpet, and having 1" thick marble top plate attached to the base with heavy duty velcro at the corners and the center to keep the marble tight.  Aside from working very well to keep the marble plate to the base, there is a lot of surface area with the hooks and loops intertwining; and it seems to me that any vibration getting from the floor up to the base to the velcro would face a lot of mechanical dispersion in the velcro before it got the the marble (or the speakers which have another layer damping them from the marble).  As you might guess, I'm more interested in decoupling my speakers, which have plenty of tight bass by themselves, from the floor.  

What do you think?  Has anyone else used Velcro in that application or in some other way to treat components?  
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OP I understand, most thing do dissipate energy as HEAT. Interesting, but again, I think it is dissipated by simple surfaces on the cabinets. 
A little different than you're thinking. It is measurable decay rate. Some go to great lengths to control that. The shorter the panels, and tighter bracing, the quicker the decay rate. That is what we want.  The inside of cabinets treated with sound coat, actually work on that principal.  Vibration is converted to heat, the cabinets work better, with a port and proper COOL air to keep the drivers at a given working temp..

The batting is another, place DIY and a lot of manufactures fall far short.. The batting in those cabinets, take a good long look at that alone. Three years I tinkered with liners, lining and  batting. From highland wool to heavy insulations. I put it in bags, with different, thread counts to multi layer bags. Nitrogen filled bags.  I tried all kinds of stuff.  Wool for the mids, HEAVY fiberglass for the subs and a lighter batting like poly fill for the MB.

One batting does not work for all, AT ALL, on everything correctly..
Like the Tinkers Titin says "for peanuts", compared to what we do outside the box..

Sometimes we do have to think INSIDE the box, not outside...:-)

Happy hunting.. good ideas only happen if you try.. Nothing wrong with that...

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