Is There a Way to Lessen Vibration On Cables From Powered Speakers

@ghasley

I would say mitigated. The vibrations are not 100% gone.  The deep bass vibrations are still felt all the way down the line, but the higher frequency vibrations are gone.

Right now the technique I used is very ugly and looks down right cavemanish. What I think I will do is track down larger sheets of this foam and make a full blanket.  Also, I found that zip-ties are better for applying the necessary force.  Also, you need to put additional strips of foam between the cables.

Your time and resources might be better focused on determing the source of the vibrations and solving those. Good luck.

@ghasley

True, but it seems less risky to offload the vibrations from the cables than it is to dismantle a powered speaker.  The vibrations begin with the speaker drivers and how they interact with the cabinet and sockets. I suppose that is the trade off for making small speakers that have a ton of power.  There simply isn't a lot of space and room to contain the vibrations.

Even if you completely solved the vibrating cables, that's not the only problems caused by the vibrations. I haven't looked at the Audioengines in years, are there specialized screws, et al to which you don't have the appropriate tool to unscrew/rescrew?

@ghasley

It isn't that I cannot unscrew, it's a temperature issue.  The amp gets hot and the putty melts very quickly.  My fear is, leaving the putty will melt and get onto the electronics and cause damage.

I am researching heat resistant foam pads that I might be able to use to cover the entire amp panel. If I can stop the reverberation from the actual inputs themselves, it won't transmit to the cable.