Vibration isolation or absorption?

I think audiopoint's point was the costly extremes some go to to isolate, decouple, call it what you will, to get better sound. No speaker can be completely isolated from the floor and airborne vibrations but there are some products out there that'll improve the sound of your system without picking your pocket. 

All the best,
Nonoise

Atmasphere,

You missed my point. 

Killing vibration is stupidity because you cannot destroy it. 

Manage it, yes, but vibration-forming resonance never goes away. Electricity vibrates causing the issues you deal with on a daily basis.

Did you ever try mechanical grounding all the key parts in your electronics design? It beats using damping compounds and provides livelier sound quality, but who am I to state this? 

Try mechanical grounding your amp chassis first and reduce the thermal operational temperature. The audible outcome will surprise you. I am more than happy to assist in any way we can.

You choose to use damping compounds. We use natural damping factors in the materials used to build our products. 

You are a manufacturer of electronics, we understand your reasoning and design philosophy. 

As a sound engineer, I look at vibration as music’s lifeblood. Quite a different point of view.

Resonance formed by vibrations is the issue we should be focused on.

Robert  

Can you provide examples of which firms do mechanical grounding Products?

The EAR damping products mentioned by @atmasphere are available from Michael Percy Audio, a great hi-fi accessories mail order business. The sheets of EAR damping material (developed for industry) work great at absorbing the mechanical vibrations of the enclosures of electronic components.

For speaker enclosures, bracing is the first defense against cabinet resonances (look at the bracing inside Salk speakers and subs)---they raise the resonant frequency of the enclosure panels above that mostly excited by the drivers, with GR Research NoRez used to mop up what remains. Adding bracing to an already existing speaker is rarely possible (the bracing eats up air space volume inside the enclosure, changing the tuning of the design), but NoRez can be, as it is volume-neutral.

The ideal setup is for absolutely NO vibration on the turntable, especially turntable motor vibration / noise. Isolation and vibration reduction required on the mounting platform (air suspension and / or large mass platform to concrete slab).  Most electronic components will probably have some vibration. Absorbing that vibration is good so that it doesn’t get into other components.