Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits?

dinov

654 posts

07-04-2023 at 07:29am 

Yes, and well isolated from your main rack.

+1 excellent point! 

moving the amp out of the main rack either onto the floor or an amp stand always resulted in improvement in my system. More room to breathe for the amp and less interference with other components, that’s what drives the improvement.

I use a home built stand just for the benefit of “air”. It doesn’t have a top or sides and it does have vents on bottom. Aesthetically beneficial, I don’t realize any audible change with or without. Just checked again to be sure !

When I get my system photo ready I will post it, however I am pretty intimidated which adds to delay.

@markmuse 

Exactly, rubber stoppers. I bet that is where it all started. Then out cam vibrapods with different flexibility for different weights, and half spheres… creating dozens of products… I’m sure besting the stoppers by a bit. Then came more designs of multiple materials and springs. Mark, you probably got the most cost effective one. 

@ghdprentice These are silicone, but I know rubber is kind of a generic term. I was using springs and ISO Acoustics pucks. Silicone stoppers out performed them by a good margin. The only thing I can think of is 1.5 inch x 3 of silicone provided more dampening to the cabinet. Just guessing. It is really all a mystery to me.