Vibration Control

Hearsay belief not scientifically validated. 

Your head and particularly your teeth vibrate. Why not wear wrestler's protective headgear and plastic mouthpiece? Wouldn't you then hear more minute musical details?

Funny, there must be something to this. I have anti vibration control under a dozen pieces of equipment, except for my SS amp and SS preamp. And I never over thought it.

Last week I began replacing cheap vibration device under all my kit, including speakers (which I did last) with Vera-Fi LLC (VeriBlack Holes) VBHs ($199/4). I started with just my Audiolab 6000 CDT, placing one directly under the spindle and was amazed, I then put them under my EVS 1200 amp (based on dual mono ICEpower AS 1200 modules). That was a head scratcher as at first the sound was flattened/rolled off: ~ 10 minutes later everything was fine again> Could it be the VBHs needed to settle under the much heavier amp? Next my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 (DAC/Pre) a definite thumbs up. I also have the optional AA PS 5 outboard power supply, similarly amazing improvement as was the transport. Closing out (well sort of) I placed 2 each under the fronts of my Emerald Physics 3.4 open baffle speakers, but ran out of gas (76 yo) and haven’t yet added the remaining 2 to the back of the speakers. I did a review which you might be interesting in finding. I do need to add more comments after listening to Tony Bennett and Friends vol1, Eagles Hell Freezes Over on Hotel California (IMP Joe Walsh’s guitar is the best version of all their albums) and sounded spectacular, as did the rest of the album. Finally, last night Jay Leonhart Salamander Pie DMP

HTH

jasonbourne71

"Hearsay belief not scientifically validated."  Not so fast...

At CAF many years ago, I passed by a vendor demonstrating arched-wood isolation devices that were sold to fit under stereo component's feet.  These devices were the same type of laminated-wood product that Fank Lloyd Wright designed into trusses to support the roofs of buildings.

The vendor also had a microphone that was attached to a PC and used graphic display software so that I could see, in real-time, 3D (two dimensions + color) the transmitted sound frequency and intensity of the noise in the hallway, my voice and my knuckle tapping on the stand. 

Although I did not buy the product, the apparatus clearly showed how effective the wood-arcs were at mitigating sound transmission.  100% scientific.

Sorry, but lack of experience does not evoke 'Hearsay'.

Regards,