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In the sand box

I have 2 audio buddies who have built component sandboxes with different types of sand. They claim Beach sand is the most dense and made a huge difference when the turntable and amp were set in them. Has anyone else been down this road? I mean there are several ways to isolate equipment, this is just one of many.

hilroy48
hilroy48 OP
162 posts
 

I am using soft sponge hockey pucks, and that has stopped all vibrations that I am able to record? 

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onhwy61
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Sand works very well when used with a quality shelf.  You should use play sand.  It's very dry and has been filtered.  Sand will absorb moisture so overtime you will need to replace the sand.  That's not really a problem since it's dirt cheap, but it can get messy.

hilroy48 OP
162 posts
 

You are correct, it was play sand they used, not beach sand. 

roadcykler
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Just when I think people in this hobby couldn't get sillier...

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tony1954
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"Just when I think people in this hobby couldn't get sillier.."

How naive grasshopper.

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