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In Reply to: RE: EAR Isodamp C-1002 equiptment feet posted by willsw on October 25, 2020 at 12:18:54:
I find the notion of vibration isolation for audio purposes often tends to be too aggressive, in that the environments of industrial equipment tends to be rather severe if assertive vibration isolation is required. On the other hand, footfalls affecting a turntable, airborne and structural vibrations/resonances caused by bass drivers, and the transport mechanism of a CD player are the only matters that tend to be addressed by vibration isolation devices for audio purposes.
Just how severe are these issues within a typical audio system and listening room to need industrial or laboratory grade isolation? When a compliant material is implemented for the purpose of decoupling a device from the surface it is positioned upon, there is often a sonic downside due to stored energy which tends to be audible. I find that a vibration isolation footer with too much compliant decoupling as the only element involved tends to sound colored, rather than a design that also involves rigid coupling and/or vibration blocking/dissipating aspects within a DIY vibration control footer design.
Implementing a minimal compliant decoupling aspect along with a rigid vibration/resonance blocking/dissipating aspect is my favorite DIY method, with the addition of a conical coupling aspect for specific applications providing another level of resonance control. What I'm speaking of is the audiophile notion of custom tuning which attempts to shift the resonances of an audio component to an area that simply sounds better rather than trying to either use severe damping methods to obliterate vibration/resonance in a heavy-handed overdamped manner, which tends to suck the life out the presentation of an audio system.
A lively sound with minimal coloration is always the goal when positioning any vibration control device under a component within my various audio set-ups. I'm looking forward to implementing a set of MF-1010 C-1002 feet kindly provided by willsw as the compliant decoupling aspect of a set of DIY vibration control footers, featuring laminated carbon fiber composite discs as a rigid vibration/resonance blocking/dissipating base to mount the MF-1010 C-1002 feet upon. Either as a freestanding footer design or adhered to the bottom of an audio component, is yet to be determined.
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