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In Reply to: RE: Too Economical Not To Try! posted by Duster on January 26, 2017 at 10:08:44
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A package of 16 discs arrived today, and the walnut board for my vibration control platform project is said to arrive tomorrow. I also made sure to gather-up the thin anti-skid pads required to complete the project. In the meantime, another vibration control footer project for use in my computer workstation system can be started today, with the use of four 40mm X 10mm Carbon Fiber Discs affixed under a DAC via Liquid Nails silicone adhesive, with a Herbie's Audio Lab Tenderfoot adhered under each Carbon Fiber Disc. Pretty much intended as the best of both worlds for a vibration prone application, since the Carbon Fiber Disc is a very effective vibration wave blocker and resonance dissipater, while I find the Tenderfoot to be a very effective compliant decoupler that may benefit from the use of an additional layer of vibration control, with a different complementary impact for increased transparency. At least this is the plan, but the proof is in the pudding if the design performs as well as intended.
Please let us know, as I'll take your lead on whether to add a layer between these carbon fiber discs and my maple rack shelves.
I'm also curious what kind of residue is left behind by Liquid Nails if the carbon fiber discs are removed? If it can be peeled off, and no mark remains, then I'd be tempted to try it. Otherwise, probably not -- and I'll use the Home Depot anti-skid pads on both tops and bottoms of the discs. (I didn't order those yet as the Home Depot two blocks from my office appears to have them in stock. And I figure I've got plenty of time to work that out; my shipping estimate on the carbon fiber discs is March-something!)
Speaking of carbon fiber ... Duster, I know that you recommended at one time a source for genuine carbon fiber duplex wall plates. Would you trust the carbon fiber wall plate from the same eBay seller who is offering these discs? (Link below.) I note that extra long wall plates are available (from other sellers), and I'm sure that you've seen them. Would you anticipate a benefit (or a detriment?) from attaching a wall plate directly to the wall, as opposed to the receptacle itself? The weird elongated hole spacing of the longer model would obviously permit this. Curious!
Hi Jim,
One vital thing about these rather high-mass Carbon Fiber Discs is how dense and hard they are without being a metal, and how they seem to act as an audible resonator if the interface with another hard surface such as the bottom of a loudspeaker enclosure, audio component, or vibration control platform is not decoupled and dampened by a compliant pad or footer, and/or a silicone adhesive with is very beneficial due to the notion of how well a thin layer of adhesive couples the interface of the Carbon Fiber Disc to the device with a slight decoupling aspect, which functions as a lateral damping force and stabilizer. Just a little dab will do it, but I'm also exploring much thicker pads and even larger compliant footers, like the Tenderfoot.
As for a Carbon Fiber AC Outlet Wall Plate, it's overdue for me to report findings about the device. I'm currently using the smaller-sized product shown in the link you provided for an Oyaide SWO-XXX installed at the wall for my computer workstation system. As compared to a solid aluminum product with the same dimensions, the Carbon Fiber AC Outlet Wall Plate presents a very substantial level of improved clarity and resolution of both inner detail and micro/macro dynamics. The larger Carbon Fiber AC Outlet Wall Plate is my next step to experiment with, since there are a number of mounting methods that may be of benefit, but there are some issues that would need to be addressed in order to mount it and the AC outlet to the wall in a proper and effective manner.
Cheers, Duster
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