Your system is very sensitive to vibrations

Believe it or not, your system is very sensitive to vibrations caused by your loudspeakers at moderate to high levels.

How can this be? Some of it is obvious: vibrations can be easily transmitted to our source mediums because they are mechanical devices, turntables, and CD players. But some elements of our audio/video systems are not so obvious, yet they are affected as well: tubes, capacitors, and even transistors.

The easiest way to isolate your equipment from these vibrations comes in two forms: adding weights so as to damp the vibrations, and isolation so as to remove the mechanical conductivity of the vibration itself.

In this section, we will suggest a few ways you can lower the vibrational levels affecting your equipment.

Adding weight to your units can be as simple as placing a brick on top of the unit. While this isn't very elegant, it sure works. Try it and see what difference you hear.

Isolation can be achieved for very little money by using a thick rubber mat beneath your equipment, or a little fancier version is available from a number of vendors and uses materials like Sorbathane. These are very effective. Tip Toes, or pointed machined feet can also help a great deal.

If you would like to purchase your vibration reducing solution, a good source is the Audio Advisor. http://www.audioadvisor.com

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