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Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil?

Hi, I have read that putting some sort of woood blocks underneath components helps in the sound. In particular, I believe Ayre actually suggests doing this. Can anyone explain to me how this helps?

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05-01-06

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05-07-06 Well, this thread prompted me to try a bit of experimentatio ... Photon46

05-07-06 Yep photon46, exactly why all the shelves my gear rests on i ... Albertporter

05-08-06 I put this point, but nowone responded, so i will ask again. ... David12

05-08-06 David12, i wonder to what degree the golden section ratio re ... Photon46

09-01-06 Yes. snake oil. cheap snake oil (in this case, free), but ... rmaez@

09-01-06 Your moniker seems to indicate that you work for boulder amp ... Albertporter

09-02-06 Wood = okay but ceramic (pumice) foot sanding stone material ... Cdc

09-02-06 Dumb question time for all you resonance control affictionad ... Newbee

09-02-06 The last time i replied to a similar post it never made it p ... Rotarius

09-02-06 Rotarius...could you please elaberate... are you saying sor ... 883dave

09-02-06 Or suffer yourself and plow through the article, it's heavy ... Cdc

09-03-06 Cdc, fwiw my question is probably not relevant as i was mixi ... Newbee

09-03-06 I use hockey pucks and they work just fine. Mitch4t

09-03-06 cryo'd? :) Tvad

09-03-06 Tvad, i purchased a box of the pucks from a supplier in minn ... Mitch4t

09-04-06 883dave, i am going to try and explain what an isolator real ... Rotarius

09-04-06 Sorry, rotarius. i would agree with you except that many of ... Dan_ed

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09-04-06 I just tried the cardas myrtle wood blocks under amp (pass l ... Ozzy

09-04-06 Dan_ed, i never said you would end up liking an isolated com ... Rotarius

09-04-06 Rotarius, fair warning! nasty wars have already been fough ... Newbee

09-05-06 Fair enough, rotarius. i understand your point. best, dan ... Dan_ed

09-04-06 Hello newbee..nice to see you here all these years..the foll ... Theaudiotweak

09-04-06 oh crap! we don't need more po'd folks. our hobby is all ... Rotarius

09-05-06 I own some teak blocks i cut from cheese trays (local goodwi ... Elizabeth

09-05-06 Rotarius... thanks for explaining...makes sense. i use an ... 883dave

09-05-06 Hi tom, i agree with your thought. as the world turns so to ... Newbee

09-05-06 There are so called "magnetic isolation" tables bu ... Herman

09-05-06 Remember newton's first law? the thing is if anything is vi ... Stevecham

09-05-06 Newbee, i agree. i should've been more clear, how about this ... Cdc

09-17-06 Rotarius, your explanation makes sense. however in the case ... Cdc

09-17-06 Cdc - ".....you're trying to get rid of vibrations in t ... Newbee

09-17-06 Cdc, yes the air borne vibrations is another component that ... Rotarius

09-17-06 Why wouldn't those magnetic levitaton devices be the ultimat ... Woodburger

09-20-06 Newbee, by rigidly coupling the cvdp to and appropriate damp ... Cdc

09-20-06 Rotarius: because isolating will 1) increase the number of ... Cdc

09-21-06 Cdc, 1) even if you rigidly couple all components in your ... Rotarius

09-21-06 Rotarius i agree with the vibes article that: "the goal ... Cdc

09-21-06 Cdc, fwiw, you are probably correct. i doubt that we will ag ... Newbee

09-21-06 Excellent point newbee, i will begin design on a moon shield ... Herman

09-21-06 Hi newbee i'm not going there. i will not put on the facade ... Cdc

09-21-06 cdc, i just wanted to add one more thing, those conclusions ... Rotarius

09-27-06 Another vote for herbie's tenderfeet, which are low cost, an ... Listener57

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