Thoughts on vibration elimination...


A couple of months back I was experienceing a rather nasty vibration situation in my room which involved my turntable, a wall mount stand, and, I think, my subwoofer system. The problem was reasonably effectively addressed by constructing a floor mounted stand from MDF, PVC plumbing fittings, and tennis balls.

I'm wondering if it wouldn't be a half bad idea to try and isolate my power amps as well, since they are presently sitting on the floor and they have tubes in them. My question is: Do vibration dampening materials tend to be component specific, or environment specific? In other words, because of the size of the room (15' x 14'), and the nature of the construction (basement, concrete floor with, studs and drywall on the walls), will the MDF/PVC/tennis ball contraption work yet again, or do power amps require a different solution based on the nature of their construction/operation.

Any help or opinions greatly appreciated!
esoxhntr

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Twl:

Okay, so effective vibration dissipation is what we're after here. See, I'm learning already!

Actually, I am aware of your affiliation with Starsound and was hoping that you would jump in here. Another question if I may - do the sistrum platforms take into account the type of component to be placed on it? In other words, is the design/construction of an amplifier stand appreciably different than that of a stand that you would place a turntable on?