Man, here we go again. Coupling is the way to go. It can be achieved fairly inexpensively. Decoupling or isolating, as it's well known, is impossible to achieve. The isolating principles alone, store the nasty airborne resonances, and inherent resonances of the electronics. If you want to get tons of info about this goto audiopoints.com's website. There's enough white paper to get you intoxicated with the idea of coupling. Then call Robert and he will set you free. Tom, the audiotweak will be on the 'gon shortly, I'm sure, to put in, his eloquent sense. My entire system, including my Plateau Speaker Cables, are coupled to mother earth. peace, warren
To couple or decouple? That is the question.
This is one of my favorite subjects and pet peeves.Is this just a matter of semantics or a misrepresentation of the principles applied in the set-up of equipment. My experience tells me that coupling is what you work for. This is the principle that is expoused in the early Linn literature. The mechanical connection that doesn't introduce or take away any information. This seems important with componets with transducers primarily turntables and speakers. Different materials, like sorbothane, are used to attenuate frequencies but are used in conjunction with metal cups to physically couple to your stand, shelf, floor, etc. Coupling also allows mechanical/acoustical energy to travel away from a componet. The designers at Mission in the early 80's were right on to this. Questions or comments please.