With something like photography it’s obvious that keeping the camera as still as possible is of great benefit.
You only have to look at 100 year old photographs to see just how much detail any camera on a decent tripod can capture.
With audio playback the vibration phenomenon seems less clear.
For example, with equipment that has no moving parts, are there any measurements that can reveal differences between signal output between isolated and non isolated products?
Of course there are plenty of measurements detailing the differences when it comes to mechanical devices such as loudspeakers and turntables.
Those devices have by far the highest rates of measurable distortion and by nature must also produce vibration of their own accord.
To this day some will insist that belt drive turntables have the advantage over the so called direct drive because the isolation properties of placing the rubber belt between the motor and the platter.
In my experience there’s no doubt that some form of resonance control is essential when it comes to speakers and turntables but the rest I’m not so sure.
For me there’s also no doubt that solid floors in buildings situated away from busy main roads must be of great advantage.
Unfortunately I don’t have those advantages, but I have heard systems in rooms where they have.
The result is usually a palpably cleaner sound. With or without any additional isolation.
It's also worth bearing in mind that most HiFi equipment does come with some form of prior decoupling, usually it's the almost ubiquitous rubber feet.
Therefore it can get tricky to work out whether you might need some more, and if so, just how much more?
You only have to look at 100 year old photographs to see just how much detail any camera on a decent tripod can capture.
With audio playback the vibration phenomenon seems less clear.
For example, with equipment that has no moving parts, are there any measurements that can reveal differences between signal output between isolated and non isolated products?
Of course there are plenty of measurements detailing the differences when it comes to mechanical devices such as loudspeakers and turntables.
Those devices have by far the highest rates of measurable distortion and by nature must also produce vibration of their own accord.
To this day some will insist that belt drive turntables have the advantage over the so called direct drive because the isolation properties of placing the rubber belt between the motor and the platter.
In my experience there’s no doubt that some form of resonance control is essential when it comes to speakers and turntables but the rest I’m not so sure.
For me there’s also no doubt that solid floors in buildings situated away from busy main roads must be of great advantage.
Unfortunately I don’t have those advantages, but I have heard systems in rooms where they have.
The result is usually a palpably cleaner sound. With or without any additional isolation.
It's also worth bearing in mind that most HiFi equipment does come with some form of prior decoupling, usually it's the almost ubiquitous rubber feet.
Therefore it can get tricky to work out whether you might need some more, and if so, just how much more?