mrdecibel,
How did you test this? Did you mount the same circuit boards in a super damped chassis and then inside a single billet chassis? Did you damp the circuit board and the standoffs in both cases? Did you try copper plate underneath the circuit boards.......so the standoff are on copper instead of aluminum? In my EVS1200 amp I used a thin sheet of soft copper underneath the IceEdge modules and then under that a quarter inch aluminum plate and then the aluminum chassis under that.....also the IceEdge has its own aluminum heatsink above the copper. Thick copper sheet did not sound as good. Aluminum by itself rings (billet would ring less but its still there). Magico went through a lot to use less and less aluminum and damp the heck out of it when they use it.
Lot's of things make for great sound. Don't think having a Billet chassis is that important in the grand scheme of things. Every single thing you do makes a difference. Do the things that make the most difference first and then mess with the subtle things.......I do some damping to the chassis on the Voyager.....it helps.
How did you test this? Did you mount the same circuit boards in a super damped chassis and then inside a single billet chassis? Did you damp the circuit board and the standoffs in both cases? Did you try copper plate underneath the circuit boards.......so the standoff are on copper instead of aluminum? In my EVS1200 amp I used a thin sheet of soft copper underneath the IceEdge modules and then under that a quarter inch aluminum plate and then the aluminum chassis under that.....also the IceEdge has its own aluminum heatsink above the copper. Thick copper sheet did not sound as good. Aluminum by itself rings (billet would ring less but its still there). Magico went through a lot to use less and less aluminum and damp the heck out of it when they use it.
Lot's of things make for great sound. Don't think having a Billet chassis is that important in the grand scheme of things. Every single thing you do makes a difference. Do the things that make the most difference first and then mess with the subtle things.......I do some damping to the chassis on the Voyager.....it helps.