Anti-vibration balls for hifi racks


I'm considering purchase of NorStone Spider shelf modules to put my components on. The company sells expensive "calibrated" metal balls to add weight to the hollow tubular legs of the modules. Wouldn't buckshot work as well?

jrdavisphd

I use a pro kitchen stainless steel table with six inch rubber wheels. It's mass is all I need. Plus I can move it for dusting. 

Silica (quartz) sand, as used in sandblasting, is what used to be recommended.

The only drawback is that the dust coming off of it is unhealthy - so fill items outside and wear a mask.

Once contained in a rack or stand it is no longer a health hazard.

If stored inside a lumber yard building it should already be dry (avoid sand stored outside on pallets).

Lead shot is difficult to dispose of properly, fortunately my auto mechanic accepted it for recycling.

 

DeKay

The Star Sound people used to sell something they called Micro Bearing Conductive Steel.  Star Sound used it to damp their Sistrum Stands and their cables, and they sold it in plastic jugs for damping audio racks. I used it in DIY cables and still have a small jug of it.  It is no longer sold but it probably the same as, or very similar to, the steel shot for blasting discussed by @jsd52756. Maybe like this (link).

Lead isn't a hazard issue just pour melted wax into cavity to seal in the lead or whatever ...