Cheapest Vibration Isolator Ever (1 Viewer)

[Dan Pawlowski]

Try hockey pucks, not the real ones but the soft spongy one for kids. They work great, they are less than a buck each and you can use them from components to speakers themselves.

 

[Christ Reynolds]

for kids

you know, for kids.

(shameless coen brothers reference)

CJ

 

[Christopher Lyn]

Dan that's a novel and good idea. Have you tried it under your amp..is it strong enough to hold up over 60 lbs?

Have tried some informal testing to see if it reduces any vibration? Let me know, as I would definitely go out and purchase some pucks, if it works.

 

[Chas_T]

Try this web site. I have never used these, but I have friends who do and they like them.
VIBRAPOD
http://www.vibrapod.com/

 

[Jason Wilcox]

i've always thought that mousepads work pretty well. every so often you'll see some company handing them out for free. grab some and cut em up.

 

[Robert_Dufresne]

BLUE TACK works for me and it's cheap too !!

 

[Dan Pawlowski]

Christopher Lyn

hold up over 60 lbs??? - I dont see why not

I use them under my cd and dvd players, im not a strong believer that they would work anywhere else, except for decoupling speaker cabinets from the floor??? maybe ??

Also try racquet balls cut in half.....or there is a kids toy that is just like that you can find at a toy store for 10 cents.



Stanley cup to the Canucks 2003 for sure!!!


Dan

 

[Nathan Cook]

are all mouse pads created equall?

 

[Danny Tse]

I was at Walmart last night and I was looking at the "Glow In The Dark" kids' hockey puck at $1.87/each....I wonder if the "Glow In The Dark" factor makes a difference?

All of a sudden, I have the idea of using hackey sacks(spelling?) underneath components as isolation devices. Anyone tried this?

 

[Christopher Lyn]

hmmm...what about little sand bags or bean bags?

I figure that sand might be real good at dampening sound since it is not really a solid dense mass and has space between the grains of sand for air molecules to occupy.

Anyone tried sand bags?

 

[Nathan Cook]

take a wiz on your speaker stands, it reduces vibration.

 

[Kevin. W]

http://www.madicoinc.com/en/product....t=240&lang=_en
Third picture from top. These have ball shape spongy door stops are just the right size for my DVD/Prepro/Amps feet. And they come with peel away tap on top to secure them to the feet.
Kevin

 

[Chu Gai]

quite an assortment of devices...while relatively inexpensive they run the gamut in construction...however just what effect are they having over what's there already?

 

[Kevin. W]

they run the gamut in construction

Construction is just fine. They hardly compress from the weight of my DVD or Pre/pro. When I get some for my amp that maybe a different story.

Kevin

 

[Sihan Goi]

I've heard and read that squash balls cut into half are great too...

 

[Dan Pawlowski]

Actually, you do not need to cut the squash balls in half.

 

[RichardMA]

Blue tac and squash balls both exhibit very little
"bounce back" so they should be good for vibration isolation, but what this does mean is the vibration is
isolated to the component the materials are used to
isolate. This may or may not be a good thing. The idea
might be best that tries to distribute vibration across
as many components as possible, sort of like how a race
car distributes crash forces across it's whole body, thereby
minimizing the forces on the occupant.
Having said this, another thing that can be tried for
anti-vibration are white, rubber/plastic half-circle bumpers
that are sold at Home Depot to keep door handles from
smacking into walls. The round side matches the dished shape on various door knobs.
BTW; Do not use blue tack under very heavy equipment. It
will spread out to a paper thin layer over time.

 

[Kevin. W]

rubber/plastic half-circle bumpers

RichardMA,

Take a look the link in my initial response. Is this what your talking about?

Kevin