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In Reply to: Re: Suspending a component is not sufficient... posted by Tim G. on June 3, 2004 at 12:20:15:
Hi Tim,While using a point of some sort on each corner would help minimize contact area, using such a device in combination with rollers would still leave you with multiple "springs" acting on the same axis of motion.
My best advice, which I believe you'll get the most out of?
You can listen to everyone theorize and to everyone's experience and all this is of some use but in order to really understand what happens, I suggest building the device of which you speak (perhaps cheaply at first, as a "prototype"). Then do some serious comparative listening tests. You will come away from the experience with a deeper understanding. Most likely, you'll also have decided which method(s) you prefer and will end up with a better sounding system as well.A few years ago, when I was looking into component footers, I realized that with only a little bit of searching, for any given design or product, I could find writings somewhere that said it was "The Best". This led me to a lot of rentals from the Cable Company (www.fatwyre.com) from whom I tried cones and spikes of different materials and shapes, Sorbothane hemispheres of varying size and durometer, Feet of Silence, assorted trapezes and a couple of types of roller bearings, etc., etc..
The experience proved invaluable and started me thinking about how to improve on my favorite of those, the roller bearing. I sketched out my ideas and took them to a local machinist who produced my first Hip Joints prototypes. After I heard what they could do, I ended up modifying the design and had several more sets made. A year later, I designed and built my own rack design, the Enjoyyourshelf racks, which I believe are the world's first furniture with fully independent suspension (i.e. a separate suspension for each shelf).So I say, if you can, try your ideas out. And don't forget to report on your findings, either way, in this forum. Our collective knowledge will grow and we'll all edge closer to ever better systems.
Happy Listening!
Barry
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