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In Reply to: That old nuisance Lorax. posted by rocky raccoon on June 11, 2004 at 00:21:53:
This is my original post about various mostly copper pipe projects with pictures. You can get a variety of ideas of easy, relatively inexpensive, and quite functional designs from this.Copper pipe does ring, of course, so it needs filling/damping. On the speaker stands I settled with sand/shot mixture. On the component rack, however, I have not decided. Want something in David Aiken's "light but rigid" formula, which suggests either compressed polyester batting, foam rubber pipe insulation, or foam gap filler compounds. Will tell when I've finished.
The pix you'll see of the rack are not updated. I've experimented with a symposium clone shelf to good effect instead of the tiles I used for speed of construction. The rack/rollerball/symp shelf clone combo works very well indeed. And it looks cool to me and my non-audiophile friends and even our sort of inferior desecrator!
FYI, I made the rack this way because it simplified experimentation with coupling/isolation tweaks. You use the upturned open Ts to insert a variety of different isolation/coupling devices until you find what works for you. You can:
1) use nothing under your components
2) use only a shelf resting on the Ts
3) use spikes from the Ts to component bottom or shelf
4) use superballs or dead balls in the Ts
5) use roller bearings
This is as versatile an arrangement for home made as I could devise and it hasn't let me down.
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Follow Ups
- Well, if you liked that, take a look - bartc 05:53:34 06/11/04 (1)
- I like it ..... - beach cruiser 16:44:36 06/15/04 (0)
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