Another idea: - vocalion - Tweakers' Asylum

Another idea:

Posted by vocalion on April 7, 2004 at 17:36:49

In Reply to: Thanks for an excellent suggestion! posted by Al Sekela on April 7, 2004 at 12:33:08:

Is to (I have yet to try it...) remove the gold caps from the Lovan pillars and stuff tightly rolled foam-rubber rubber or neoprene tubing inside. I am thinking of the neoprene tubing that is used for wrapping around lawn mower handles, or maybe even that foam rubber tubing that is used for PVC pipe insulation. It would be easy to size and install and could be extracted easily as well. If the fit is tight enough inside of the frame tubes then who knows - maybe it'll work? I'll let this forum know if I try it and it works. You're welcome for the PE shelving suggestion. The standard MDF shelves seem to be a big part of the problem with the Lovan rack. And, 1/2" thick boards do come in different colors, including black. The one reservation one might have about using PE cutting boards as shelving would be the weight restrictions imposed by this material. I have no problem shelving my heaviest components which are my Sony CDP and my SOTA turntable (about 35 lbs. each), but then again I am not using the stock feet on the CDP and the TT uses only three feet as stock. With three Sorbothane "Big Feet" under my Sony and three adjustable feet under my SOTA, the weight is distributed directly over the Lovan's triangulated framework, instead of way out over the PE shelf corners. Components over 40 lbs. might need 3/4" thick boards, especially if you use four feet per component. 3/4" thick boards are slightly more costly, but can still be viewed as a relatively cheap and effective solution. Have fun.

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Topic - Honors to David Aiken re: Lovan rack damping - Al Sekela 09:41:46 03/29/04 (27)

Which Dynamat kit do you use ? - emile 11:12:28 04/07/04 (2)

Re: Which Dynamat kit do you use ? - Al Sekela 12:26:53 04/07/04 (1)

Thanks Al ;-) - emile 12:58:39 04/07/04 (0)

The BEST! tweak I've found so far for the Lovan rack... - vocalion 00:39:14 04/05/04 (6)

Thanks for an excellent suggestion! - Al Sekela 12:33:08 04/07/04 (1)

Another idea: - vocalion 17:36:49 04/07/04 (0)

Re: The BEST! tweak I've found so far for the Lovan rack... - David Aiken 13:39:03 04/05/04 (1)

Re: The BEST! tweak I've found so far for the Lovan rack... - vocalion 20:17:42 04/05/04 (0)

Also... - vocalion 11:20:00 04/05/04 (1)

PE cutting board colors here: - vocalion 01:39:15 04/06/04 (0)

Oh, the shame of it... - David Aiken 22:54:12 03/30/04 (1)

Thanks for the recommendation! - Al Sekela 10:02:59 03/31/04 (0)

Re: Honors to David Aiken re: Lovan rack damping - bartc 10:03:32 03/29/04 (14)

May try the batting. - Al Sekela 15:55:59 03/29/04 (13)

Tried the batting. Sore fingers, but good sonic results! (nt) - Al Sekela 09:57:38 04/02/04 (9)

Too sore to type a review with details??? nt - bartc 20:10:49 04/02/04 (8)

Further improvement in sound-stage resolution. - Al Sekela 09:29:05 04/03/04 (7)

Re: Further improvement in sound-stage resolution. - David Aiken 14:00:55 04/03/04 (6)

Thanks for the update and results. - Al Sekela 12:00:12 04/04/04 (5)

So when you switching to copper pipes? - bartc 19:15:41 04/04/04 (4)

Shelves - Al Sekela 10:24:41 04/05/04 (3)

Re: Shelves - bartc 12:37:41 04/05/04 (2)

Fish and meat? - Al Sekela 12:29:33 04/07/04 (1)

Big box stores all look alike after a while, ahem.... - bartc 12:47:39 04/07/04 (0)

Hmmmm, never thought ot fhe Dynamat. - bartc 20:32:12 03/29/04 (2)

Oil absorbant; Dynamat on cable lifters. - Al Sekela 14:38:34 03/30/04 (1)

Oh yes, those rat litter thingees... - bartc 22:47:28 03/30/04 (0)

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