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Anybody still using soft rubber isolation devices?

I switched from things like sorbothane and Vibrapods to brass cones, and a metal equipment rack a few years ago. Yesterday I was talking to a friend who said in passing that most people still use soft rubber type of footers. I was surprised and wondered if that was true???
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geoffkait
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The more things change the more they stay the same. 😬
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Not all soft rubbery materials are alike. The viscoelastic soft rubbery materials can work very well in constrained layer damping applications, the rest of them probably do more harm than good. When in doubt decouple. One advantage I can think of for rubber footers is they won't scratch the floor. 😀
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