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Basic anti vibration? Cones vs pods? Is there "good enough solution"?

New to this part of high end audio. Cones (stability) vs "cushioning" (e.g. pods) Different schools of thought? Do most people use combinations of both? Trying to understand (if possible).

I’ve read recent threads but don’t have the energy to test zillions of combinations. Is there no "this will probably be pretty good?" e.g. I did online research and upgraded to prima luna tube preamp and parasound amp which are good enough for my purposes (at least now).  Also 100 lbs floor standing speakers.

e.g. rack with shelves made of granite "bonded to a 3/4 inch thick anti-resonant substrate"

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9aicf-adona-corporation-av45cs3-3-tier-component-stand-cabinets-racks-stands


Thanks for your time.







berner99

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looscannon
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Burner, The best way to deal with this problem is to suspend your equipment rack from the ceiling with springs tuned to 2 Hz. Dampen the motion with motorcycle shocks. You can dress up the entire affair by making linen sock covers. This is not my idea. It is Edgar Villchur's
looscannon
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geoffkait, it is more stable to hang your house from springs than to sit it on springs. If the houses center of gravity is not right in the center of the situation it will bobble to one side or another making everyone inside seasick. David Fletcher modified Edgar Villchur's design this way when he created the SOTA Sapphire back in the late 70's. You can't get seasick is a SOTA. You would construct three or four adjustable height towers and hang a reinforced concrete slab from the tops with steal cables that wrap over pulleys at the top then head down to dampened springs of some sort at the base of the towers. 
If we can find an environmental benefit we might be able to get Google of Bill Gates to build us one.

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