Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?


Mechanical grounding or isolation from vibration has been a hot topic as of late.  Many know from experience that footers, stands and other vibration technologies impact things that vibrate a lot like speakers, subs or even listening rooms (my recent experience with an "Energy room").  The question is does it have merit when it comes to electronics and if so why?  Are there plausible explanations for their effect on electronics or suggested measurement paradigms to document such an effect?
agear

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Believe it or not, isolation is like everything else - system dependant!  Almost two years ago I received a Baetis Reference music server with custom Sillpoint footers and the Stillpoints did absolutely nothing to improve the server's sound.  So, I removed the Stillpoint footers and placed the Baetis unit on a Star Sound Technologies Apprentice isolation platform and the unit came to life, in fact, it sounded like a totally different unit and this is no lie.  Needless to day, I sold the Stillpoints.  The bottom line is like everything else...you have to try what you are considering to determine if the investment is worth the return.  BEFORE you invest in isolation be sure to 1) completely have your component settled/burned in and 2) make sure you anally voice your speakers to your room.  Proper setting up and voicing your speakers to you room is something many people overlook drastically robbing them of the performance.  Spend the time to voice your speakers to your room (and not the other way around as so many people do).  When you achieve this, you will hear stuff in your music that you never heard before.  At this point you can consider isolation properties.  Some great pics of Star Sound Technologies isolation products appear on my Auduogon virtual system here:

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/5390

You are right and I am wrong; however, understand I use isolation in the loosest sense for all Audiogon community backgrounds.   The correct term that Star Sound uses on its platforms are "Energy transfer systems".  Is Star Sound into sales or consulting??  With that in mind, you get the gist I believe about savvy name engineering.  Thanks for bringing this to our attention though!!!  The important thing Agear is what you try may not work for me or Geof.  You really have to try the product in your system and in your own sound room for a few weeks minimum and that is all that is important no matter what you want to call your approach to vibration control.  I told my son that Star Sound Technology platforms are just great big peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and he gets it.