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How to isolated stand from springy floors?

I currently have a relatively heaving stand with a couple tube amps and a turntable on it. My big issue isn't really sound quality but my concern over tube life. My Manely Stringray II makes an audible tube rattling sound when ever my fairly light self walks by and I hoping I can come up with a fairly simple and hopefully cheap solution to this.

What would you guys suggest? Damping the underside of the shelf the amp is on comes to mind or possibly some sort of iso feet for the whole rack to cut down on vibration.
ohnofiasco

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ohnofiasco OP
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Thanks for the quick response man. I haven't really looked much into tube rings/dampeners, do they alter sound much?
ohnofiasco OP
49 posts
 
Thanks for all the advice, I have been trying out few different variations and I think I might have this worked out.

Since I posted this I have changed my TT to a Garrard 301 with a very heavy plinth and I also purchased some of Herbie's big dot gliders to go under the whole rack. I think between the extra weight on top of the rack and the dampening feet I have found a pretty good balance. It could have been that my rack was simply just a bit to light in the beginning and the extra mass has fixed this issue.

After my success with the initial change I got some of herbie's SS dampening rings for my pre tubes and I still haven't really decided if I like the way they changed the sound. They give everything a bit of a thinner feel and have removed a bit of the romantic/lush sound my system used to project. That all said they do do pretty much exactly what they claim; tighter bass, cleaner highs, and a bit of a sound stage bump.
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