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In the sand box

I have 2 audio buddies who have built component sandboxes with different types of sand. They claim Beach sand is the most dense and made a huge difference when the turntable and amp were set in them. Has anyone else been down this road? I mean there are several ways to isolate equipment, this is just one of many.

hilroy48

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ghdprentice
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@markmuse 

+1 😂

ghdprentice
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@hilroy48  (OP). 

Yes, slabs of un-isolated granite are often reported as causing ringing. I use a slabs Of granite for my amp.  I have a  heavy amp stand with spikes to the concrete floor, on top of the stand (under the granite  are a series of elastomer pucks. Then the amp is on top of springs. So the granite added isolated mass to the system.

 

ghdprentice
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Inner tubes, elastomer layers, pucks, springs, carbon fiber shelfs, sophisticated integrated isolation platforms (Silent Running Audio), metal cones, wood cones, granite slabs… but not sand, moss, alge, dirt or gravel.

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