Many transformers are sold by the manufacturers of the product, with rubber like pads.
in the case of toroidals, a top and bottom pad. with the mounting plate and bolt.
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And, in the older days, ie, mid to early 80’s... pioneer, jvc, etc..quite commonly used rubber mount isolated transformer platforms.
Even in all the mid fi gear. Seriously. copper plated screws, the works.
You could open up a mid-late 80’s POS pioneer rack system integrated..and find that exact thing inside of it. I wish I took a photo of it.
I just dismembered one last month to raid it for a few parts. You’d not get $20 for it on Craigslist...but..open it up...and there it is. Double rubber mount isolated platform and large copper plated screws and shouldered mounts for the transformer.
What we called mid fi back then is hi-fi extremism today.
The wankers and haters have no freaking clue sometimes...These companies are not stupid and they know it is worthwhile to do these things, in some scenarios. Important. Critical, even. Billion dollar companies that squeeze nickels as a way of life...and they did this obviously expensive stuff -like breathing. So there is something to it, for sure.
What the haters will say is that they did it in order to avoid electromagnetic hum induction. Which is true in one way, but it's not the whole story.
in the case of toroidals, a top and bottom pad. with the mounting plate and bolt.
exhibit a
And, in the older days, ie, mid to early 80’s... pioneer, jvc, etc..quite commonly used rubber mount isolated transformer platforms.
Even in all the mid fi gear. Seriously. copper plated screws, the works.
You could open up a mid-late 80’s POS pioneer rack system integrated..and find that exact thing inside of it. I wish I took a photo of it.
I just dismembered one last month to raid it for a few parts. You’d not get $20 for it on Craigslist...but..open it up...and there it is. Double rubber mount isolated platform and large copper plated screws and shouldered mounts for the transformer.
What we called mid fi back then is hi-fi extremism today.
The wankers and haters have no freaking clue sometimes...These companies are not stupid and they know it is worthwhile to do these things, in some scenarios. Important. Critical, even. Billion dollar companies that squeeze nickels as a way of life...and they did this obviously expensive stuff -like breathing. So there is something to it, for sure.
What the haters will say is that they did it in order to avoid electromagnetic hum induction. Which is true in one way, but it's not the whole story.