Vibration isolation or absorption?


You see those pointy things at the bottom of a speaker that are very very sharp.  Arguably a weapon in the wrong hands.  And then you see those same pointy things inserted into a disk.

So the pointy things, aka ‘spikes’ , can Channel vibration elsewhere and away from the components and speakers, or they can isolate it.

Seems channeling vibration away from a component/ speaker, which I guess is absorption, is preferable.

Is this true? And why do they keep saying isolation.

 

emergingsoul

Showing 2 responses by lemonhaze

absolute mechanical isolation and decoupling cannot exist in the presence of gravity

You throw this out there to further your self-serving post, intimating that because absolute decoupling is impossible, your way is the only way.

Absolute decoupling is not achievable and not necessary! A resonant frequency of the decoupling device at about 3 to 5Hz will prevent transmission of any musical sound. The rumblings from a nearby volcano might get past the device but then I think you may have bigger problems 🙄

Spikes couple and couple well to a surface and will efficiently transmit vibration in both directions.