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

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I think audiopoint's point was the costly extremes some go to to isolate, decouple, call it what you will, to get better sound. No speaker can be completely isolated from the floor and airborne vibrations but there are some products out there that'll improve the sound of your system without picking your pocket. 

All the best,
Nonoise

Boenicke Audio has had these out since 2010:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1GBw074Es

Sorry but the video wouldn't embed. Here's the review link from 6moons
It's a suspended base that the speaker rests on.

All the best,
Nonoise