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Vibration - What are the Main Sources?

A current thread discussing the best tweaks gave consistently high ranking for component isolation. I am curious to know where all the vibration is coming from that we are addressing with isolation. I understand that high volume listening can create significant vibration, but for the sake of this discussion let's assume we are listening at moderate levels. Can the vibrations from moderate sound levels affect the quality of sound? Are there other common significant sources of vibration that we are guarding against that can dramatically affect sound?
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cakyol
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Main source of vibration is the toroidal transformer in any electronic equipment.

It is particularly sensitive to oversaturation and DC component in the AC mains, if any.

Here it is in detail:

https://sound-au.com/articles/xfmr-dc.htm

It does NOT affect the sound, it is just an annoyance.


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cakyol
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It does NOT affect the sound, it is just an annoyance.
Care to explain the logic behind that one?
The author of that article states:

Likewise, I can’t bear to hear/ read actual snake oil vendors claiming that you’ll get "cleaner highs", "more authority in the bass" or any of the other stupid things you may read elsewhere. The purpose is to stop transformers from growling (usually at no or light load). There is no magic, and it doesn’t improve anything other than reduce the acoustic noise from the transformer(s). Anyone who claims otherwise is probably lying.
Sounds like something you latch onto. Very self reinforcing.

All the best,
Nonoise

As I said, and as you can also read it, it is an annoyance generated by a mechanical issue. NOTHING DIFFERENT will come out of your speakers. It is a SEPARATE issue.

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