Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil?


Hi, I have read that putting some sort of woood blocks underneath components helps in the sound. In particular, I believe Ayre actually suggests doing this. Can anyone explain to me how this helps?
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Showing 1 response by stevecham

Remember Newton's first law? The thing is if anything is vibrating, it doesn't matter what it is also vibrating, either parts of itself or whatever it is in contact with. Even at zero G, the vibrating thing is going to vibrate the enclosure it is contained in and the interconnects connecting it to the rest of the system.

The answer is to select quiet, well-designed components that don't vibrate so much in the first place.