Has anyone tried using hockey pucks as vibration isolators? I heard if you are using cone type speaker feet, putting them on top of the hockey pucks not only...
... Hello, What you are proposing, cones on pucks, is essentially mixing methods with opposing goals. The purpose of the cones is primarily to direct couple...
-Hi Bruce, "My" reply is essentially, yes. But, one of the most entertaining aspects of this audio hobby is the total divergence of opinion on virtually any...
Guys and Gals, The new home page photo is of my heavily damped Pioneer DVD (CD "transport") The box is filled with 35 pounds of play sand. The four feet under...
Very nice, Jim, According to my computer simulation ( that's me with a calculator making things up ) that set up will not mistrack up through 7.2 on the...
I will post all the particulars as time allows. Maybe you folks can help me find/build more. Or something similar or better. I'm busy cleaniong house for...
Hi Jim, congrat! Recently I tried and enjoy bubble wrap support, particularly those insulation foils use for packaging fragile items, made of large bubbles...
Gentlemen, I have 3 turntables (SONY PS-2251, Empire 208, Technics SP-10MkII) each of which uses a large aluminum casting as the main structural element. All...
... Eli - We have one window in our bedroom that has become slightly warped over the years so that there's a gap between the bottom of the window and the seal,...
My experience with aluminum is - "good luck finding something that will actually stick to bare, untreated, unfinished aluminum". That said, Mortite or other...
Keep in mind that rotating parts must be balanced in order to run true and efficiently. I would recommend using sheets of uniform thickness material that can...
... I have a 208 and used to have a PS-3750. No SP10s, though I wouldn't turn one down if it showed up. ... I used self-stick Sorbothane sheet on the Empire...
Hi LarryO, Here is the deal on the accidentally discovered digital cable. Years ago. 5? 10? I read an article that said digital cables should be much longer...
Maybe so. I don't know much about speaker building. As far as horn systems, I guess it would have to NOT hamper air flow of chamber diminsions. jim......
The new Home page photo is of a table suspend by string. Maybe it works but it makes me nervous. The builder has three little girls, a wife and an assortment...
I've used it quite a bit plus done a fair bit of damping of a variety of materials and enclosures. In my experience and opinion, Dynamat and similar materials...
I'm not sure I'll do anything to the platters, unless I can do something I know will be balanced. My main concern is with the big aluminum top castings. ...
If you're concerned about keeping the platters in balance, then a material that's manufactured in consistent-thickness sheets like the Dynamat Xtreme would be...
... That's not smart, nor is it likely to be effective. Ever use two Dixie cups and a string as a kid? An old broadcast engineer turned me on to an idea I...
IME&O this is way too easy to screw up. My recommendation is as follows, IF the outer platter can be inverted on the inner hub. Buy a small tin of bitumen...
In Tulsa, this may be lots of fun plus a great opportunity to see some diy- oriented exhibitors' products. I hope to see some of you guys there on the weekend...
Hi Tim, Have you used these techniques? If so, on which table(s)? The roofing caulk sounds like it could be very messy and very difficult to remove if you have...
Sounds like a good idea to me, especially if the inner tube and motor are of the right size to cut the inner tube into rubber bands and put them around the...
1. Yep, my TD 150 has had its outer platter successfully damped by such a compound for ~ 25 years. being bitumen aka TAR, it IS dissolvable, and only sets, as...
Well its finally done! IC-150A is mostly overhauled. This consists of 1 All electrolytics replaced. Power supply electros increased in value. Rectifier...
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