Thank you, seriously, for the article. I have been wondering about all these spikes. Even without thinking about it, the idea seemed a little dubious.
More importantly, it seems quite absurd to me to use spiked amplifier stands or audio racks that carry electronics.
This is not something I had really registered in my mind, until recently, when I went to this dealer to check out speakers and also looked at some AV racks they had over there. I said how I had made the mistake of buying a media cabinet (because it would not fit any AVR or amp) and he started off immediately about how this company (Quadraspire) makes good stuff and how media cabinets are bad to put electronics in. He was talking about mechanical isolation being a BIG thing in the audio world. All the while I was wondering why on earth I would need to mechanically isolate an AVR. Speakers.. maybe there is a reason. Electronics? I mean its not like they are vibrating, at least not in any significant sense. Sure, they have power sources and what not and are bound to produce some minuscule vibration as probably any electrical thing is. But its not like that can alter your audio output or interfere with your speaker's performance. Your household A/C definitely vibrates a zillion times as much. Going by this logic, all household electrical/electronic goods should be mounted on spikes! Why, maybe we should all walk around on spikes ourselves! Oh wait, is that what those spiked shoes are for? Mechanical isolation?
Not to make fun of anyone who uses those things. I'm sure no one wants to take it upon themselves to figure out if these ideas are valid or bunk, and most people would just grit their teeth and get the accessories after having paid good money for their real equipment. But it is good to hear some authoritative input.
