hockey pucks!?

sda2mike

anyone use these on their systems? speakers, amps, sources?

mhardy6647

They make pretty good decoupling feet under a component (e.g., turntable) or speakers.
They can also be adapted for use as record clamps :-)

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?136200-Clamp-or-no-Clamp

Best of all, they are cheap. I have a box full that I picked up from the "yankee swap" pile at our town dump a while back...

ViperZ

I use a couple under the couch... lost one of the couch feet while moving... work just fine!

BlueFox

Not this year, there is a lockout.

mhardy6647

BlueFox wrote: »

Not this year, there is a lockout.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!

So... either hockey pucks'll be very cheap, or they'll be very expensive this season. Is there a Lundberg Letter for hockey puck price futures?

shadowlight

A friend of my recommended this:

http://www.pexsupply.com/DiversiTech-MP-2E-EVA-Anti-Vibration-Pad-2-x-2-x-7-8
http://www.pexsupply.com/DiversiTech-MP-2C-Rubber-Cork-Anti-Vibration-Pad-2-x-2-x-7-8

cnh

Did someone just ask if we were all "hockey pucks"?

Don Rickles: Frustrated by a lack of acting work, Rickles began doing stand-up comedy. He became known as an insult comedian by responding to his hecklers. The audience enjoyed these insults more than his prepared material, and he incorporated them into his act. When he began his career in the early 1950s he started calling ill-mannered members of the audience a "hockey puck".[10] WIKI

cnh

BlueFox

Or as Rodney Dangerfield said "I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out."

Clipdat

Why is anti-vibration important? Shouldn't the equipment be able to perform adequately as long as it is not on a semi-nice rack/stand and not a wobbly bookshelf?

Systems

Raquetball halves work pretty well under source components, provided you can cut them in half accurately.
A sharp exacto knife works pretty well.

BlueFox

Clipdat wrote: »

Why is anti-vibration important? Shouldn't the equipment be able to perform adequately as long as it is not on a semi-nice rack/stand and not a wobbly bookshelf?

Nope. Anti-vibration is as important as good cables. Of course you need to start with a solid rack, and go from there. I added Mapleshade Micropoint brass footers under all my gear. As it was added to each piece the sound got better and better. One of my better upgrades I must say.

http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MPHFSET

Toolfan66

Clipdat wrote: »

Why is anti-vibration important? Shouldn't the equipment be able to perform adequately as long as it is not on a semi-nice rack/stand and not a wobbly bookshelf?

Why is not shaking a baby important? Shouldn't the baby be able to handle and perform adequately as long as its not being tossed off a building.

sda2mike

check toolfan66(6)'s location

sda2mike

i asked the question about pucks because they're cheap and so am i...also, i was thinking about moving my amp into my rack..that would make the i/c run 2 ft instead of 8 ft...but, the amp would be placed in the rack right next to my right 2btl..

shadowlight

shadowlight wrote: »

A friend of my recommended this:

http://www.pexsupply.com/DiversiTech-MP-2E-EVA-Anti-Vibration-Pad-2-x-2-x-7-8
http://www.pexsupply.com/DiversiTech-MP-2C-Rubber-Cork-Anti-Vibration-Pad-2-x-2-x-7-8

Sorry, forgot to mention that the friend used to use hockey pucks before he transitioned to the vibration pads and his comment was the improvement was for the better. I am still building my rack and will get to try it out next week.

sda2mike

shadowlight wrote: »

Sorry, forgot to mention that the friend used to use hockey pucks before he transitioned to the vibration pads and his comment was the improvement was for the better. I am still building my rack and will get to try it out next week.

those have a good look..thanks

sda2mike

i was thinking on my 2btl's, i have spikes, but because my floors are 'bumpy' tile, i dont have the discs under the spikes..i was thinking of taking a puck, putting a slider under it..then i'll put the disc in the middle...either glued or set in...

Clipdat

So what about when the wife starts dancing near the equipment rack and causes vibrations to travel into the equipment? Will my sonic bliss be ruined? Should I enforce a firm "no dancing" rule when listening to music?

Toolfan66 wrote: »

Why is not shaking a baby important? Shouldn't the baby be able to handle and perform adequately as long as its not being tossed off a building.

shadowlight

sda2mike wrote: »

those have a good look..thanks

They look good and are cheap :cheesygrin:

steveinaz

I use 3 hockey pucks under my BR player to raise it a bit, because my cabinet door trim blocks the remote from working.

dkr919

Oh never mind. I misread the thread title and was chiming in to agree... hockey sucks

hochpt21

shadowlight wrote: »

Sorry, forgot to mention that the friend used to use hockey pucks before he transitioned to the vibration pads and his comment was the improvement was for the better. I am still building my rack and will get to try it out next week.

I wonder if these would work under my TT? It is currently on top of a heavy wooden equipment rack, but there is no vibration control. The TT skips if my son is walking (running:cheesygrin:) around. I know the wall mounted units are supposed to be much better, but that is not an option currently.

Edit..."These" meaning those pexsupply pads.

steveinaz

I doubt they'd work in that application, pucks are pretty hard/stiff rubber.

hochpt21

You mean pucks woulnd't work...or the pexsupply pads that shadowlight mentioned wouldn't work...or neither would work.

steveinaz

pucks.

pitdogg2

hochpt21 wrote: »

You mean pucks woulnd't work...or the pexsupply pads that shadowlight mentioned wouldn't work...or neither would work.

I feel these would work much better


http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGPICO

there are two sizes depending on the weight of the item. I've used audioquest sorbothane big feet under my CD player i could body slam someone in the room and it wouldn't skip. Since HCM was told to quit selling the big feet in bulk for nickles on the dollar compared to 30.00 ea that Audioquest charges.
I bought a set of 4 for 50.00 when they sold them. These are the next best thing IMHO

Clipdat

So can someone seriously address my question re: dancing? I am honestly curious, not trying to be sarcastic.

pitdogg2

Clipdat wrote: »

So can someone seriously address my question re: dancing? I am honestly curious, not trying to be sarcastic.

see post 22 that is one very good reason. some cheaply made stands can induce a hum also if pick up by sensitive equipment and CD players can be very skippy on some floors when pets or people walk near the rack.

so addressed CLIPDAT....

Clipdat

Oh ok, so it's in regards to physical needle/stylus or laser pickup skipping, not directly related to fidelity or quality of audio. Got it.

shadowlight

hochpt21 wrote: »

I wonder if these would work under my TT? It is currently on top of a heavy wooden equipment rack, but there is no vibration control. The TT skips if my son is walking (running:cheesygrin:) around. I know the wall mounted units are supposed to be much better, but that is not an option currently.

Edit..."These" meaning those pexsupply pads.

Yep, they will work. I will find out from my friend what else he puts those under I know he has them under TT and CD player but not sure about other equipment. Meeting up with him tomorrow.

BlueFox

Clipdat wrote: »

Oh ok, so it's in regards to physical needle/stylus or laser pickup skipping, not directly related to fidelity or quality of audio. Got it.

While that part is true, fidelity is directly affected by vibration. Micro vibration created internally by the electronics, and vibration by the sound pressure of the music on the rack and gear. For maximum fidelity, this vibration needs to eliminated, or minimized.