bike tubes
tobybad
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Anyone ever used bike tubes for isolation? Someone on another site was talking about this the other day as a cheap tweek.
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I was suggested to get some cork and a PC mouse "mat" and go from there, cheap and relatively easy to make
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I have 6922 Bugle Boy tubes in my bike. They really improved handling._________________________________________________
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What is this 'bike tube'-ing of which you speak?
? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
? Polk CS10 (Center)
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He's talking about the "tube" in the tire - a thin, smooth rubber tube. I've used them for a lot of little projects but never as isolation / insulation. Don't know if they'd really be thick / robust enough.If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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Hi,
When I had my TT next to the computer on a desk I used a 20" bike tube partially inflated as a damping pad. I placed the TT directly on the tube and it seemed to work well. I could knock on the desk and hear only a slight amount of sound into the TT. It was hard to keep level but once I situated the tube properly it stayed in place.Main system: Lyngdorf TDAI 2170 w/ Pioneer 42" plazma-> Polk LSiM 703 w/Tivo, Marantz tuner, BRPTT: Nothingham Spacedeck-> Pioneer PL L1000 linear arm-> Soundsmith DL 103R-> SUT->Bottlehead ErosDigital: I3 PC w/ Jriver playing flac -> Sonore Ultrarendu -> Twisted Pair Audio ESS 9028 w/ Mercury IVY Vinyl rips: ESI Juli@24/192-> i3 PC server -
If your creative enough to try it and it works, all the best to you.
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OK, I'll come right out and say it. Bike tubes are a bad idea, period.
Look up sorbothane.~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
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I have 6922 Bugle Boy tubes in my bike. They really improved handling.
You seem to know a lot about tubes, perhaps you can help. I've been bothered by what appears to be dust inside my tubes. I drilled a hole in the glass and cleaned the dust out along with that silver paint at the top. (They never seem do the entire inside, only the very top!) I get the vacuum back in with an AC vacuum pump, but the tire patches don't last long before melting off. Any ideas for something that might work?Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 * -
I've read about using inner tubes for isolation and even got a tube to try it, but never went further than that. The only issue I can think of when using one tube would be tipping towards the heavy side/corner of the gear supported.
An article...
http://www.soundstage.com/weaver03.htm
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thanks, SCompRacer for the link. Went to Walmart today and got some 12" tubes $3.50 each. Have not yet included the sandbags but so far BIG improvement in focus/clarity for $10.50. The money I saved can now go towards speaker cones and cables. GREAT cheap DIY tweek, always looking for more.
