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Discover how you can Enhance your indulgence of discerning listening today

with Hi-Fi Systems Vibration Control

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For audiophiles, investing in effective vibration control is a key step toward achieving the highest fidelity playback, allowing them to fully appreciate the artistry and detail of their favorite recordings. The benefits extend beyond mere sound quality, providing stability, durability, and a truer representation of the original audio signal.

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The purpose of vibration isolation for audio equipment is to control unwanted vibrations and resonances from causing adverse effects to both electrical audio signals (microphonics) and sound  waves, both airborne and structureborne.
These effects can cause many kinds of audible distortions, which interfere with the potential performance of
the audio equipment, as well as the original artistic intent.

 

The Result in sound quality with EVP is improved
clarity, dynamics, timbre and soundstage because resonances and vibrations are mitigated and can no longer
compete, mask or interfere with the original signal.

 

The Result in sound transmission with EVP is about an
80% or more reduction in vibrations being transferred to the equipment, and/or from the equipment to
neighboring spaces via the interconnected structure, because the EVP de-couples those vibrations and
dissipates them as heat.

 

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With EVPs in place, your walls, floor, ceiling, equipment and furnishings no longer vibrate and re-radiate sound energy.
Vibration isolation works whether the equipment itself is the source of unwanted vibrations, or is the recipient.

 

Vibration transfer is a two-way street.
A vibration isolator is a resilient support which decouples an object from forced vibration.

Natural frequency and damping are the properties which determine the transmissibility of the system.  The natural frequency is a function of the stiffness of the isolation system in conjunction with the mass (load) being supported.

The purpose of tuned damping is to dissipate the unintended energy as quickly as possible.

Transmissibility is the ratio of the output vibration divided by the input vibration. It is the amount of vibration
passing through the system. The isolation efficiency of the EVP is conservatively >80% from approximately 5 – 14 Hz.
(depending EVP size, density and load) and up. This means that better than 80% of the vibratory force is not
transmitted to the support structure, or the equipment.

The EVP core is a precisely compressed high-density molded fibers matrix, which allows
controlled air movement through the fibers.

This action provides viscous damping, reducing physical motion, while widening the frequency bandwidth of attenuation. As sound energy moves fibers against fibers, the friction transforms sound energy to heat energy.
The matrix of the glass leaf springs is bonded at all fiber intersections with a low VOC water-resistant binder during the molding process under controlled heat and pressure.

 

The material is then stabilized by multiple precompression cycles to many times the maximum published load capacity for the specific density of the media

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The cold-rolled austenitic (non-magnetic) stainless steel plates on the top and bottom of the pad function to
evenly deflect the weight across the whole surface for even weight distribution.

They also allow cone or spikes to be used without damaging or compromising the performance of the pad core.
 

The constrained-layer damping compound used to bond the steel plates to the fiberglass core. This damping further improves the EVP absorption properties by lowering the Q-factor, which broadens the bandwidth, reduces ringing, etc. RoomDamp 2 is a viscoelastic paste that remains pliable and never hardens.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unlike other elastomeric materials, EVPs are resistant to water, mold, sunlight, humidity, age and extreme
temperatures. EVP materials, manufacturing and assembly is U.S.A. Made.

They may not be sexy, but they are very functional,
affordable and reliable.​

Delivering performance results above and beyond expectations.

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Articulation is improved because mechanical energy can no longer introduce vibrations into the building structure, microphonics to tube electronics and cables, mistracking of phono stylus and laser beam, digital clocks, loudspeakers and microphones, connections, etc. Vibrations are a two-way street, and elimination of feedback loops, ringing and resonances mean your system becomes an improved, more enjoyable version of its natural self.