Electrical signal currents create unwanted vibrations (through both magnetic and/or piezo-electric forces) inside every electronic component. Equally unwanted are the strongly distorting vibrations generated inside turntables by belts or rim drives, bearings, motors and above all by the stylus oscillating in the vinyl groove. In speakers, the mechanical movement of the cone or diaphragm transfers vibration into the speaker cabinet or frame. Our carefully controlled, easily duplicated listening experiments have proven that all these internally generated vibrations distort and muddy the music signal far more significantly than speaker-driven external airborne or floor-borne vibrations, quite contrary to the common wisdom.
Our brass footers are designed for the single purpose of cleanly draining as much internal vibrational energy as possible from electronics, turntables and speakers. We specifically optimized, by ear, our footers' shapes, contact points, material, alloy, and mass to maximize the vibrational energy transferred out of the gear and to minimize the energy reflected back. They do so more effectively and sound better than any competing footer or hybrid at any price.
Mounting components or speakers on standard isolating and damping devices (like springs, rubber feet, sand boxes, magnetic suspensions, or air cylinders/bladders) does the opposite of draining vibrational energy: it traps the sound-degrading vibrations inside the component or speaker, exacerbating the muddying of the music signals, especially in the bass frequencies.
