crazytubepower Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 When Ever I get some good spl's in my system, about 85db my cd player starts to skip from vibration, what should I do to solve this? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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audiobliss69 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hmm. A lot of audiophiles suggest isolation blocks to keep jitter and whatnot to a minimum. I've never thought that'd do a whole lot (especially as I'm not a very critical listener), but something of that sort might suit you well. Maybe some small blocks of soft wood (like pine or some-such) or some rubber feet. I have some of those rubber cushions you're supposed to put on the inside of a door or a drawer so that it doesn't bang up against the door jam or dresser/chest/etc. That might do ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Cut two tennis balls in half and place them under your CD player with the fat side down. This should offer you some pretty good isolation. They of course can be painted black or whatever color to make it less obtrusive (you might also consider soaking them in water and peeling away at the fuzzies to give it a smoother look). Btw, where is your cd player located in relation to the speakers? If this mod doesn't work you can take it a step further and put a concrete tile on the tennis balls and then put the cd player on top. The extra mass helps resist vibrations. You can get a very nice looking black marble slab for like $20 at your local hardware or tile/flooring stores. I am curious as to how your turntable isn't feeding back or vibrating yet your cd player is... Btw, how do you know you're listening at 85dB? That's really quiet and I have a hard time it's making a cd player skip. (perhaps check the batteries in your SPL meter?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 My cd player is right to the side of my left speaker. This is only for a short while, intill we finish the built in desk in my room, then it will go in between the speakers. I am sure the position is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Is this another BS post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codhead Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Run over to Wal-Mart and pick up a can of tennis balls. Take a good serrated kitchen knife, and cut two of the balls in half. The four pieces can be used as kind of a "poor man's Vibrapod" to see if additional isolation between the shelf and the CD player will cure your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I bet the tennis balls would prove to be a good solution. Now, you've got me curious. *ahem* Do you really have a TT? And if so, and if you dislike CDs so much, why are you using them to listen to your new amp instead of LPs? Hope you can get your vibration problem solved. One solution may be to turn it down...[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codhead Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Looks like Dr. Who beat me to that one. As strange as it sounds, it actually works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 well I moved my player, and that solved the problem, simple solutions to lives most difficult problems. I will do the tennis ball mod however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 must work if multiple ppl are recommending it [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 And yes I do hate cd's. if you were around earlier you would of known I sold my turntable. I will be buying a new one soon, cause all my vinyl is lonley. But as of right now all I have it the cd player *barf* Hopefully around x-mas time I will have the money to buy a new turntable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 hey, nothing wrong with CD players! Try visiting a studio someday and tell me analog is handsdown more representative of the real source [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hope you're able to get your hands on another TT soon. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Where do you find your vinyl? How many LPs do you have? How do you store them and have them sorted? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 hey, nothing wrong with CD players! Try visiting a studio someday and tell me analog is handsdown more representative of the real source [] oh, but don't you know it's common practice to bash anything digital? everyone else does, so may as well join the crusade. i also find much irony in the fact that most of the people saying digital is crap are self admittedly using crappy forms of digital sources themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 oh, but don't you know it's common practice to bash anything digital? everyone else does, so may as well join the crusade. Just because it seems to be the bandwagon to jump on these days doesn't mean everyone who's against digital is on that bandwagon. Everyone has a right to their own opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 oh, but don't you know it's common practice to bash anything digital? everyone else does, so may as well join the crusade. Just because it seems to be the bandwagon to jump on these days doesn't mean everyone who's against digital is on that bandwagon. Everyone has a right to their own opinions. ah, yes, but sometimes people forget crappy analog can sound just as bad, if not worse, than crappy digital. calling digital "crap" is not proper opinion... it's mere ignorance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Perhaps a blanket statement calling all digital 'crap' would be ignorance. And you're right, digital and analog can be bad, and I also believe they both can be very good. It is quite difficult to debate such matters as this because it is all personal opinion. It's mere preference. It's all subjective. About all we can do is state what we think and why we think so. Anything beyond that is fruitless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 and I also believe they both can be very good. well that's exactly how i feel, too. except i've come across certain people who seem to think otherwise, deeming digital "crap" under any scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Jacksonbart -- James lied about his age because he felt that if everyone knew he was really just 15 he would be ignored and not taken seriously. He's embarrassed about it, and I don't see much point in beating him to death with it. Hey, you've got people around here using sockpuppets and involved in a much higher level of deception, and even though we know they're not "real", no one gives them any grief at all. James was very polite and respectful to me on the phone, and I'd just like everyone to remember what they were like when they were 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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