jpm Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 My Rega Planet cd player is centered between my 7's... about 4' from the speakers on each side. The cdp is not in my rack. It's on top of the fireplace mantel. At killer volumes with rock muzak the cd will jump a bit (probably from the wall vibration), ceasing this nastiness as soon as I roll it down to 130 decibels or so. Will vibrapods (the $6 ea. models) eliminate this annoyance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 At killer volumes with rock muzak the cd will jump a bit (probably from the wall vibration), ceasing this nastiness as soon as I roll it down to 130 decibels or so. Will vibrapods (the $6 ea. models) eliminate this annoyance? As soon as I roll it DOWN to 130 decibels or so??? Jesus... Ummmm.... You might need more than Vibrapods here. The Rega Planet already has some pretty nice feet for vibration (they did away with the flimsy transport and hard mounted it for sonic reasons - it brings more vibration probs if you dont have a good stand and are too near the speaker). Everyhing I have put under it from cones to Navcom pucks has been less of an improvement, sonically. You can always try them and send them back. However, if you have some tennis balls on hand, you can cut them in half and try this to get an idea, using three halves to test, saving some ducats in the process. Have you tried going into the rack? Is it a dedicated rack with spike feet or a makeshift rack? To tell you the truth, having the player do well at 130dB is a good start. Im surprised you even HEARD it skip! heh.... Like I stated, the Rega has an excellent Sony transport that is fixed, but your whole house might be vibrating beyond even vibrapod/navcom/floating in air status. Try the tennis balls for a starter.kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 It's only when I crank 'em to show a friend what it'll do that I have the problem. No body in their right mind, including me, could stand that level for more than a minute or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 When you say 130dB exactly where and with what are you measuring these levels? What speaker and in what size room are you acheiving this with? Do you have any idea how loud that is? I like my music loud at times but 130dB is just plain insane. Few minutes of that will result in perminent long term hearing damage. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 No meter for measuring. Just my gut feeling that it is beyond stupid loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 When my brother was using our dad's turntable years ago, it sat on the bottom shelf of a solid walnut credenza with an 18" DIY subwoofer enclosure sitting off to its side less than a foot away. He placed these virgin tennis balls underneath the Technics, and no matter how loudly he played his system, that stylus never skipped a beat on all his Cure and Depech Mode LP singles! This was back when he was driving our dad's Cornwalls with a 150 watt harman/kardon AV55 receiver...with his RadioShack digital SPL meter he'd easily measure over 120dB on peaks; nevertheless, those tennis balls (as ridiculous as they looked) seemed to do the trick![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intotubes Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 With a meter, you would be surprised how loud just 110dB is. It's obnoxious. Ok for occasional slamming but it'll still cause damage. Your ears are the best piece of audiophile gear you have. Don't want to hurt 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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