Feet for wiim improves sound

[AudioPervert]

Why amplifiers have feet ? Is it only for distributing the device weight and not damaging the furniture they sit on?

I dunno but maybe better airflow underneath? It shouldnt hurt the device in any way that im aware off

 

[phunny12000]

Decks cd transports and anything with moving parts including speakers need isolation feet really, also never! Have speakers on the same "shelf" or base because of vibration that could actually damage stuff

 

[onlyoneme]

What about the streamer? How feet improve the sound?

 

[steadyshot]

What about the streamer? How feet improve the sound?

Vibration can cause distortion , temperature increase affects the clock … and also the device will be cooler thus contributing to longevity . I am hypothesising now

However compared to left and right channel peq I guess the improvement will be minute

 

[slartibartfast]

What about the streamer? How feet improve the sound?

They probably have the same effect as the bananas.

 

[harkpabst]

Have speakers on the same "shelf" or base because of vibration that could actually damage stuff

I don't necessarily advocate placing speakers on the same shelf as ??? (whatever), but I'd be interested to hear what stuff could get damaged.

My speakers and WiiM Amp reside on the same sideboard and so far not even the glass lampshade of the lamp on the same surface broke.

 

[jed1]

 

[phunny12000]

I don't necessarily advocate placing speakers on the same shelf as ??? (whatever), but I'd be interested to hear what stuff could get damaged.

My speakers and WiiM Amp reside on the same sideboard and so far not even the glass lampshade of the lamp on the same surface broke.

If you have a vinyl deck it's obviously going to effect the sound through vibration and movement of the stylus and cd players similar
Also strong magnets inside speakers
I know speakers built for near TVs used to have magnetic isolation but can't remember what that was called

 

[Doublej]

Back in the day of CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TVs, speakers needed to be shielded if they were going to be put near the CRT or the picture would be distorted from the magnets on the speaker drivers.

 

[d6jg]

If you have a vinyl deck it's obviously going to effect the sound through vibration and movement of the stylus and cd players similar
Also strong magnets inside speakers
I know speakers built for near TVs used to have magnetic isolation but can't remember what that was called

magnetically shielded

 

[phunny12000]

Cheers,was totally stuck, and wudda kept stressing lol

 

[Casing3884]

Useful for those really annoying images on hifi forums where some can't post a pic of their audio setup without their feet or socks in the frame. Should be banned

100% this.

 

[BowsAndArrows]

Vibration can cause distortion , temperature increase affects the clock … and also the device will be cooler thus contributing to longevity . I am hypothesising now

However compared to left and right channel peq I guess the improvement will be minute

people who are saying "if vinyl or CD, then yes this makes a difference, otherwise no": you're missing something...

all these devices depend on master clocks to reproduce your holy "bit perfect" media, like metronomes or the conductor in an orchestra. in the WiiMs they are quartz crystal oscillators (XO).

quartz crystals in all of these "solid state" devices are actually mechanical resonators. If the oscillator is subjected to physical vibration (from transformers, fans, footfalls, or the speakers themselves), the crystal can “pick up” this vibration, modulating its frequency slightly. (microphonics) this can translate into smearing or harshness in the sound.

 

[EddNog]

people who are saying "if vinyl or CD, then yes this makes a difference, otherwise no": you're missing something...

all these devices depend on master clocks to reproduce your holy "bit perfect" media, like metronomes or the conductor in an orchestra. in the WiiMs they are quartz crystal oscillators (XO).

quartz crystals in all of these "steady state" devices are actually mechanical resonators. If the oscillator is subjected to physical vibration (from transformers, fans, footfalls, or the speakers themselves), the crystal can “pick up” this vibration, modulating its frequency slightly. (microphonics) this can translate into smearing or harshness in the sound.

Would you say this also applies to the coils in linear power supplies?

-Ed

 

[mkp1969]

Placing a banana on either side of the wiim will improve sound too.

Under no circumstances use one banana as the intermingled flux of potassium will create intermodulated channel distortion on the other channel. For ideal performance use two bananas. Also use calibrated calipers to get the distance of the bananas to the wiim correct.

But you must never use plantains as the higher starch content can cause discombobulated but rot in your cables.

 

[hgo58]

people who are saying "if vinyl or CD, then yes this makes a difference, otherwise no": you're missing something...

all these devices depend on master clocks to reproduce your holy "bit perfect" media, like metronomes or the conductor in an orchestra. in the WiiMs they are quartz crystal oscillators (XO).

quartz crystals in all of these "solid state" devices are actually mechanical resonators. If the oscillator is subjected to physical vibration (from transformers, fans, footfalls, or the speakers themselves), the crystal can “pick up” this vibration, modulating its frequency slightly. (microphonics) this can translate into smearing or harshness in the sound.

In theory yes but we are not talking about atomic clock pression. The crystals used in consumer electronics have shock-absorbing mounts, vacuum-sealed enclosures, and vibration-dampening materials added. No additional dampning is needed unless there is a very strong vibration at the crystals natural frequency near by.

 

[Deleted member 11838]

Another piece of nonsense, seen on Amazon, review...

 

[Deleted member 24058]

 

[EddNog]

Another piece of nonsense, seen on Amazon, review...

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To be fair, I keep some of these doorstops around just because occasionally one might have a piece of gear that's too small and light weight and won't sit still due to attached cables (for example, my Apple TV 4K, and I don't even have particularly thick/stiff/heavy HDMI or power cables connected to it), and the weights come in handy for keeping them from sliding out of place.

Doesn't change the sound, though.

-Ed

 

[Wiimer]

Another piece of nonsense, seen on Amazon, review...

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Put it on the Mini, and it will factory reset after 10 seconds