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DaveF wrote: For EMI isolation and to also protect against the IC's giving off emissions themselves. You'll see plenty of this type of metal canned or sheilded versions for military & aerospace applications.

Sure & a brass block on a CPU might just isolate it from emitting EMI, also. Just saying!

If these devices are operating in hazardous enviroments where they might get kicked around then yeah isolation or bracing etc can be applied to the devices/pcbs to alleviate mechanical problems.

Well for clocks, it doesn't need to be kicked around for a measurable effect to be caused at it's output

Some Optics on the other hand are prone to vibration: lasers, inferometers and fibre optic cabling but only at frequencies in the THz range.

I'm not sure if you are talking about the Triboelectric effect or not but any time two different materials are rubbed together (as can be caused by vibrations) a small electric charge is generated within both materials - a static charge. I could see this having an effect on small signal carrying devices, cables etc.

Again, the audibility of such effects in audio circuits is not something I'm attesting to, just pointing out that the possible underlying mechanisms are well known.

Used a grinder/sharpener to reduce the four corners of my brass foo to allow it sit flush
on the cpu cover. Put a small lump of granite on top also (sure why not).
Powered up and it all still works. With the new version of MQn 8.06avx2 and I think the Lampizator is now well
run in I am very happy with the sound. Just enjoying listening to music these days so not removing/putting back in
etc. That can wait for another day.

Sorry Tony, but I gotta call it!!!! No way are you leaving that alone for more than a couple of days.....

tony wrote:Just enjoying listening to music these days so not removing/putting back in
etc. That can wait for another day.

Gotta get a lump of brass for testing
I will be ecstatic if it has any positive effect what so ever
I was skeptical about the 3m 5100s sheets but in certain spots a defined improvement

May be we need a mythbusters thread

nige2000 wrote: May be we need a mythbusters thread

Good idea, Nige!!

Fran wrote:Sorry Tony, but I gotta call it!!!! No way are you leaving that alone for more than a couple of days.....

tony wrote:Just enjoying listening to music these days so not removing/putting back in
etc. That can wait for another day.

Took me a few days to figure this one out! I am assuming it is aimed at my seemingly restless nature in tweaking but tbh Fran I am
in the tuppence hapenny place compared to Nigel and Pearse. Sure it has taken me over a year to do the pico bit.
Photo is very PFMish in style very unlike your usual high quality shots. Surely a brass thread could have illicted a more flattering photo?

Ah, I was only messing!!!


Fran

Fran wrote:Ah, I was only messing!!!Fran

That may be so Fran but tweaks involving brass are no laughing matter!

theses are what you need tony


about 10 sets should take you to audio heaven seriously :)

nige2000 wrote:theses are what you need tony


about 10 sets should take you to audio heaven seriously :)

Talk about having a 'brass' neck lol!