Vibrapods: How can something this cheap be this good?

[Hyfi]

After I looked at your link and saw the ISOL-PADs for $25 big ones I laughed. Boy what a rip off. The reason why I say that is, years ago I use to do HVAC instalation and we used those ISOL-PADS to balance and stop the vibration of many of the furnaces we installed in the attics. We would also use them to balance the condensers on the outside of the house as well. The funny thing is that we would have to go to the HVAC parts house and get a lot more of the ISOL-PADS cheaper than $25. Dont think they where called by the same name but the product looks the same.

frenchmon

I sort of insulted the guy who designed them the first time we met. I did not know he designed them when I chuckled out loud about the price and told him about my sheet sorbothane. Then he said they were his design and product.

[bfalls]

I've heard halved racquetballs and squash balls do a good job of isolation. Anyone have any experience with them? I've used both Vibrapods and Little Feet Sorbothane isolators with good results.

[Hyfi]

I've heard halved racquetballs and squash balls do a good job of isolation. Anyone have any experience with them? I've used both Vibrapods and Little Feet Sorbothane isolators with good results.

I also isolate my ams and Dynaudio speakers with Granite slabs. At one time I placed Tennis balls under the amp slap and the sorbothane between slab and amp.

LOL, I don't have a clue if it did anything but it made me feel like it did. Cheap Tweaks whether they work or not are great for the ego since they don't cost much.

[frenchmon]

I also isolate my ams and Dynaudio speakers with Granite slabs. At one time I placed Tennis balls under the amp slap and the sorbothane between slab and amp.

LOL, I don't have a clue if it did anything but it made me feel like it did. Cheap Tweaks whether they work or not are great for the ego since they don't cost much.

Did you get any improvement with your speakers? Im interested if that tweak works.

[frenchmon]

I sort of insulted the guy who designed them the first time we met. I did not know he designed them when I chuckled out loud about the price and told him about my sheet sorbothane. Then he said they were his design and product.

Well all I know is that we used them in North Carolina when I was a HVAC TECH. They where a common thing to use to cut down the vibrations and to balance furnaces and coils up in attics. As you can imagine, the furnace either sat upright or laid on its side on a wood platform or the rafters and would vibrate. The pads would stop the vibrations.The only thing that looks different about the ones in your link is that the rubber is on the top and bottom with a cork looking substance in the middle. The ones we used where shaped just like those but it was rubber all the way through. They even had the same groves on the top and bottom and about the same size. He very well could have had them made but with cork in the middle instead of solid rubber. But I assure you it was not original with him. They have been used in HVAC for years.

frenchmon