Copied from an online ad for what I thought was one of the worlds most respectable amplifier manufactures
unique three-point support foot "Stress-less Foot" is employed to enable stable installation without being affected by even the slightest distortion of the floor surface. Unlike conventional foot, the Stress-less foot is designed not to fix to the chassis directly, allowing it to vibrate freely to achieve a more natural sound.
The foot, made of machined steel, is not firmly fixed, but is mounted hanging from the bottom, enabling a more natural and rich sound with a sense of sound source deployment similar to that of a conventional pinpoint spike foot.
Yes they are talking about the amplifier not speakers
Opinions???🙂
unique three-point support foot "Stress-less Foot" is employed to enable stable installation without being affected by even the slightest distortion of the floor surface. Unlike conventional foot, the Stress-less foot is designed not to fix to the chassis directly, allowing it to vibrate freely to achieve a more natural sound.
The foot, made of machined steel, is not firmly fixed, but is mounted hanging from the bottom, enabling a more natural and rich sound with a sense of sound source deployment similar to that of a conventional pinpoint spike foot.
Yes they are talking about the amplifier not speakers
Opinions???🙂
The common goal seems to be to damp, not to promote physical vibrations in audio equipment? 🙂
It also includes what I consider to be the debunked MQA decoding. So that tells me everything I need to know. That system where the company actively blocks independent end to end testing of its performance and provides no measurements itself.
"MQA full decoding
The AI-303 supports MQA full decoding to enjoy studio master quality sound, from any digital inputs USB-C, HDMI, Coaxial and Optical inputs from MQA streaming and MQA CD from CD player via digital connection."
TEAC is apparently not what it used to be.
"MQA full decoding
The AI-303 supports MQA full decoding to enjoy studio master quality sound, from any digital inputs USB-C, HDMI, Coaxial and Optical inputs from MQA streaming and MQA CD from CD player via digital connection."
TEAC is apparently not what it used to be.
I absolutely do not believe an amplifier needs to “vibrate freely” for its output to be correct. Heaven forbid something interrupt it from vibrating, what might happen? Nothing.
Vibration transfer to the equipment from the loudspeakers does not appear to be what they are addressing, and would be more applicable to hollow-state amplification and physical analog sources. Instead, their target seems to be audio nervosa.
Vibration transfer to the equipment from the loudspeakers does not appear to be what they are addressing, and would be more applicable to hollow-state amplification and physical analog sources. Instead, their target seems to be audio nervosa.
I think they just mean it won't rattle against the surface as its simply supported at three points. Everyone else assumes desks and shelves are flat enough for felt-pads on the feet to spread the load equally on four feet. Felt/rubber pads should be enough for stable foot contact.
I know that microphonics can affect amp performance , but hopefully the designers considered
this.
Actual circuit design , like the NFB network , type of VAS/OPS and power supply design will determine
character - Not fancy feet !
OS
this.
Wow , what snake oil !!
Actual circuit design , like the NFB network , type of VAS/OPS and power supply design will determine
character - Not fancy feet !
OS