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Importance of Vibration Control in High-End Audiophile Equipment

High-end audiophile systems prioritize pristine sound reproduction, where even minor mechanical vibrations can degrade audio quality. These vibrations introduce distortions, noise, and timing errors, particularly affecting sensitive components like turntables and tube amplifiers. Effective vibration management is essential for optimal performance, as it preserves signal integrity.

 

Sources of Vibration

• External and Environmental Sources - Foot traffic, HVAC systems, traffic, and structural vibrations from buildings.

• Internal Sources -  Equipment operation, including turntable motors, speaker drivers, and spinning discs.

• Acoustic Feedback -  Sound waves from speakers interacting with components.

 

Impact on High-End Audiophile Equipment

• Turntables - Stylus sensitivity to external vibrations can cause skips or surface noise, while internal motor and platter vibrations affect speed stability.

• Speakers - Cabinet resonances can color sound, with vibrations transmitted to floors and walls.

• Amplifiers/DACs - Microphonic tubes in tube amplifiers or interference on circuit boards can degrade performance.

• Digital Components - Potential jitter in clocks or disc read errors in CD players and DACs.

 

Analysis of Vibration Sources

• The primary vibrations affecting high-end audiophile equipment originate from three main sources.

• These vibrations manifest in two directions: from the equipment itself (top) and from the ground (bottom).

• The amplitude of these two types of vibrations varies significantly.

 

Our Design Direction

• Isolation from external environmental disturbances and vibrations generated by the audiophile equipment.

• Collecting vibrations from the audiophile equipment and redirecting them away from sensitive components.

• Stabilizing audiophile devices against their inherent vibrations as well as external vibrations.

• Developing effective methods to isolate these two types of vibrations within a system is our primary design goal for the “Leo Levitation System.”

 

Leo Levitation System

• The Leo Levitation System incorporates two groups of levitation mechanisms within a single unit.

• The upper section is designed to manage vibrations from high-end audiophile equipment or speakers.

• The lower section addresses vibrations originating from the ground.

• Between the top and bottom parts lies a robust and highly efficient control center that absorbs vibrations from both ends.

• This control center, developed by our engineering team, harmonizes vibrations from both the upper and lower units.

• The system features a double levitation mechanism to isolate different levels of vibration.

• To counteract the high amplitude of vibrations at the top, we have implemented multi-layer damping felt in the upper levitation system, which distributes vibrations from spikes in equipment to the sides of the LEO surface.

• This distribution of vibrational force enhances the momentum directed toward the center of the levitation mechanism.​​​​​​