Most of the test equipment I use for product development and testing are imbalanced with some cpoments on the heavy side and some on the lighter side. Sometimes I think there's a bit too much concern about weight, but the question is always relevamt and a good one to revisit.Awhile ago on this thread I think, someone inquired about using the footers under a light weight chassis (Aqua DAC I believe). He thought it might be a good idea to put some weight on top of chassis. Joe answered that damping the chassis might be counterproductive, but was not sure.
Has there been any more testing on this?
I have an Atmasphere MP3 preamp that is overall pretty light but significantly heavier on one side. It seems intuitive to me that weighting the chassis would make sense for no other reason than distributing the weight to the footers more evenly.
What do you think, Joe? Thanks
I get concerned when a component is tiny and light, like an Ifi DAC. For this, i balance the DAC on 2 CS2M 1.0s. When I play Bluetooth through my phone, I put the phone on a single CS2M 1.5. There's a clearly audible improvement in sound in both cases.....it's overkill; certainly not a "gotta do".
I think the feet are fine for a 19lb component of substantial dimension like yours. I remain in the camp of please don’t use weights. The problem is the tendency for a certain "hardness" to develop after a week or two. Because of the delay in this audible evolution, there's a possibility we forget the root cause and take off on a tangent looking for a cure to a "new problem". Been there, done that, toured with the band, got kicked off the bus, found religion, went into rehab recovered and don't do it anymore.
I hope this helps.