Although the components of an audio system appear to be sitting still on a shelf or stand, if we were to investigate carefully we would find that they are in fact resonating, or vibrating. These vibrations are caused by many factors. Power supplies that are receiving an AC (Alternating Current) power feed often resonate at the same frequency as the fundamental current (50/60Hz). In all of our equipment, as different electronic components become energized they resonate at different frequencies.

Mechanical energy from the rotation of motors, platters & drives propagate through the components & the system. The actual sound waves themselves that are emanating from our loudspeakers are also interacting with our components. Furthermore, when something resonates, the surrounding materials bounce the resonance back, sometimes at slightly different frequencies. An audio system playing music is often an environment with a multitude of resonance energy at play, similar to a pond with a surface disturbed by lots of pebbles randomly thrown into the pond at different times.

These mechanical vibrations have a huge impact on the performance of the components in our system and importantly, audibly degrade the sound quality of our system. This can be easily demonstrated and many audiophiles who pay attention to resonance mitigation & the mechanical isolation of their components attest that the sonic improvements are significant. In fact, all manufacturers of high-end audio equipment will tell us that you can’t actually hear the full potential of what their equipment is capable of without proper mechanical isolation.

Ansuz have created the innovative Darkz series which are a range of efficient devices to ground all components in a high-end audio system. They are mechanically tuned to allow vibrations a path out of the component and to keep various components individually isolated. The sonic improvement caused by Ansuz Darkz are undeniable.