Awesome Audiophile Snake Oil

Sorbothane is a legit shock-absorbing material - watch at 1:48 for the attempted hand-smashing (it's actually pretty impressive):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVN98EwM3l0

yeesh

Hate the marketing, not the material! Hahaha

Place them anywhere you have vibration and let your components deliver better performance.

pretend you don't have any context whatsoever for the above sentence.

seems quite rude + intrusive now, doesn't it? with all due respect, what could you possibly know about my components?

sorbothane does seem pretty cool. unfortunately the link posted seems to be the going rate

goddamn it I'm gonna end up buying this crap

Pretty easily debunked - sorbothane is a high impedance material for physical vibration, so it would absorb vibration passing from one thing to another. You can't place it on something and expect it to "suck in" vibration, or stick it to something vibrating in the hope of damping it down; mass is pretty much the only way to do that.
Also worth pointing out that sound is, y'know, vibration, so I wouldn't be keen on a material that absorbed ambient vibration around my audio system.

i was thinking it'd be good to use as speaker feet? or turntable feet?

For sure, I’m just guessing they hope people will use it like magic stones

xps according to sorbothane.com, it can be used both for vibration isolation and vibration damping, so not sure that is correct:

https://www.sorbothane.com/technical-data/articles/vibration-damping/

Is it named after Kevin Sorbo

lol

Urethane is named after Kevin Sorbo's urethra

pls stop posting about that person. thanks.

xps I think that describes two different modes of reducing vibration between things, not sucking it out of the air. I’m sure it would prevent e.g. sound from bouncing off a surface (which is also a coupling thing) but I strongly doubt you’d unwrap a sorbothane mat and the room would go quiet.

people I think we all need to consider this incredible breakthrough: I present the ground box.
https://www.entreq.com/en-GB/products/ground-boxes-17667704
Sceptical? What if I told you that

By attaching an Entreq ground box with Eartha cables to your gear, you can eliminate high-frequency pollution, resulting in more detailed and clear music. You will experience a better flow, more air, and improved dynamics.
It's like driving a car with the handbrake on and then releasing it, everything works smoother.

oh I need a whole bunch of these

they tried not to advertise their prices but I can't be deterred in my pursuit of a box with some plates in it https://www.futureshop.co.uk/brands-category/entreq/entreq-grounding-boxes

reminds me of an orgone box https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgone

New username harvested from the ground box website...

hat tip to the "Eartha" cable name