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It is a complex subject, and the answer might just come to it depends...Spikes don't drain energy. It does not act as a one-way valve but more like a 2-way street. Therefore, using a viscous substance that converts the energy to heat is often part of an excellent solution to the challenge. Don't underestimate a bit of Prestik... It works like a charm.Mass loading could work to manage resonances, but then it must be extremely heavy; stored energy doesn't go anywhere and is released a fraction later as heavy structures can't be damped so easily. . A light but rigid structure ( composite materials like Carbon, Glass or even high-quality plywood) does "ring" more easily, but because the structure is light, it can be more easily damped. For example, vivid and the new Magico speakers fall into this category. (Newton's law that says a heavy object in motion is difficult to bring to a standstill)It is perhaps worthwhile considering that a good solution might be a combination of several strategies, such as mass loading, increasing the rigidity of structures and damping.
It is a complex subject, and the answer might just come to it depends...
Spikes don't drain energy. It does not act as a one-way valve but more like a 2-way street. Therefore, using a viscous substance that converts the energy to heat is often part of an excellent solution to the challenge. Don't underestimate a bit of Prestik... It works like a charm.
Mass loading could work to manage resonances, but then it must be extremely heavy; stored energy doesn't go anywhere and is released a fraction later as heavy structures can't be damped so easily. . A light but rigid structure ( composite materials like Carbon, Glass or even high-quality plywood) does "ring" more easily, but because the structure is light, it can be more easily damped. For example, vivid and the new Magico speakers fall into this category. (Newton's law that says a heavy object in motion is difficult to bring to a standstill)
It is perhaps worthwhile considering that a good solution might be a combination of several strategies, such as mass loading, increasing the rigidity of structures and damping.
