It’s true that musical tones are vibrations, but if you introduce ones that aren’t meant to be there, they ruin the musical experience. These unwanted ripples also affect the electrical components themselves (voltages are induced in them and fed into the signal), resulting in inaccuracies and noise in the music you hear.
The ball is the ideal shape. It only ever touches a single point on the pad, and likewise on anything flat that is placed on it. Physics tells us that a true single-point contact is excellent for minimizing vibration. The material further contributes to this: ceramic with the highest possible hardness, with only diamond being harder.
Another key factor is the material the pads are made of, their shape, and, of course, the precisely calculated placement of the balls.
Enter the micro/macro universe of Neohighend CERADISC anti-vibration pads.
