I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments?

Creativeness buy more satisfaction than only money...I am with you Elisabeth, many audiophiles want to pay big bucks to assure themselves...I dont have money then I must be creative because I dream of good sound music...Cheaper than cheap is my motto...and buying used... My  actual system is so musical that I am no more frustrated by costly one I cannot afford to buy...

Colored magnets is where it’s at. Uncolored magnets are what we call a local maximum. It’s kind of a long story. The applications are very specific. Not Willy Nilly. Maybe later. But I’m glad to see some people experimenting.

I will wait for your long story if you tell it...My best to you...

OK, Here goes nothin’

This is the page for colored 3/4” ceramic disc magnets from the PWB Electronics web page. Keep in mind these are only slightly magnetic. The real PWB Magnadiscs are treated but you can do pretty well with stock ceramic magnets. Just not as good as the real macaw! Metaphors be with you!

Timely tip, spray ceramic magnets first with white primer, then spray on color of your choice. That way you get good solid pure color magnets.

Another tip, PWB now has a universal Rainbow MagnaBlock that replaces all the colored ceramic discs. No fuss, no worry. Priced right! Buy a bunch! 

http://pwbelectronics.co.uk/product/colouredmd/colouredmd.html

Ok thanks for these guide...I will experiment with that for sure...

One thing to keep in mind. This colored magnet thing is really an illustration of the power of COLOR with respect to sound quality, not so much the power of MAGNETISM since the colored discs are actually very low magnetism. It doesn’t help to use more powerful magnets. The Rainbow MagnaBlock from PWB is also only very slightly magnetic.

And I don’t wish to complicate this too much, gentle readers, or frighten away any newbies, but I should add this whole colored magnet thing is an excellent example of how some things that are not (rpt not) in the signal path by any stretch of the imagination affect the sound. E.g., colored magnets on bookshelves, glass windows, computers, iPads, books, etc.

I've tried the thickest, heaviest magnetic kitchen mats and they do zilch, nothing, nada to the sound or picture.  Go ahead and experiment as I did.  It cost me bupkis to try a half dozen.  One E-Mat on the main power panel-wow!  Try it, I recommend it (instead of TC at half the price) as it is refundable/returnable.  

Gee, you say magnets do zilch. But you should have heard something. Magnets hurt the sound. Magnets and electromagnetic waves clash. That’s why you get better sound by wrapping mu metal around large transformers. It absorbs the magnetic field. It’s also why removing the big ferrous door of the breaker box panel improves the sound. No angry emails please, I’m not advocating removing the panel door permanently, it’s just an example.

That’s rather odd since for a long time folks have been reporting that replacing ferrous speaker driver screws with non-ferrous screws improves the sound. Can you both be right? 😳

Now you’re getting somewhere! Next up, remove all of them. 

Going from the High fidelity MC 6 Hemisphere to the High Fidelity Pro Power conditioner-wow

Oh, no he didn’t!

benjie
Where did you get the rare earth magnets at? How did you place them on your speakers (one on ever screw?) woofers mid range tweeters?Thanks Pete

Biggest improvement in SQ came from meticulous setup and room treatments. Nothing sexy (no new flashy gear to show off). Bigger change than any gear swap ever. Remember, the setup and room will give you at least 50% of the sound you will hear. Most audiophiles never fully address the room issues because the listening room is also the living room. I'm fortunate to have a dedicated listening room (with treatment).

Inakustik Reference AC-3500P power filter installed upstream of core AC-powered gear (Transport, DAC and active ATC SCM20-2 monitors; Teo Audio preamp doesn’t require power). Best improvement in my system in quite awhile.

SM integrated IC assemblies a close second. 

[NDM discs still in testing mode<—for Geoff’s benefit.]

So, I'm not at all sure, but this is likely my first post here...

I was 'gobsmacked' all over again earlier this week when my Sonic Frontiers SFD-1 DAC arrived back home from having a transformer replaced by Parts Connexion.  Having been without CD playback capability for three weeks or so, putting it all back together and then putting on "Straighten up and Fly Right" by Diana Krall just blew me away.  My system is now getting pretty old, but, to my tired old ears, it's still got some magic.  A lot of that magic probably comes from my heavily modified 1972 Klipschorns (mids from TAD 2001 drivers into tractrix horns, uppers from JBL 2404s, and ALK 120db/octave networks).