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| Powercord to tame brightness and add musicality Hi Nick,You may want to investigate whether the brightness you are experiencing is the result of vibration contamination. If it is (and I have found that one of the sonic symptoms of some types of vibration is an elevation in the brightness region... | |
| Microphonic Amps? Hi Gaffer,A tube that is exhibiting a microphonic condition adds an unwanted contribution to the signal flowing through the component. The microphonic signal added to the original signal takes us further away from faithfully reproducing the instru... | |
| Isolation For Rega P3 Hi PJH99,The maple board does resonate (as does all natural wood) which may be contributiing to the brightness you are experiencing. It is best to avoid materials that resonate (wood, acrylic, etc.) and materials that ring (stone, metal, etc.) as ... | |
| Isolation For Rega P3 Hi Jeff,We have had a great many excellent reports from people that use our Big Rock platform under the Rega. The Big Rock is the original "sandbox" type of platform. DIY versions of the Big Rock, however, typically do not perform to the same leve... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Question? Hi KJL,I beleive you would want to use the term "sensitivity" rather than "efficiency". Best,Barry | |
| Installing Bucket Magnets Hi Slappy,The added mass to the rear of the driver will change its resonance characteristics. The voicing of the speaker system in the range of that driver may be affected. Best,Barry Kohan | |
| Subwoofer Isolation, what do you think... Hi Newbee,Thank you for your clarification.Yes, it is critical that the support that is under the component not add its own negative contribution. That is why the choice of materials is very important. I do not recommend using materials that tend ... | |
| Subwoofer Isolation, what do you think... Hi Sailfishben,Each large size IsoNode foot can support a maximum of 10.5 pounds. They are normally sold in sets of four and the set can hold a maximum of 42 pounds. If the component or speaker exceeds that weight, additional IsoNode feet can be p... | |
| Subwoofer Isolation, what do you think... Hi TWL,I believe that you may have misinterpreted Newbee's post. He was not discussing whether to isolate or couple the subwoofer. He was suggesting that air-borne vibration was the major issue in Sailfishben's system and that he should attend to ... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling As long as the evaluation includes the complete vibration control system I described above I would also welcome a comparison.I would also like to say that I have nothing against Tom, either personally or professionally. I do not know him and I do ... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling Hi All,Anyone interested can see laboratory measurements of a speaker system with and without the vibration control system I described. Here is the link:http://www.brightstaraudio.com/new_page_6.htmorlinkFigure 1 shows the frequency response of a ... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling Hi Tom,Tom asks: "Are there no losses in conversion?"Converting to what? If you are asking about the conversion from mechanical energy to thermal energy in the vibration control system I described the answer is yes, there is a great deal of loss w... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling Hi Tom,Thank you for your comments. It seems that I must have not been as clear as I intended. Please allow to explain again in more detail. The vibration control system which I designed and described utilizes a high-mass, high-absorption platform... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling Hi Newbee,I can empathize with people who may feel overwhelmed with the numerous (seemingly) conflicting theories and the multitude of products on the market. The most important aspect to vibration control is understanding the nature of the proble... | |
| Spikes versus wall coupling Hi Joe,Optimally, the speaker will be place on the Plinth (top plate) of our Big Rock platform. The special coating on our products is not only non-resonant, it is slightly textured. This textured surface has the ability to contour to the bottom o... |