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| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? What is it about Baltic birch? It seems popular in audio industry. | |
| Moderately priced audio What was the point?Wasn’t it that people describe their experiences with less expensive equipment? | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? "...led him to (incorrectly) conclude that he could use the entire globe of the Earth to conduct electrical energy."Who knows if that was truly incorrect. Even if it was, on an audiophile forum, we should cut him some slack for coming up with remo... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? geoffkait,You have made a good start on Marconi/Tesla story. Study some more, you will not regret it. Remember, there is a lots of bias and convenient attempts at ignoring facts on both sides of that story so being very critical while reading is o... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? More! I knew geoffkait can post something worth repeating.During the kindergarten field trip, that is.More!Let us young people enjoy the wit, if we cannot find wisdom. | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? geoffkait,Go with whatever you feel appropriate.In fact, I think that was Tesla himself who said to his nephew something to the effect of "Marconi is a good guy, he is using seventeen of my patents." Of course, those were tales told to children so... | |
| Moderately priced audio I do not think that people who buy McIntosh put price/performance high on their list of concerns. Looks definitely account for a lot there. | |
| Moderately priced audio uberwaltz,Now, when I think about it, you are right. I got scammed and never realized it. I also had one beach chair (around $5) which disintegrated after a few days. One bed (upgrade from mattress on the floor for 4 years prior to that) and that ... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? "The most fun of any car to have in the shop."Biturbo, hands down.Alfa 33 comes second. | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? geoffkait,I suggest you read a bit about Tesla's work, too. If for nothing else, but because Marconi was using a number of his patents for his work. Seventeen, if I remember correctly but I may be way off (many years have passed since I was in ear... | |
| Moderately priced audio yyzsantabarbara,I had SONY CFD-S33 ($100 at that time) boombox as my only home system for five years. It was standing on a stool from Wal-Mart ($16) in the middle of an empty (dining) room. In those days, if I wanted to feel like I have some more ... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? jburidan,The link starts with "inventor of wireless", but I think that was heavily challenged some time ago. I do not know about intricacies of those arguments, but Tesla had a patent for radio in 1940s.I should log off, too. I should have many mo... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? uberwaltz,geoffkait and I are both serious. | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? geoffkait,The thickness of the membrane(s) surrounding a brain was one of the parameters I had on my mind earlier in this thread about vibration. I would guess that Dura accounts for more than Pia and Arachnoidea together and would consider it muc... | |
| Moderately priced audio +1 geoffkaitThe manifesto of those who’ve not caught up. 🤗 |