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Diminishing Returns
At 50 bucks used, the top of the british line Mission, the Cyrus 781+ a passively and actively modified acoustic room by my homemade methods, gives me in my 2 listening position (regular and nearfield) a sound so good that even if an upgrade would... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
I had pay peanuts for my dac and amplifier.... Peanuts for my speakers... My audio system sound quality is equal to most vinyl system under thousands of dollars....This debate is non sense....Because way to much relative to the price /quality invo... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
If I want to resume the lessons of this thread in a few words:The first law, which is the most fundamental audiophile law: " Dont upgrade before embedding it"Second law:" There exist 3 embeddings dimensions" : MECHANICAL(resonance-vibrations), EL... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
I forgot to say that there is a tiny Herkimer diamond completely filling a hole in the "golden stick"...That equilibrate the overall effect.... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
The "Golden Stick"6 inches by 1/4 inch wide shungite stick with 3 sides masked with copper tape...I cannot put a "golden plate" near my dac, then I solved the problem with the golden stick....Guess what : improvement in clarity....Cost 15 bucks...... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
If I was reading my own thread, like any stranger, for the first times, I will think that the OP of this thread is, if not crazy, certainly right... But how to decide?I will think that I must try by myself some of these controls tweaks about these... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
"Golden Plates"  UPDATE :I add 4 all along my electrical line: one under the Hard drive bank which have only a little one, 2 on the router of the house(total of 3 now), and finally another bigger one on the electrical main panel of the house(which... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
said the tape and tape head are not mechanically coupled. A rock on a cable Or router box are mechanically coupled, not electrically coupledThe fact that a rock is put near a router cannot be described by the expression"mechanically coupled" for ... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
But the tape and the tape head are not mechanically coupledA piece of rock on a cable or on the house router affect the sound and they are not electrically coupled either...An audio system is for me a UNITY emerging from the mechanical, electrical... 
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But you would think vibration is not (rpt not) an issue for cassettes, right?Are you serious?I know very well that  the mechanical problem linked to the  resonance-vibration affect ALL component...Even if it is not clear link at first look...  The... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
For sure you are right....Mysteries always prevail.... :) 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
Nobody pays any attention. Welcome to my world. I am a bit fool to complaint....Probably this disease confinement business made me a bit down ….I will go back to music and will wish you my best :) 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
Update:I added some 10 tiny Alaskans bowls or bells 9/32 inch or 7mm  on the wall to my right and left...Improvement  in timbre and imaging.... 2 are with Herkimer diamond inside for balancing  the others...I will install 50 more in few weeks.... ... 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
I dont give a damn about cables differences... There exist and they are not the first thing to address at all in the way to create our own Hi-FI heaven...Cables differences are minute differences compare to the controlled acoustical dimension of a... 
Simple question, or is it...
Good point! What specifically do you think the crystals/minerals are affecting? Just curious. You’ve had a lot of experience. You must have some ideas, yes? Same question for the metallurgy. I am not a scientist...I only know that all the differen...