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rixthetrick

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Very bright SC and IC with coherence in imaging, soundstaging and timing
Just out of curiosity, does it have a dip in the frequency response at about 2Khz?I am surprised the designer used that driver and didn't accommodate for it in the crossover. I would be interested in what the bass driver is that is being used with... 
Putting weights on speakers?
@mglik - I am sorry I can't tell you what is used specifically.But a tuned mass with vibration isolation as per the ETI AMG topper is better than simply plonking extra mass on the cabinet. Of course, that is unless you're supremely lucky and you d... 
Putting weights on speakers?
@maghister - My wife dont have access to my audio room and dont want to either.... :) that is brilliant, one day I aspire to have that kind of love..hehehehe 
Putting weights on speakers?
Mike Lenehan of Lenehan Audio developed this same technology maybe 10 years ago and eventually sold it to ETI. Some of you may know who Keith Eichman ETI research? @mglik I have had them for some years now, and it's well established technology.Spr... 
What do you sit on?
@ tt1man - I bought my wife a saddle chair for her dental hygiene work, it's really quite good for her sitting 8 hours a day hunched over patients.Made in Norway!  
is this the greatest live band of all time?
+1 tomreep U2 - 360 tour for me thoughQueen, every single time! 
High Powered Holographic Amplifiers
Can room treatment assist the rest of the system to create the "holographic" effect already being achieved?I'm already building quadratic diffusers, next will be absorption and diffusion. And I'm betting I'm going to need a measurement device to b... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
@geoffkait Some time ago I watched a compelling documentary where after showing the differences in time from outer space, and different points on Earth.Then the discussion went into gravitational time dilation. Gravity slows the passage of time si... 
A challenge to the "measurement" camp
@geoffkait Could the effect known as gravity, in fact be the observation of an object moving at an accelerated rate into a Spacetime where time is slower? 
powercords
Following advice in this forum, I ventured into my first aftermarket cable being the Synergistic Research Master Coupler X2. There was a noticeable improvement, much the same as kingbarbuda describes that he perceived in his system. I have just pa... 
Which USB Re Clocker
What USB Cable are you using?I worked for Curious Cables in Australia, I am sure there are plenty of reviews online for what they do. 
What speaker has the best high frequencies?
X3-06 EXOTIC T35 But I have heard them also with a solid copper modified baffle.SEASExotic-T35Tweeters(CopperFaceplate)The brass terminals were replaced with copper tubes, and the leads crimped and soldered. 1500-25KHz 
The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth
Diamonds .. huh..I always thought the hardest natural thing on Earth was my ex mother in laws heart. Maybe I was wrong, as there’s been a lot of pubs (public bars) in Australia selling beers reportedly as cold as ex mother in law's heart..Diamonds... 
Magico Mini 2
The Homages are still some of my fav of the Sonus Fabers. 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
I have wound inductors, soldered crossovers, upgraded components in amplifiers, built many many cables, and speakers.... However, before any of that, and before my Instrumentation and electronics degree, I was already an audiophile.I consider myse...