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uberdine,Basalt? I will see if I can get hold of some. How heavy is the chunk?You stated, " If a tweak isn't jaw-dropping, it's not a tweak, it's nonsense." I tend to agree. I agree with you about expectation bias.You stated, "Turns out you absol... 
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jeffrey75,You stated, "In short they are still doing what they are designed to and believe sabai is creating a field to keep EMI and RF out with magnets as well."This is correct. toddverrone,You need to read geoffkait carefully since he often waff... 
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geoffkait,What I was referring to was your generalized statement that "In fact magnetism, generally speaking, is very bad for the sound." I am not the only one who has found that magnets greatly improve the sound. 
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geoffkait,You stated,  "In fact magnetism, generally speaking, is very bad for the sound." Not in my system. There are many people who use magnetic cables and find them superior to non-magnetic cables.Please note that my earlier posting did not re... 
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I will use two specific examples from my system to illustrate my point. I have used single neodymium magnets (N50) at the breaker (as per the above posting) and on the QOL (as per the above posting). In neither case was the effect with a single ne... 
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Disclosure: I am not associated with any audio company and I am not using this forum to promote any products from any audio company or any audio-related company. My experience has shown that neodymium magnets sometimes work much better in packets ... 
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knghifi and stringreen,I use neodymium magnets in various ways. They do great things on the QOL. I have a packet of 12 on each side of the QOL face plate. I have my DAC and transport stacked with a packet of 12 right between them. I recently put a... 
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toddverrone,The speaker wires. 
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Looks like not much happening lately in the world of DIY. 
Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?
geoffkait,Thanks for this interesting information. 
Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?
geoffkait,Since you seem to have experience with horizontal storage can you be a bit more specific other than your reference to mumbling?jkbtn, I use copper beading cones inserted in copper caps. I have no idea if brass will work as well. Never us... 
Synergistic Research HFT's
oregonpapa,I use copper beading cones inserted in copper caps. No pics available at the moment. Crystals coming soon. 
Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?
geoffkait,Is there an explanation for this improvement related to storage? What kind of improvement can be expected? 
Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?
geoffkait,I just checked your own placement diagram on your site. I see you are using some of the same placements as Franck Tchang. 
Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?
kavakat1,I used to use ERS paper around cables but the SQ reacted badly.