sokogear
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| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning @wig - thanks for confirming my decision to upgrade to the Puritan 136. Just curious - what components have over filtering capabilities? | |
| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning I recently got the Puritan 136 and was curious as to why there seemed to be a larger price discrepancy than the difference in currency values calculate to. I sent an email to Puritan, which was answered quickly by the owner of the company who expl... | |
| OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke? Some peoples systems are so very highly resolving that those systems may reveal minor improvements like this or fuses, etc. whereas others may have weak links in their systems making any small improvement negligible. Also, everyones hearing and li... | |
| Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend! Ideally what you want is a floating effect isolating the component. In addition, if you can also get some vibration transfer out of the boxes (everything except turntables) that is ideal. Floating doesn't work for me with my thin floor standing sp... | |
| Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend! @prof- I was talking about for the Josephs. As i have mentioned, I have used products from both companies, depending on the need and prices, I am comfortable with both companies. | |
| Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend! Hey @prof - that's why I had the platforms built about 2" longer and wider than the thin base of my KEF's. Aside from all the other reasons I mentioned, I was too nervous they's tilt over and I wasn't comfortable putting spikes/disks on top of a T... | |
| Is your now then? First real stereo was back in 1980 with all Yamaha - receiver, turntable, speakers and tape deck. Cartridge was micro acoustics. That was the entry level of the local stereo store that had higher end stuff that I thought I would never be able to a... | |
| Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend! I put a Symposium Segue Stealth Platform under my KEF R500s because the height of the platforms exactly matched the height of the KEF supplied spikes/discs. I did not want to alter the height of the drivers at all, which would definitely change th... | |
| Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend! @vinylshadow - I would talk to Peter at Symposium. He takes the time to understand the exact application and make a recommendation. He is very honest and actually told me his solution couldn’t help my turntable because it was so light unless I put... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? I can't believe you guys are arguing if speakers are better than headphones. They are DIFFERENT and do different things.I don't know anyone who prefers headphones unless they either have no decent stereo or can't play music out loud because it ann... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? @rdk777 - you could save a bundle with the Townshend seismic platform, ideally on top of a wall mounted shelf. Has a thin steel plate with the pods screwed in. Just make sure to order the right weight capacity pods. | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? One other point - if you know something is better sounding than something else, by recommendation of someone you trust or universal acceptance, sometimes I'll just go for it knowing it is better. For example, I was told by Ron (Martin) Sutherland ... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? IMHO the placebo effect happens more for subtle possible improvements than big ones. When something hits you obviously when you listen for the first time, that is when you know you have something. Unfortunately (or fortunately) many changes happen... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? @chakster - isolation is a feature of a turntable. Some environments may not require isolation as the sound coming out of the speakers will not resonate. Many turntables can benefit from isolation treatment from Townshend, Symposium, and many othe... | |
| Noise floors I guess I am able to focus on the music and filter out all but the loudest most annoying noise, which unfortunately does not include my wife’s inefficient banging plates and glasses loading and unloading the dishwasher and leaving the damn faucet ... |