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CDP Isolation?
Sns,I agree with you. What gets me is this.The word isolation is such a poor choice of a descriptive term for a product catagory that fails to function well with one physical state let alone several at the same time. Designers need to look away fr... 
CDP Isolation?
Isolation? Some isolation? Total isolation? Isolation from what is floorborne? Isolation from what may be airborne. How about isolation from what is internally generated? How would you be able to attain isolation? Tom 
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Photon..Exactly..You got it going thats great. The whole idea is not to store excess energy whether it be a musical instrument a speaker cabinet or an electronic device. You want to lessen the time signature much as you would in a capacitor. You w... 
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Photon,Experiencing the audible advantages that brass has added to floor mounted musical instruments, I believe that the active harmonic structurer of brass fasteners in relation to the mass of a speaker cabinet would be a benefit. The extraneous ... 
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PhotonYou are right about those fasteners in use with mdf. I dipped my brass screws in Cascade Audio paste. The paste product is like concrete when it drys and it is drawn into the pores of the wood or mdf. When my Dunlavys were in use I sealed al... 
SOTA, soft feet or cones, when to use either?
There are Audiopoints available to work with Sota turntables. I use a couple of Starsound products in conjuction with my own designs in the grounding and mechanical coupling of musical instruments. I also use the Audiopoints in unison with my LP12... 
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Most tweeters use metric size to hold the domes in place. Vifa, Seas, Scanspeak, Peerless all use metric. Brass the metal of music, on a t-shirt coming your way soon. Tom 
Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong?
I use cables that have mass loaded non ferrous dielectric insulator to absorb and deflect vibration and emf. Can it get better....always. Tom 
Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics?
The Cirkulus is flat black in color to tame light scatter. It also is a lightweight metallic to act as an instantaneous heat sink to counter some of the heat generated by the laser as it reads each pit. You don't want your pits warped do you. Tom 
Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics?
Norm,I found a few extra Cirkulus cd disc enhancers in my stash. I'll send you one to try. I painted the top surface of one of mine with AVM. If I were to paint the inside with AVM it would increase the thickness and may not load properly with my ... 
Why do digital cables sound different?
Sometimes there is much more involved than meets the ear while doing quick a/b comparisons in wire. Geometry of the wire, conductor material and dielectric material need to find their relaxed neutral state of mind once they have been disturbed and... 
Monitor users, isolation?
There are coupling devices that are designed to be directional much like a mechanical diode. Meaning they will reject low frequencies passing thru the structure of your home or apartment. Keep in mind that this low frequency hash is poluting your ... 
Monitor users, isolation?
All approaches are decoupling the acoustic device from its environment. Vibration is the method by which we hear. Knowing how to reapply and direct that vibration is the key. Why kill what we try so hard to reproduce? How efficient can that be? Th... 
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Grant,To place a Sistrum platform under a speaker like yours would require at least two people. The first step is to predetermine where the speaker sounds best and to mark that area. If the floor is carpeted I stand on the platform so the points p... 
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And yesterday I thought I responded in the same way as I am on this day. Grant you are the AD man so I will leave it to the experts. Tom