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What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Respectfully,At what level of improvement does the term Tweak lift itself to the level of a component change? That is what I am asking. Does it require a large out lay of funds to be called a component?When some friends heard my new acoustic devic... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Radical as in a cup full or even a barrel full. A tweak is to me like a pinch or two of salt. Radical as in forward motion not in the reverse.Tom 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Some tweaks are not so fine. When does a tweak become radical ?  What's the threshold of a tweak to move above and beyond the mediocrity of its given name. Is an equipment rack a no name tweak or is it like I have found it to be a system component... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Butt we also have companies design foam and fiberglass devices because they can be easily packaged boxed and shipped so when they are crushed along the way they can spring back into their contrived shape. Their existence does not confirm that ther... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
I try to control the sound in my room with mostly vented anngular devices on the ceiling and on the floor to capture and redirect energy at or near my listening position. Some of these are permanently mounted some are portable. In either situation... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Not everything is a conspiracy.  I have never eaten an audio component even when it was new and made my system sound more alive. Tom 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
The Argent Rooms Lens have a damped control apperture thru the bottom vent for bass control and pressure relief. My suggested placement after 20 years of use is 6 feet outside the edge of either speaker and 1 dead center of my mechanically grounde... 
What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen.
Set up to kill the spirits of bad sound with out damping the good spirits of the heart and soul. Tom 
Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
Not mad just disappointed in someone who knows nothing about the individual who developed this product his life or his death or his legacy.  You don't so shut your receptacle..Did you ever converse with this person by phone, email or even text?? I... 
Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
audio2designYou don't know a damn thing about this product. How it is made its composition or anything else. And these were made by the maker (now deceased) in New Hampshire located in the USA not offshore but onshore. Tom 
About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience?
Oh and they sound much better on Audiopoints after the maker told me they would not..He said to use only, the as supplied carpet gliders..wrong. Couple don't decouple. Tom 
About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience?
You can find more out about the Argent on DIY copy cat threads.The tubes are spaced apart from each other at different distances and a tuned at different resonant frequencies. They are a modified Helmholtz resonators..and by their placement they d... 
Speaker Treatment To Resist Negative External Infuence
Paint is absorbed thru the pores and glue of the wood sealing the wood and changing the shear and vibration path. Mass in this case is less a factor than shear velocity.The cabinet is a passive radiator of sound but dont over damp with soft goop b... 
About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience?
Find or build Argent Rooms Lenses these allow you to capture and reshape the sound waves to your listening chair. Natural lambs wool is a great material to construct your own panels and cover to your liking. Tom 
Speaker Treatment To Resist Negative External Infuence
You can ground the woofer chassis to the internal speaker ground lug or you can do the same with a metal stand but not as well when resting on sponge or springs.Tom