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Hello Anthony, Glad to know we are both still around. The points I supplied you were most likely Audiopoints a product line that I have long supported and do till this day. If the points are attached to a metal platform you have a Sistrum platfor... 
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Welcome back Mahgister!  
Air conditioning for audiophiles.
I hate the noise..but when I had a window unit I would crank it up for an hour before showtime and open the door to a frosty comfortable room. Lasted about an hour  before I had to repeat the process again. Hot humid audio room on the 2nd floor of... 
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Tom Thiel you have sparked a light ball in my brain. Eddy currents are another descriptive term that falls into the file cabinet of interfering energy. Same goes for shear wave interference and boundary interference. Right angles are a simple eyeb... 
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I have been using brass fasteners for many years. Here is a useful video as to the how and why. I know he moved back to Canada. TomD. https://youtu.be/piWxZK_9hyQ  
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Oh, the wire in use is the same all the way thru in the amp and into the drivers.. TomD  
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My external crossovers have 1 single  input pair from the amp and 2 output pairs from the board to the 2pr of terminals mounted to the back of the speaker cabinet. The leads from amp to crossover are 6 ft. The leads from the crossover to the spea... 
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There is a method of material coupling where the collection of resonant energy is transferred to a large disc of the same material effectively increasing the surface area many times. And if you have 3 or 4 these devices then you effectively have t... 
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Agreed upon. When going outboard with a Dunlavy modified crossover there was a gain in performance even more so when placed on a resonance grounding platform. Not a so called isolation platform as those trap and slow burn the exit of resonance. Yo... 
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Hello Agburns,  There were 2 Toms working at the main Louisville store at the same time. I was and still am the shorter 1. The other Tom was tall with very curly hair. He had a very animated style while mine was considered more laid back  TomD  
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Tom  Thiel,  Are you stating you would mount the crossover board up right on edge? If that is correct this would expose the circuit board direct in line to the most significant mechanical impact from any open back driver in the cabinet. Visual wo... 
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Dynamic contrasts within a 3d soundstage. Tom  
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Cowhorn, if we get together I have an extra pair of Sistrum/Live platforms I can bring along. They work wonders under everything that has motion, electrical or mechanical. Not many of us locals involved in quality audio ..darn shame. Tom  
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Cowhorn,   I may have sold you those Thiels at Ovation where I managed the main store here in Louisville.  I have experience with audio  over 5 decades. I can offer you my ears if you need a second opinion.  Tom