tonywinga
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| Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components I have my speakers on springs. The change in the sound was a revelation. One of those things that I wish I could go back in time 3 decades and tell myself to put my speakers on springs. Rubber components dampen, springs isolate. The most profo... | |
| Quiz about adding dense mass to a vibration isolation application! Ideally, you want the system resonance to be around 3 Hz. Compressing the springs to 50% doesn't mean much. The springs could be compressed to 90% and the isolation affect will be the same as long as the total spring rate and mass make for a (id... | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from I meant to say neurosis… | |
| Why are there so few BNC cables to choose from I have 3 BNC cables running from my CD Transport to my DAC. I bought 3 Nordost Silver Shadow BNCs and found the sound is better than the standard $6 cables. Certainly not 10x better but since it was an improvement my nervosa would not let me retu... | |
| Where to put one's best power cords?? The power conditioner has my best power cord and it covers all source components. Next are the power cords on my amplifiers. Think about it, the power from the wall is powering your speakers. If you have any investment in speaker cables then yo... | |
| Where should the vocal image be? When I play Roger Waters' Amused to Death album the barking dog at the beginning is to my right or 9 feet in front of the speakers and the old man speaking is to my left about 7-8 feet in front of the speakers. That is just freaky. I prefer the ... | |
| Thiel Owners @coop_301 Assuming the CS6 speakers are level to start, raise the front of the speakers 1/8 to 1/4 inch higher than the back of the speakers and see what that does for you regarding the sibilance. You might also need to adjust toe in. Beyond t... | |
| If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... I activate the bulk tape eraser then approach the CD label from the side. I move the eraser back and forth to cover the complete label and then move away from the CD sideways before letting the eraser turn off. The eraser stays in the plane of t... | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption @mahgister I have read your postings with interest and I also appreciate your efforts to build a system at minimal cost even if it is a bit unconventional with the crystals and rocks. And based on what I see in your system I have ordered for myse... | |
| If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... To the contrary aluminum is a paramagnetic material. Take a look at the early mechanical speedometers used in cars. They used a spinning magnet inside an aluminum ring. The eddy currents from the spinning magnet applies a torque on the aluminum... | |
| If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... My little brother was a Manufacturing Engineer at Sony for 25+ years. He is a Purdue graduate but the little snot has as many patents as I do. (I worked in both Aerospace and Automotive in R&D and Design/development for my career). He took ... | |
| Ceiling fan in listening room? My listening room is upstairs in a house in middle Georgia. My gear is running about 1 kW at idle. I found a DC motor ceiling fan that spins at 52 rpm on low. It is a must in the summertime here. This is the third ceiling fan I have had in this... | |
| OK-- I think I get it, now... I was visiting my parents one weekend back in the 80s. They had a little Technics receiver and a couple of box speakers. I moved the speakers away from the wall and positioned them just so. They were amazed at the change in the sound and marveled ... | |
| If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... I have been using a bulk tape eraser on my CDs since the mid 90s. It makes a difference. I remember back then I had a buddy come over with some duplicate CDs to mine. So we were able to listen to his untreated discs compared to my demagnetized ... | |
| Tracing the signal from source to speaker I'm retired so I no longer make ppt files but I can try to summarize the range of magic necessary to coax music out of baked silicone. I have a music server, DAC, Preamp, amp(s) and a pair of speakers. So that makes me eminently qualified to exp... |