tonywinga
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| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? I experienced the exact same thing. I moved my speakers around in small increments. I ended up increasing the distance of the speakers apart one inch and raised the front of the speakers about 1/4”. I also had to move my chair forward about 2”.... | |
| Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components Springs isolate. Rubber dampens vibrations. | |
| In praise of isolation. I isolated my amplifiers yesterday in the same fashion as my speakers. I put the same four springs on butcher blocks as on my speakers. Since my amps weigh 100 lbs apiece the resonance point shifts up just a couple tenths of a Hz. The sound its... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Jafant et al. I have been reading about isolation on other threads and watching some videos online. I became intrigued and wanted to isolate my Thiel CS6 speakers with springs but not spend $1000's doing it. Last weekend I came up with an id... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? I love my eye popping colors and razor sharp 4k picture. That’s part of the entertainment. If I want realistic colors and contrast I’ll walk outside. And another thing- you can buy a $500 pair of speakers with perfectly flat frequency response and... | |
| In praise of isolation. I’m a believer now. I just added a picture and a paragraph or two on my system page. I made my own speaker isolation platforms using hardwood butcher blocks and coil springs. Imaging is more focused and the clarity much improved. I am blown awa... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? My point is no matter the technological advances audio will always begin and end with electromechanical interfaces and video with electro optical. | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? Sound is created through mechanical actions, ie. vibrations. Audio begins with the microphone and ends with the speaker. Everything in between matters but is not seen. Same with video: it begins with light and ends with light. Everything in betwee... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Interesting article. His house wiring was a basket case. What about all his equipment reviews for the last 15 years? | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? I'm not advocating adding ground rods but here is my experience as an Eng Mgr over Test Equipment in an Aerospace Mfg plant. We made product that operates in the 0-10 mA range. So the test equipment must be very quiet in order to generate clean ... | |
| NPS-1260 Connection fluid After using it for a few weeks now I say it is good stuff. I have treated starting from my circuit breakers to my speaker cables, interconnects and phono. The background is blacker than ever. Listening to CDs: I hear background noise in some CD... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? Remember the Quasar, "works in a drawer" TV's? They had a literal slide out cabinet with the circuit boards in a row like files. I recall reliability was poor due to the bad connectors at the base of the boards. So ironically, easy to work on w... | |
| Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota I have the Star V vacuum right now with a Series VI motor. I plan to carry over my SME309 Tonearm to the Nova. I am using the Soundsmith Zephyr ES cartridge. It sounds great and tracks like it is on rails. I have one or two records that have e... | |
| Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota @mijostyn- well said and I share your experience. I bought a Sapphire 3 in 1992 and used it up until last year. I now have a Star V vacuum with the Series VI motor but Donna is building me a Nova VI vacuum which should be ready by December. I a... | |
| An Homage to Long Term Ownership My longest running piece was a Sota Sapphire that I used from 1992 to 2020. Next was my Pass Labs X350- from 2002 to 2021. Now it sits in my son's house. I have had my Thiel CS6 speakers since 2005. The one thing in common is that these were v... |