williewonka
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| Speakers on carpet over concrete @jc4659 - I have exactly the same setup in my basement (carpet on concrete), so I took a slightly different approach to others, which appears (to me) to work very well Under each speaker I use two 18" square granite tiles on top of each other ... | |
| Isolation Feet Upgrade @goofyfoot - For years I believed that the best way to isolate my components was to install some type of absorbing material, like sorbothane, between the shelf and the component. Then on one thread I read about cone feet. I started with various s... | |
| Anyone that have try Tubulus interconnect cable? @n_brio - I have not used these cables, but I did take a look at their website and from whay they have published there, they look to be very competent cables, based on... the type of wire and gauge they use - i.e. silver (for interconencts) th... | |
| Jumper interaction with 3 way speaker @audiosens - the littleJumper Bars are "generally" poorly designed and fabricated, because they are often not made from copper and plated with a metal that has poor conductivity. You can purchase jumpers made from wire with either spades or banan... | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage Agreed on the points Erik listed - but in additon to those treatments I have found that treatments at ceiling hight at the wall behind the listener to be beneficial I have used a "vinyl curtain" mounted at ceiling height, dropping down around ... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @mbolek - One thing to note about this cable if the cable is used with a balanced power supply or used in counties like Norway where the power grid is balanced i.e. the live and neutral both carry the same voltage just 180 degrees out of phase... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @mitch2 - thanks for that clarity. A very interesting design. In some ways similar to the Helix DIY cables Helix DIY power cable Based on the effectiveness of my Helix DIY power cables I would actually use the center conductor as the LIV... | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage @mahgister - I have just read through my prevoius post and noticed that I had made reference to the words "you".and "your" in the paragraph... But it turns out that cables are no different from any other component excellent components can com... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @mbolek - that's an interesting cable you have posted. Which wires did you use for the Live I would probably use the central yellow conductor for the Live Have you tried different variations? Cheers | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage @mahgister - thanks for your comments. Reqarding the following comment from your post above Relatively good but not too much costly cables will do... Why? Because most of all acoustical cues cannot be rendered audible in a badly treeated an... | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage @dhite71 - If you think of how we "percieve space" from sound e.g. live music... think about the various artists are spaced on the stage as the sound of each instument reaches our ears, our brains interpret two slightly different sounds on... | |
| Beginner Question @12many - take a look at these three brands... Zavfino (their OCC copper cables) In-Akustik Hijiri They are right up there with the Nordost perofrmance wise, but they mght be a little more affordable Regards - Steve | |
| Speaker cable for passive subs @blue_collar_audio_guy - it depnde on how sensitive your hearing is. My speakers go down to around 24Hz and my cables allow me to hear the textures in the bass notes - particularly on Acoustic Double Bass or the low frequencies in Electronic musi... | |
| Denon DL-103 retipped with micro ridge stylus on boron cantilever & denuded body @lewm - Yep - I realized that - it was the main reason for completing that tweak. I performed the tweak on the standard 103 first and discovered the benefits of matching the compliance of arm and cartridge. I forget just how much mass was requir... | |
| Dust cover up or down? I remove mine - it sounds much crisper and cleaner I only leave it on while it is NOT playing - it keeps the dust off👍 It's a really simple design that allows me to lift the cover off without having to undo any screws Regards - Steve |