Skunk;190887 Wrote:
Suggested Reading: Analog Devices application note 347 Shielding and
Guarding
http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/Application_Notes/41727248AN_347.pdf
Cheers! have printed and will read over breakfast :)
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Mark Lanctot;190990 Wrote:
And actually - the foil would act as a heatsink, not an insulator -
dissipating the tiny amount of heat more effectively than the bare
cable.
Ah ha I'm safe, its been pumping out all day and its just as warm as
any other cable in the pit - ambient - Wonderfull
Skunk;191313 Wrote:
Tomtjx and I are going to make a remote controlled version; think AI
robots with speakers for heads and RTA ears. They will also accommodate
you in blind testing, by switching component settings on command or
sneakily.
Now that you've brought this up again.
I've
I say put your speakers on swivel chairs/casters until you find the
perfect place in your room. Tomtjx and I are going to make a remote
controlled version; think AI robots with speakers for heads and RTA
ears. They will also accommodate you in blind testing, by switching
component settings on
I guess the blind guy for testing comes free of charge ?
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Anne;191395 Wrote:
I guess the blind guy for testing comes free of charge ?
I tend to do that.
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jonheal;190876 Wrote:
In which case, I highly recommend anal candling
I think that might belong under a somewhat different thread...
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From AudioCircle:
'
Cheap/Free Tweaks ($10.00 or less)'
(http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=35936.0)
'Cheap Tweaks ($100.00 or less)'
(http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=37980.0)
. :-D
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TCM;191066 Wrote:
From AudioCircle:
'
Cheap/Free Tweaks ($10.00 or less)'
(http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=35936.0)
'Cheap Tweaks ($100.00 or less)'
(http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=37980.0)
. :-D
Thanks for posting those links. Following my
ceejay;191069 Wrote:
Thanks for posting those links. Following my nose, as one does when
surfing, I came upon
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue1/beltpen.htm
which has to be the funniest thing I've come across in a long time...
Edit: well, it was the funniest thing until I got to
jeffmeh;191077 Wrote:
Well, from a quantum mechanics standpoint it is possible that this could
work. Of course, it is also possible that an elephant will quantum
tunnel to a position above my head and strike me dead before I finish
typing thi
The double slit experiment is fundamental to
CardinalFang;191091 Wrote:
The double slit experiment is fundamental to quantum physics, but the
wave/particle duality could only apply to electrons, not sound waves,
which are obviously sound pressure waves and never particles.
The really weird part for me is that the Copenhagan
CardinalFang;191091 Wrote:
The really weird part for me is that the Copenhagan Interpretation,
which is probably the most widely accepted explanation for the
experiment, is that electrons and other quantum objects exist as
probability waves until they are detected, when they become
opaqueice;191105 Wrote:
This leads to the many worlds interpretation, where both possibilities
exist, but for reasons not well understood we only experience one, while
at least in the mathematical structure of the theory the other copy of
us moves off along another branch. This happens all
Pat Farrell;190565 Wrote:
My favorite tweak, which is free, is to move your speakers.
Specifically, move them away from the walls and into the room.
At least it is free to try.
Is proper speaker setup/placement really something to be considered a
tweak?
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Sonic Spirits
PhilNYC wrote:
Is proper speaker setup/placement really something to be considered a
tweak?
I am not sure if there is an well defined definition of what is a tweak.
I generally think about replacing $2 radio shack interconnects with
Kimber PBJs as an inexpensive tweak. But
Far too many
Pat Farrell;191123 Wrote:
To me, proper placement is 5 feet from all walls, but even in fairly hi
end audio shops, far too many speakers are pushed up against the wall.
So clearly some people have not gotten the memo
I use some fairly old Rega Ela speakers that supposedly were designed
to be
ask for a refund. Dump it
try the a href= http://www.dualactioncleansenow.com;ultimate colon
cleanser/a today.
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Pat Farrell;191123 Wrote:
It probably depends as much on the definition of proper placement
as anything else. To me, proper placement is 5 feet from all walls, but
even in fairly hi end audio shops, far too many speakers are pushed up
against the wall. So clearly some people have not
PhilNYC wrote:
I think that's far too simple of a definition for proper placement,
particularly when there are many different types of speakers (some of
which are designed to be placed tightly in corners to achieve bass
performance through room reinforcement),
I don't understand what you are
A very good place to begin : http://www.cardas.com/pdf/roomsetup.pdf
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insightscontent_id=26pagestring=Room+Setup
http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/speakerplacement.html
Try it, at least to get the feeling of what it CAN do
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Pat Farrell;191179 Wrote:
I don't understand what you are arguing about.
I'm saying that I don't consider proper speaker placement a tweak.
And I don't think that 5ft from every wall constitutes proper
speaker placement.
Proper setup is a fine name, but a huge number of people have no
PhilNYC wrote:
Even ancient bookshelf speakers such as AR3a and Large Advents, which
defined the term bookshelf speakers, sound better away from the wall.
Sure you trade off bass boost, but the rest of the sound improves.
I don't understand what your point is here. You stick a speaker on
PhilNYC wrote:
Again, my only issue is calling proper speaker placement a tweak.
You seem to be trying to pick a fight. I have no fight with you. So this
is my last response.
But that has nothing to do with tweaking. It's simply setting the
speakers up properly when you are using them, and
jeffmeh wrote:
Would my audio sound better if I had a cat that was neither alive nor
dead?
The hifi always sounds better with the house cat in a box. No
bothersome mewling at the door, or using the speaker cloth as a
scratching post.
--rt
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ron thigpen;191210 Wrote:
jeffmeh wrote:
Would my audio sound better if I had a cat that was neither alive
nor
dead?
The hifi always sounds better with the house cat in a box. No
bothersome mewling at the door, or using the speaker cloth as a
scratching post.
--rt
I cannot
Pat Farrell;191200 Wrote:
You seem to be trying to pick a fight. I have no fight with you. So
this
is my last response.
Nope, not trying to pick a fight. Simply asserting my opinion that
speaker placement is more important than tweak implies.
Because it defeats the purpose of the
This fuss over the definition of tweak strikes me as a distinction
without a difference so far.
If we're at this point it becomes useful to see what the dictionary
says. Webster has the following as one definition for tweak: to make
small adjustments (as in tweak the controls); especially fine
Pat Farrell;191200 Wrote:
Because it defeats the purpose of the spikes. They are designed to
solidly couple the speakers in one place. In theory, the speaker
cabinet can move with music causing the imaging to smear.
I have my own hypothesis about how spikes work. I think they lift the
In my experience there are virtually no tweaks that universally work
in all systems. The same vibration damping used on one CD player will
suck the life out of another. The same speakers on spikes in one room
will boom in another with a different confuration or type of floor.
In general, the
mlsstl;191253 Wrote:
If we're at this point it becomes useful to see what the dictionary
says. Webster has the following as one definition for tweak: to make
small adjustments (as in tweak the controls); especially fine tune.
Other definitions have little to with audio (to pinch or pull,
I strongly recommend ear-cleaning and ear-cupping. I do the latter
routinely in a concert-hall or opera house. Used to make me feel
self-conscious, but now I see others doing it.
To clean the ears safely, it is best to buy (in a pharmacy) a rubber
bulb that is specially made for this purpose.
Skunk;190780 Wrote:
Thanks for the correction, and more importantly the new verb to use when
my girlfriend suggests we use these. I feel bad saying this now, after
recommending them, but I only tried it once and couldn't stand to let
it burn more that 20 seconds. Something didn't seem right
Skunk;190755 Wrote:
My impression was that the shield usually drained the noise to ground,
which your foil tweak doesn't have the advantage of. I'd guess the
mains cable is more prone to interference now.
I don't really understand the ins and outs of how rf, emf and what ever
else happens,
Deaf Cat;190877 Wrote:
I don't really understand the ins and outs of how rf, emf and what ever
else happens, but could the foil act as a type of barrier against other
cable's emmissions?
This is a good illustration of the difference between science and
audiophilia. An explanation of ~why~
jonheal;190876 Wrote:
I thought the ear candling thing was a joke! It's real?!?
It's a real joke!
TD
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Deaf Cat;190609 Wrote:
Not too sure if this may be detrimental (heat wise)to the cable though?
A properly-sized cable will not heat up to any appreciable degree,
insulated with foil or not. An improperly-sized cable (too small for
the current it's trying to pass) will heat up, and constitutes
In another thread, amcluesent wrote:
The only 'tweak' I have ever
*personally* noticed making an improvement was putting a ferrite-core
around the mains lead going to the TV.
Seems to me that this is a good excuse to start a fresh thread.
My favorite tweak, which is free, is to move your
and again, it's free! If you haven't tried it, you are not getting your
speaker money worth.
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I second (or third?) the suggestion - everyone should try that. The
differences are often quite dramatic (especially when compared to zero,
which is the difference many other tweaks result in!).
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How about digging those plugs of wax out of one's ears every now and
then? Disgusting, but beneficial.
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jonheal;190595 Wrote:
How about digging those plugs of wax out of one's ears every now and
then? Disgusting, but beneficial.
Good one. I thought of this last night after using a Q-tip(R). Seems
some small cut-hairs got in there when I was using clippers on my head.
Anyway. I wanted to point
Skunk;190599 Wrote:
Also, remember to eat a balanced breakfast on the day of any serious
listening.
The signal-to-noise ratio of one's digestive tract the day after chili
or corndogs probably adds more ambient racket to the listening
environment than a the hiss and grunge from a POS mini-hifi
One can try that green lacquer - if it works for CD, it'll definitely
work on ears.
BTW, how comes no one suggested sitting on anti-vibration platform
while listening? I was also considered coupling a while ago, but I'm
not enlightened enough to sit on spikes...
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325xi
Cheepish:
Linear psu for SB, naturally,
Isolation feet for power amp £10,
Almost free:
Cooking foil around stock mains cable to power amp, hehehe, I'm under
the impression the soundstage expanded forward slightly :D
Not too sure if this may be detrimental (heat wise)to the cable though?
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Not yet mentioned, another completely free tweak is to try different
positions for your listening chair. In terms of effectiveness, it is
right up there with speaker placement.
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mlsstl
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Here's a good one - cup your hands behind your ears. It's amazing how
much more detail you can hear, but your hands get tired after a while.
:-)
OK, so it's not entirely serious, but I do remember seeing cardboard
ear amplifiers at a HiFi show once in the UK!
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CardinalFang
CardinalFang;190706 Wrote:
Here's a good one - cup your hands behind your ears. It's amazing how
much more detail you can hear, but your hands get tired after a while.
:-)
OK, so it's not entirely serious, but I do remember seeing cardboard
ear amplifiers at a HiFi show once in the UK!
mlsstl;190676 Wrote:
Not yet mentioned, another completely free tweak is to try different
positions for your listening chair. In terms of effectiveness, it is
right up there with speaker placement.
at least with some speakers, the chair is probably easier to move.
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Bob
Deaf Cat;190609 Wrote:
Almost free:
Cooking foil around stock mains cable to power amp, hehehe, I'm under
the impression the soundstage expanded forward slightly :D
Not too sure if this may be detrimental (heat wise)to the cable though?
My impression was that the shield usually drained
Skunk;190599 Wrote:
Anyway. I wanted to point out the cone shaped wax ear candles that are
lit and stuck in the ear while lying horizontally, as a good
alternative to compacting all that waste for years. You don't want the
equivalent of Elvis' digestive system in your ear canal!
Actually,
Skunk;190599 Wrote:
Good one. I thought of this last night after using a Q-tip(R).
Anyway. I wanted to point out the cone shaped wax ear candles that are
lit and stuck in the ear while lying horizontally, as a good
alternative to compacting all that waste for years.
Those ear candles have
JohnnyLightOn;190778 Wrote:
Actually, ear candling doesn't take any wax out of the ears.
Thanks for the correction, and more importantly the new verb to use
when my girlfriend suggests we use these. I feel bad saying this now,
after recommending them, but I only tried it once and couldn't
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