I have just spend the morning at a friends house helping him to ' improve ' his system .
A week or so ago he had new carpets fitted throughout the house and has only just got around to reinstalling his set -up.
After listening to a couple of cds i remarked how harsh the top end appeared to sound compared to my last vist.
After a lengthy discussion i had managed to convlnce him that this was caused by the new carpet which was polyester based and creating a build up of static which was being picked up through the speaker cables.
I advised him that there was a cheap and relatively easy method,used by high end audiophiles,that i had read about to negate this problem.
The solution was to tie a loose knot in each cable 18 inches apart down its length and wrap the unknotted sections in some cooking foil. This would have the effect of shielding the cable and the knotted sections produced a " field " that repelled any stray rfi.
So a quick trip to the shops and an hour later with the cables glinting in the summer sun we fired up the system.
Listening to the same cd as earlier he asked if i could hear any improvement . " Yes " i replied ,
" absolutely all the mush has gone ".
A few cds later and he was raving about how he was hearing notes and subtle background noises not apparent previously
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My job done it was time to leave content in the knowledge that i had helped a fellow enthusiast on the road to audio perfection ..... Oh did i mention this particular " friend " was the same one that 20 odd years ago thought it would be hilarious to leave a dried dog t*** spinning on the platter of my Linn Sondek turntable
A week or so ago he had new carpets fitted throughout the house and has only just got around to reinstalling his set -up.
After listening to a couple of cds i remarked how harsh the top end appeared to sound compared to my last vist.
After a lengthy discussion i had managed to convlnce him that this was caused by the new carpet which was polyester based and creating a build up of static which was being picked up through the speaker cables.
I advised him that there was a cheap and relatively easy method,used by high end audiophiles,that i had read about to negate this problem.
The solution was to tie a loose knot in each cable 18 inches apart down its length and wrap the unknotted sections in some cooking foil. This would have the effect of shielding the cable and the knotted sections produced a " field " that repelled any stray rfi.
So a quick trip to the shops and an hour later with the cables glinting in the summer sun we fired up the system.
Listening to the same cd as earlier he asked if i could hear any improvement . " Yes " i replied ,
" absolutely all the mush has gone ".
A few cds later and he was raving about how he was hearing notes and subtle background noises not apparent previously
.My job done it was time to leave content in the knowledge that i had helped a fellow enthusiast on the road to audio perfection ..... Oh did i mention this particular " friend " was the same one that 20 odd years ago thought it would be hilarious to leave a dried dog t*** spinning on the platter of my Linn Sondek turntable
Lol yes i guess so as the " improvements" were definitely heard but my " snake oil " comes cheaper than most
Lol yes i guess so as the " improvements" were definitely heard but my " snake oil " comes cheaper than most
Charge $1000 for the new cables, and Max might buy some....
Charge $1000 for the new cables, and Max might buy some....
Haha my marketing dept is already on it working on a dual cable " baking / shielding " design ... prices yet to be fixed
Ho Ho Ho care to provide some science based real information as these "John Curlish" quotes are rather empty trolling for the high end true believers in all the BS.....
I can't remember the long-gone manufacturer's name, but I remember some transparent speakers being marketed about 25 years ago. The gimmick was that the side panels could move with the compression and rarefaction from the woofer. This was supposed to "reduce resonance" or some such nonsense.
Hee! Looks like some classic LM3915 light-show action there.
I wonder if the LEDs have been selected by listening tests...
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