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In Reply to: RE: Well, that wasn't too positive posted by Dryginger2 on March 31, 2015 at 12:03:28:
So you have passion and I have more experience. You keep making passionate proposals, and I will temper them with my experience.
No, I am not jaded at all. I still look for ways to improve the sound. Just finished making amp stands out of pieces of marble countertop I rescued from the dump, attached by a layer of silicone to plywood planks, all supported by two old sets of lightweight speaker spikes. End of vibration transmitted through floor, even though the amps sit within a few inches of my speakers.
Now I'm building a pair of back-loaded horn full-range speakers just to hear what all the fuss is about. Bought the Fostex drivers here on AA for half-price, and all the plywood was free when salvaged from a local building supply that closed and dumped its inventory in the parking lot! I am modifying the standard Fostex horn design because I've read they don't make the best use of the driver. Not just outside the box, a new box!
Jaded, no. Cynical, sometimes. More cautious than you are, always. I don't believe that any tweak, no matter what the extent, the cost, or the focus, is going to transform a system. You seem to regard every refinement as a startling rebirth, lifting "heavy veils" and so on. It just doesn't work that way. These are all baby steps, and they might all add up to something better, but it's not going to be a total makeover. I don't care how good or original or outside the box your tweak is. I have made plenty of complex or expensive changes and too many tiny incremental improvements to believe that replacing a few screws is going to lift veils. That's the part of your program I cannot condone. People read your stuff and expect the CSO to step out of their speakers into the room after they add a couple pieces of rope caulk. Doesn't work that way, of course, and so people get discouraged, possibly turned off completely to experimentation. If you wouldn't oversell these things, it would be a lot easier to accept your boundless enthusiasm, and more people might be willing to try your suggestions if you didn't promise such miraculous results from every one.
I encourage people to tinker with their equipment AND improve their room, which will probably pay bigger dividends than any amount of screw swapping. I also am conscientious to advise people to be careful, especially inside equipment, and to not alter any safety features. That is NOT ever an acceptable risk. Modern regulations sometimes go too far, but there are basic rules of safety that must not ever be violated. Of course, ruining a piece of equipment is always a risk, but everyone should realize that going in and be willing to pay the price. But risking safety should never be negotiated for improved audio.
Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9
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- RE: Well, that was positive - madisonears 00:22:18 04/01/15 (0)