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In Reply to: Placement of footers! posted by Audiolover718 on June 9, 2015 at 19:28:07:
During my senior year of college, 1992-3, my housemates and I had a system comprising the Sony CDP-520ESII; Adcom GTP-400 and GFA-535; Pinnacle PN-5+. Since we were college students, we could not afford tweaks, let alone more/better components. Nevertheless, I did possess two sets of SIMMS Navcom Silencers.
With these three particular components, the Silencers worked best in terms of both sonics and balance/ergonomics/stability) in sets of 4, not 3. Moreover, positioning of the 4 Silencers under a given component (more so the Sony CD player, than the Adcoms) mattered.
Remember, my housemates and guests were NOT audiophiles. Perhaps unbiased, these non-audiophiles heard the differences. Some even tried to explain those differences and trade-offs.
Perhaps even more amazing, it mattered, where we placed the lil' blobs of Blu-Tak, under speakers. By placing the Blu-Tak under the corners (versus halfway along each edge) of the speakers, we got a better-balanced sound.
Most non-audiophiles did not say that the sonic differences were HUGE. Yet, the majority easily and definitively heard differences. And it didn't matter if they were male or female.
Interestingly, one [in high school, he played (I believe) clarinet in the band] of my housemates preferred the sound of the Sony CD player, when the Silencers were indeed placed midway along each edge. My other housemates preferred the conventional layout, with each Silencer placed towards one of the four corners.
But yeah, placement of footers can matter. And each component is its own being. When I review a component, I do flip the unit over, and show its underside. Why? Because my readers like to map out the potential placement of after-market footers.
Thank you for the reminder,
-Lummy The Loch Monster.
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