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In Reply to: RE: "Where did you get that quote" posted by May Belt on April 13, 2014 at 06:34:54
As I said, I should have used a cartoon with a thought bubble. I didn't realize that putting it in quotes, would give the impression that I was quoting him. I was merely inferring what he was thinking or saying when another money order came in for a frog in a water dish.The Machina Dynamica site"warns" you about the material with cheesy cartoon drawings, over-the-top hyperbole from "customers" and so on. He's making it clear that he is pushing the boundaries of people's gullibility. It's satire of the first order. That someone would not recognize this is incredible in itself.
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> > > "As I said, I should have used a cartoon with a thought bubble. I didn't realize that putting it in quotes, would give the impression that I was quoting him. I was merely inferring what he was thinking or saying......" < < <
Even musetap took it as you 'quoting' something Geoff had SAID, when he asked you:-
> > > "Where did you get that quote that you attribute to Geoff Kait at Machina Dynamica?" < < <
The Internet goes worldwide, sir, this isn't merely playground banter !!
Again in all fairness. Geoff is no angel in doing the equivalent of making 'comments in bubbles'. But I haven't yet seen evidence of him ever doing such things about people who have been banned from responding to such !!
Regards,
May Belt,
Manufacturer.
For the third (and I hope) the last time, my intent was NOT to attribute a quote to GK that he never uttered. I'm sorry it was misconstrued by some.I've got my eye on that outlet cover that's advertised on the Machina Dynamica site. I'm sure I can find an identical one at Home Depot for about $2.00, but what if does have special properties - I'll be second guessing myself forever! Heck, I should just buy it so I won't have to agonize over it. But wait, better results are obtained if you buy more, the site claims. Let's see .... even though I hard-wire all my connections in a surge protector/power conditioner pony panel, I will still need 8 outlets because the site mentions that even better results can be had for unused audio outlets. That will be $30X8=$240. Where's my credit card .....
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"I'm sure I can find an identical one at Home Depot for about $2.00, but what if does have special properties -"
I did that very thing years ago when this subject first came up. But I think they were more than two bucks. Anyway, special treatments aside they really did change the sound: They made it worse.
This was in my small study system that ran off of a wall outlet between the speakers but below them. After I yarded it off the wall the sound was better but still "off" a little. I had left the cover lying on the sub-woofer (also between the speakers) and it occurred to me to get it more out of the near-field so I put it in a padded shipping bag on the workbench and things cleared up nicely.
Fun experiment... Now obviously that isn't the end of the story, or doesn't need to be anyway, but from my experience I reckoned that the effect I was hearing was likely due to acoustic specular reflection. Perhaps with "treatment" that characteristic could be transformed from a liability into an asset?
So much depends on the details of you, your system and environment... I didn't try attaching the plates to other outlets (or even other walls) nor did I gather data. It might be a matter of tuning, maybe ya need to damp the audible spectra and keep the ultrasonic ala the Synergistic Research wall resonators...
I encourage you to play with them and if they don't do the job in your stereo your can always use them as intended: outlet covers for your bathroom to give it that industrial urinal vibe...
Regards, Rick
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