What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt)

That's easy..., posted on July 14, 2019 at 10:35:21
DeKay	The one where I had to take a Polaroid of myself bathing in a bathtub full of Diane St. Clair butter and then afterward place the photo in my freezer. The butter alone cost over $18,000.00. I mean what was I thinking (should have used the smaller tub in the spare bathroom)? DeKay

Quartz crystals on amplifier, posted on July 16, 2019 at 13:59:09
hawkmoon Audiophile Posts: 903 Location: cleveland Joined: July 11, 2003	Slowed down the sound quite a bit.

RE: Quartz crystals on amplifier, posted on July 17, 2019 at 02:38:57
suekraft	Have you tried the crystals in a different location?

RE: Quartz crystals on amplifier, posted on July 17, 2019 at 22:21:57
Aristarchus	Di-lithium sound the best.

That would really power my system!, posted on July 18, 2019 at 03:02:02
hawkmoon Audiophile Posts: 903 Location: cleveland Joined: July 11, 2003	Nt

Playing an Eva Cassidy CD., posted on July 21, 2019 at 14:30:36
viridian	Made my system sound worse, right before I ran out of the room screaming.

RE: What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt), posted on July 23, 2019 at 09:59:52
Awe-d-o-file Dealer Posts: 21037 Location: 50 miles west of DC Joined: January 10, 2004	The evil plan tweak ET "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

RE: What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt), posted on July 23, 2019 at 13:05:25
suekraft	My spectrum email must still be messed up. Did you try sending a direct email to suekraft@new.rr.com?

Well, here's one that really worked-, posted on September 14, 2019 at 14:12:01
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	Froze plastic twist-ties overnight. Then attached them to rain spouts around the outside of my house. The instructions said, "then listen to your stereo." I did. It totally worked. Thing is, it worked before too.

RE: Well, here's one that really worked-, posted on September 15, 2019 at 16:52:31
geoffkait	No wonder. You were supposed to listen to the drainpipes. Hel-loo!

If sound slows to below the speed of sound, how can you hear it?, posted on September 18, 2019 at 09:01:47
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	Talk about Delay....!

I have a nice bowl of Brilliant Pebbles on my HAP Z1., posted on September 18, 2019 at 09:02:53
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	Not going anywhere.

Shades of the Belts! nt, posted on September 18, 2019 at 09:04:36
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	/

I never understood the freezing thing, and writing, posted on September 18, 2019 at 09:16:31
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	stuff on CDs in different colors. How do they think up this stuff??

RE: Well, here's one that really worked-, posted on January 4, 2020 at 18:54:14

Aristarchus

Hel-loo! geoff.

You have to listen slower (nt), posted on February 26, 2020 at 16:35:34
Brian H P Audiophile Posts: 1291 Location: Oregon Joined: December 18, 2012	nt

silicone goo , posted on September 5, 2020 at 16:59:51
LtMandella	applied a thick layer of silicone goo caulking material to the underside of the platter of my CS-509 turntable, trying to dampen microphoics. Couldn't hear the slightest difference and made a complete mess of the turntable.

RE: What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt), posted on September 8, 2020 at 09:22:57
geoffkait	Lead, SONEX room panels and ERS anti RF whatever cloth.

Here are some more things that don't work..., posted on April 2, 2021 at 04:32:39

geoffkait

1. Turning one or more cones points up.
2. Closing your eyes when listening to music.
3. Cupping your hands behind your ears for rooms with very good dynamic range. This tweak does work however for bad rooms and for low volume listening.
4. The Green Pen doesn't work for Mercury Living Presence CDs, but Red markers do work. For most CDs the Green Pen should be fine. No one knows why the Green Pen doesn't work for Mercury CDs, all guesses will be accepted.

Room Lenses, posted on September 8, 2021 at 23:45:37

Simon Templar
Audiophile

Posts: 605
Location: Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma
Joined: November 9, 1999

Didn't do a thing for me at first blush.

However, I did later find out that when placed properly (albeit not in the manner originally intended) they did eliminate nearly all of the acoustic picket fencing troubles in my room at the time.

So, in the final dust-off...not a compleat waste of time.

....sT

Photo of me in the freezer. Honestly, I couldn't tell either way., posted on September 11, 2021 at 15:04:48
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	this is the sort of thing that gives tweaks a bad name none the less, I feel qualified to post in this forum.

Obviously you didn't do it right. No offense. Nt, posted on September 12, 2021 at 13:20:17
geoffkait	Nt

RE: Obviously you didn't do it right. No offense. Nt, posted on September 12, 2021 at 15:14:45
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	yeah, I thought it might just be me. dewgy doi doi

RE: Obviously you didn't do it right. No offense. Nt, posted on September 14, 2021 at 05:51:55
geoffkait	The photos in the freezer tweak requires two, count em, two photos. That's how I know you're lying. No offense.

well now I am offended, posted on September 14, 2021 at 13:07:32
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	"That's how I know you're lying." You owe me an apology for that. Especially since it's a public accusation. I am a truth teller.

RE: well now I am offended, posted on September 14, 2021 at 14:57:12
geoffkait	I like public accusations the best.

RE: well now I am offended, posted on September 14, 2021 at 17:28:48
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	I see. And I've changed my mind. Perhaps I am not qualified to post in the iso ward.

RE: well now I am offended, posted on September 14, 2021 at 17:35:50
geoffkait	Did you just take a smart pill?

RE: well now I am offended, posted on September 16, 2021 at 02:35:36
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	"Did you just take a smart pill?" Nope, I just avoid the stupid pills... usually. No offense.

RE: well now I am offended, posted on September 16, 2021 at 08:28:06
geoffkait	That is very hurtful.

sob, posted on September 17, 2021 at 13:52:09
nilknarf Audiophile Posts: 1805 Location: CA Joined: August 8, 2021	that might help you

RE: sob, posted on October 21, 2021 at 05:27:25
geoffkait	You must be looking in the mirror.

I'd like to point out..., posted on August 24, 2022 at 02:28:28
Ozpomfromhell Audiophile Posts: 634 Location: Sunshine Coast Joined: May 23, 2013	20 years ago, a friend brought some cones round and we tried them each way up and pick'n'mix. Now, up and down definitely sounded different, and just possibly the mixed versions were in between. But wine might have had something to do with it.

Have you not heard of the slow music movement? nt, posted on August 24, 2022 at 02:36:21
Ozpomfromhell Audiophile Posts: 634 Location: Sunshine Coast Joined: May 23, 2013	.

That's sleasy but I did it, posted on August 24, 2022 at 02:37:53
Ozpomfromhell Audiophile Posts: 634 Location: Sunshine Coast Joined: May 23, 2013	I felt so much better when I put the photo of you away.

Good point! , posted on August 24, 2022 at 11:19:02

geoffkait

On a good system with good cones like DH Cones results are repeatable and transferrable. All points down is best by far. No contest. Of course there's a perfectly god reason why this is so, the pints down allows excess energy to ESCAPE DOWN OUT of the system whereas points up allows energy to be transmitted UP TO the system. I.e., cones act as mechanical diodes. The hardness of the cones improves the way they operate, this steel and NASA grade ceramics work better than softer materials like brass, aluminum and carbon fiber.

RE: What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt), posted on January 16, 2024 at 07:21:18
Mushroom Soup Audiophile Posts: 310 Location: Western New York State Joined: November 1, 2003	How about over a year on and off and thousands of dollars putting together an everything-done-right turntable and after all that I like the sound of my little Thorens better...

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What's your favorite tweak that didn't work? (nt)

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