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In Reply to: Try empty LP covers as well... posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on March 13, 2007 at 14:28:19:
has been so profound on what i hear, and how i like it, that going forth i'm no longer interested in tweaking the effect of the LP covers any further. i might find cooler LP covers, but that's it.the effects i've experienced are somewhat of a 'night & day' thing, and i try not to throw that term out lightly here...too many bars on the windows. The square footage of soundstage increased, widened and sounds dope. bass has not been adversely affected (which is usually the case with isolation), and the rest of spectrum improved the most. Before laying LP covers under everything, mye 'phantom center channel' was about 5' wide with a 1' or 2' gap at each far end (and holes within)...just before each speaker which are 9.5' apart or so. now there is no phantom center, its all filled in 100% and even as can be. my speakers have all but disappeared as well, and mine aren't that type. no musicians occupy the same space anymore either, for YEARS the drummer and bass guitar player have bascially been within the same 2' bubble. i'm experiencing depth and height differences (most prevalent amongst vocalists) too depending on the recording.
being a consumate tweaker there are other areas i addressed that affect my rambling as well, but because it took little time to lay the LP's out - and for my gear to settle - the effects were immediate and obvious. too cool for a free tweak. it might have been the straw that broke the camels back though and is allowing the benefits of tweaking in other areas to jump out.
the LP covers are under all my gear which is isolated by Isoblocks & maple platforms: TVC, Power strip & TT. when i could i used 1 LP, otherwise 2 per shelf side by side.
My cdp is wide so it has 2 LP's laid side-by-side underneath & and a single LP cover w/LP in it is under both the channel islands vpp-1 & vac-1..again side-by-side. both these components just sit on the shelf w/factory footers.
this ain't a recipe on what to do, just how i do. i've tried inner tubes and cork and neoprene and vibrapods and a host of other DIY materials. to my ears, thin rigid paper has bass - adds crazy imaging gains - and sounds like music. everything else i've tried had trade-offs...no trade-offs that i can detect w/LP covers.
i just realized i have a closet full of down pillows...
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