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In Reply to: RE: Hey Norm, more info on the fridge trick please... posted by kenster on March 26, 2008 at 16:54:48
Not really much information to give. My fridge is in the kitchen which is below my listening room. I put a RIQ-5010 on the top shelf after listening to a cut. On returning to my room I heard more information which I associate with a cleaner top end and a lowered noise floor. Later I told my wife to remove it from the top shelf of the fridge while I was listening and I would ring our land line when I heard it. After about two minutes I heard a collapse of the sound stage. This is relative as it still was pretty good. She said that she had just removed it. She was not willing to do more of these dump tests.
Later I moved the quartz to the bottom of the fridge closer to the compressor. I heard no difference.
I have since experimented with these devices elsewhere. The biggest improvement I have had was putting three under my H-Cat line stage. Next was on top my Statement amp. When I moved this disk to under the amp where the IEC mount was the sound got worse. They also varied in their impact on my AR RR-77. This is definitely a "trial and error" tweak. Its benefits compliment other tweaks. The RR-77s, AVM, RTPs, and RIQs all are of great benefit in different ways. For me the question is how far can you take these tweaks. Before these tweaks I thought the H-Cat x7 had achieved a state of realism, I previously thought could not be achieved. The AR QR-8s and Silk greatly improved it, as the AVM paint shortly thereafter. The RTP was shockingly better yet. And so were the others. In this hole process I also added the Townshend Speaker Cradles under my LaCampanellas, which again gave a great improvement. Each night I listen in awe of the realism I now have.
I hope this helps.
Follow Ups:
makes a difference. I always left it somewhere in the middle of the top shelf. And my fridge is in the kitchen which is next door to the living room where I placed my audio system. I did try putting one additional quartz in the bottom freezer of my fridge to see whether it made any significant difference (this is quite near the compressor) but did not hear that much drastic improvement as compared to one at the normal fridge compartment. One thing I did realise is that the fridge seems to be cooler and more silent with the quartz inside. ;-)
With the quartz inside, my soundstage becomes very much more quiet and if you play violin music you can hear more texture on the chords as it is pulled. The positioning of the instrument also has more body and become rock solid stable
I've put a few quartz objects in my fridge and the location definitedly makes a difference. I'm getting good results with a cheap smoky quartz necklace in the freezer door shelf along with a 2" clear quartz egg. On one of the lower door shelves, I have a rose quartz healing wand. I tried placing the quartz in the hydrator, near the compressor, and in a few other locations, but the sound stage got smaller. I've also tried some other quartz objects with assorted new age powers, which incidentally I have not been investigating, in different positions around the room and have gotten some good results. It amazes me how much of a difference these quartz objects and the schumann resonator have made. In the last month, my stereo has gone from being very good to being really quite extraordinary. Thanks to all who have been reporting on their experiences with these tweaks.
...definitely food for thought and an avenue I intend to explore in the near future.
Cheers
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