These six bricks are 60 cents each at my local Lowes store, red " Holland" bricks. They need to be wrapped in felt.
As I added them end-down onto my SET amp, I distinctly got a quieter and smoother sound, top end got quiet, and distortion seemed to decrease.
Some of it is taming power transformer vibrations, and some of it is the beneficial effect of MASS LOADING. Two bricks, placed on my 29 pound Pioneer Elite Blu Ray player, over the platter area, seemed to help that some also.
I would encourage SET owners with High Efficiency speakers to experiment and have some fun. Felt goes on the bricks this weekend. Felt, black, at Wal Mart is reasonable in cost.
Best wishes,
Jeff Medwin
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Topic - EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 16:55:15 01/20/16 (34)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - used-hifi 07:45:15 01/27/16 (0)
- This may be why potting helps with transformers. - Michael Samra 15:17:46 01/26/16 (5)
- RE: This may be why potting helps with transformers. - drlowmu 11:22:10 01/27/16 (0)
- Sound deadening. - FenderLover 17:48:36 01/26/16 (3)
- RE: EAR SD-40 - kitch29 03:19:56 01/28/16 (0)
- RE: Sound deadening. - Al Noakes 09:51:55 01/27/16 (0)
- RE: Sound deadening. - horny 02:00:39 01/27/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - geezerrocket 09:06:14 01/26/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - Alpha Al 14:22:36 01/23/16 (1)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 08:44:33 01/26/16 (0)
- You forgot to mention the WAF of -6 ....... (nt) - vinnie2 04:47:49 01/23/16 (5)
- Use your EARS ........ - drlowmu 07:50:35 01/23/16 (4)
- RE: Use your EARS ........ - vinnie2 01:35:11 01/24/16 (0)
- RE: Use your EARS ........ - GEO 09:09:28 01/23/16 (2)
- RE: Use your EARS ........ - drlowmu 11:35:42 01/23/16 (1)
- RE: Use your EARS ........ - GEO 11:40:56 01/23/16 (0)
- WALL OF SOUND - HiFiOd 12:08:37 01/22/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - GEO 11:57:29 01/22/16 (0)
- Agreed. Here's a pic of my living room system... - DeKay 09:07:00 01/22/16 (2)
- diffuse mass loading of the room... Excellent!~nT - Cleantimestream 09:07:19 01/24/16 (0)
- LOL - Triode_Kingdom 19:29:11 01/22/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - h00hbt 08:36:55 01/22/16 (1)
- The old K-rail mod - kyle 09:02:53 01/22/16 (0)
- another trailer park solution from jeff - Cpwill 05:51:01 01/22/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - Caucasian Blackplate 18:29:35 01/21/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - 91derlust 18:08:10 01/21/16 (3)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 11:00:31 01/22/16 (2)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - 91derlust 12:03:57 01/22/16 (1)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 13:27:50 01/22/16 (0)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - kitch29 19:38:44 01/20/16 (4)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 09:26:26 01/21/16 (3)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - horny 12:49:16 01/24/16 (2)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - drlowmu 08:53:25 01/26/16 (1)
- RE: EZ LOW COST audio tweak to try at home, for SETs and H.E. speakers - GEO 12:27:37 01/26/16 (0)