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In Reply to: Great Thread Charles (nt) posted by Sherlock on January 22, 2007 at 17:34:26:
I've been looking at what factors might lead various reviewers to various conclusions. For example, one reviewer thought that the three different CD players all sounded essentially the same, with only very minor differences. I think most people that have spent time with these units would probably come to a different conclusion.One factor may be the listening environment. Another potential problem is the fact that most reviewers' systems are constantly in a state of flux. I know that it is much easier for me to discern small (but meaningful) differences when the system has been stable for a long time and I am quite familiar with the sound. In general, reviewers don't have that luxury.
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I agree with all of that. I really need to work on my room and placement of rack etc. Charles--I read your post about putting the ICs/Speaker cables on wood blocks, especially for carpeted floors. I have hardwood floors (with a Persian rug in the center) and my cables are on the wood floor. Do you think it would be a big improvement to put the cables on blocks over the hardwood? What would be the expected sonic outcome? 50 bucks is a cheap tweak, if it makes a difference.
A friend who has an even more revealing system than mine has hardwood floors. He has experimented with a variety of lifters, and presently uses maple wedges (tall triangles). The cables rest upon the sharp edges.I use stiff paper cylinders on end. You can make lots of these for a few dollars with the stiff poster stock and school glue sold in dollar stores.
nt
< < Do you think it would be a big improvement to put the cables on blocks over the hardwood? > >I haven't tried this, but a friend who did said that it helped. I would guess that it would make a smaller difference than it does with a carpeted floor.
< < 50 bucks is a cheap tweak, if it makes a difference. > >
Try $15 first. Go to Target and get a kid's game called "Jenga". It has 50 wooden blocks, which is enough to treat almost any system. They don't sound quite as good as the myrtle Golden Ratio blocks, but if you don't like what they do you can always give the game away to somebody's kids.
nt
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