9 ways to make your system sound MUCH better :-)

[Olli]

https://www.whathifi.com/features/h...OCpfy2GrCzwXGM02f_OTzTlH9wKwV2neUgTCrmTbWOkMY

 

[PierreV]

https://www.whathifi.com/features/h...OCpfy2GrCzwXGM02f_OTzTlH9wKwV2neUgTCrmTbWOkMY

They regurgitate/promote that hilarious blurb now and then.
Google the author

 

[Olli]

I’ve heard about most of them but the “turning the display off” idea was new to me. I’ll check with my TV first.

 

[Tangband]

The first example with new electronic sounding a bit better after 2-3 hours is the only tweak that works from the article.

One very important thing that may bring real, massive improvement is a big rug on the floor infront of the loudspeakers. Another even more important thing is to carefully do adjustements with your loudspeakers to find the best placement . A couple of centimeter of difference in placement can sometimes bring a big sonic difference. And its free.

 

[JeffS7444]

Ironically quoting a Dolby Laboratories scientist about the importance of pure listening (aka blinded) listening tests when it supports the writer's point, then seemingly disregarding when it raises inconvenient questions. I wonder if the reviewer would be able to distinguish sonic changes of the system with displays switched off versus on unless allowed to peek?

 

[Olli]

The first example with new electronic sounding a bit better after 2-3 hours is the only tweak that works from the article.

I get it with loudspeakers. But what kind of electronics would that be?

 

[Robin L]

I see at least 9 ways here to make music sound much better:

 

[Olli]

I see at least 9 ways here to make music sound much better:

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Purple Cindy should do some magic in the time domain!

 

[Speedskater]

Actually turning the LED's off can sometimes improve the sound. There was an engineering discussion on how the asymmetrical power supply load caused by the LED's can make the transformer unhappy.
* * * * * * * * *
The larger current draw from the positive supply caused the xxxxx's power transformer magnetics to saturate.
The imbalance was due to a large amount LED current from the positive supply returning to ground.

The positive DC supply current ranges about +300-450 mA; the negative is -90 mA.
The imbalance results in a large amount of DC current in the windings biasing the transformer core.

 

[Blumlein 88]

Listening at night works too I think. Not usually because the mains are quieter. The much simpler and more direct result of the world being quieter. You have a lower ambient noise level late at night in almost all locations. BTW, quietest night of the year is tonight. Be sure not to waste it and do some intent musical listening.

 

[Katji]

^^Local forum member posted recently, with report from data log (some mains power conditioner)...but it was voltage levels /fluctuations, not noise. Somehow it was worse late at night.

 

[Robin L]

This guy's got 29 ways, might not be about audio equipment:

 

[Repentant subjectivist]

Wow, thank you OP! I tried all of them one by one, and the sound quality increased a bit each time! Amazing!

 

[Spkrdctr]

I read that article and I think I puked a little. I had a very bad reaction to it.

 

[Loathecliff]

'What Hi-Fi', the rot was built-in. Mendacious from the start. ..... Where's the vomit emoji?

 

[Chrise36]

Listening in complete darkness actually transforms the listening experience.

 

[Robin L]

https://www.whathifi.com/features/h...OCpfy2GrCzwXGM02f_OTzTlH9wKwV2neUgTCrmTbWOkMY

I see five that are BS, 3 that are true-ish, one [AV power] that should be obvious. Ears "burn-in", not audio gear. If things sound better late at night in the dark, it's mostly the general lack of noise and external stimuli. And split tennis balls are generally good acoustic isolators.

 

[nerone]

After the placement of the speakers and the acoustic treatment of the room, a Shumann resonator also has its beneficial effect on the sound



https://www.amazon.it/Generator-Agg...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

 

[Speedskater]

After the placement of the speakers and the acoustic treatment of the room, a Shumann resonator also has its beneficial effect on the sound

Do you mean Schumann Resonance? and what does it have to do with audio or sound?

 

[Deleted member 12642]

I’ve heard about most of them but the “turning the display off” idea was new to me. I’ll check with my TV first.

I mean, it doesn't change the sound but for me it does change your perception of it. I often disable my monitor with a quick shortcut when I'm writing or mixing, gives your brain a different perspective. I've also got this keyboard that is great, but the screen on it is really bright. I seem to play better when I cover it up.