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Crazy ass Audio tweaking

Blumlein 88

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Years ago as a tech I had to repair a guy's amp. It was basically a charred mess. He'd read the benefits of adding bricks on top to add mass and eliminate vibrations that corrupt the sound. Too bad nobody told him that blocking all the cooling vents was a bad idea.
So it works! He got a warmer sound, and probably a more tangible smoky sound stage.
 

BillG

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I tried them (from The Cable Company's "borrowing" library). Did nothing at all.

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The little ball bearing were cool, though. The lined up with magnetic force into that spire.

-H

Ted, the owner of that company, was a member of a forum devoted to digital audio streaming I'm a moderator of: I banned him after he tried to run this subjectivist slanted con on the members there... :p
 

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If the equipment is so poorly designed that it requires additional shielding, which it shouldn't if it complies to international consumer standards, then it's probably not worth being in your rack to begin with.
It might help between a turntable and something with a big transformer, if the effect is strong.
 

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