Hi guys.
I believe that I am the recipient of the DA-1 platforms that Barrelchief very throughly described.
As my room and equipment vary, I would like to add my impressions of the DA-1 platforms in my system.
My 18" x 23" room is on the bottom floor of a two story house with Berber carpet over concrete. The room has poured concrete on three walls and drywall on the other. The ceiling is not parallel to the floors and the walls aren't all parallel to each other. Many acoustic panels, both absorbers and diffusers line the front, back and side walls.
My take on the platforms are as follows.
First off, I put a thin layer of cork between the speaker and the platform. It is cut to the same shape as the speaker and is the coupler of choice by Mr. Daedalus, Lou Hinkley. The naked bottom of the speakers sat on the cork, which were not permanently affixed to the platforms. Getting all to line up perfectly was a bit of a fight.
Visually, the platforms complete the look of the speakers to me. I find them very complimentary to the look of the speakers.
Sonically, there is the perception of a bit deeper bass response, which I think has to do with a very small bit of bass resonance being gone. Bass response, already deep, tonally great, dynamic and great,(did I say that twice?) gets a bit better defined. I also feel like there is definitely better delineation of instruments in the soundfileld and that there is a bit more air in the whole presentation. The Harmonia Mundi recording of Handel's Water Musick (their spelling, not mine) is a good example of this. It's a great LP and presents a slightly wider and deeper soundstage with the platforms in use, with a natural orchestral presentation. Vocals, such as Patricia Barbers music, seem to pop out a bit more than without the platforms.
The differences are not night and day in my system, and in my room, but are a worthwhile addition, at a very reasonable cost, to an already superb pair of loudspeakers. I can imagine that in many rooms, they would indeed be indispensible.
Best to all.
I believe that I am the recipient of the DA-1 platforms that Barrelchief very throughly described.
As my room and equipment vary, I would like to add my impressions of the DA-1 platforms in my system.
My 18" x 23" room is on the bottom floor of a two story house with Berber carpet over concrete. The room has poured concrete on three walls and drywall on the other. The ceiling is not parallel to the floors and the walls aren't all parallel to each other. Many acoustic panels, both absorbers and diffusers line the front, back and side walls.
My take on the platforms are as follows.
First off, I put a thin layer of cork between the speaker and the platform. It is cut to the same shape as the speaker and is the coupler of choice by Mr. Daedalus, Lou Hinkley. The naked bottom of the speakers sat on the cork, which were not permanently affixed to the platforms. Getting all to line up perfectly was a bit of a fight.
Visually, the platforms complete the look of the speakers to me. I find them very complimentary to the look of the speakers.
Sonically, there is the perception of a bit deeper bass response, which I think has to do with a very small bit of bass resonance being gone. Bass response, already deep, tonally great, dynamic and great,(did I say that twice?) gets a bit better defined. I also feel like there is definitely better delineation of instruments in the soundfileld and that there is a bit more air in the whole presentation. The Harmonia Mundi recording of Handel's Water Musick (their spelling, not mine) is a good example of this. It's a great LP and presents a slightly wider and deeper soundstage with the platforms in use, with a natural orchestral presentation. Vocals, such as Patricia Barbers music, seem to pop out a bit more than without the platforms.
The differences are not night and day in my system, and in my room, but are a worthwhile addition, at a very reasonable cost, to an already superb pair of loudspeakers. I can imagine that in many rooms, they would indeed be indispensible.
Best to all.