edstrelow
Responses from edstrelow
| Isolation stands: snakeoil? "Soft materials?" You mean sorbothane? Why the circumlocution?I worked with airborne sonars at one time and am sceptical about the transfer of acoustic energy to turntables through the air, since depending on frequencies and the size of the turnta... | |
| Deoxit for cables I am definitely a fan of deoxit gold. I also recommend using it in combination with Silclear, a silver paste from Mapleshade. I add a bit of Silclear to the brush before I dip it in the deoxit. This gives a more full sound that deoxit alone. Plain... | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? As regards technology being based on data, that is actually generally not true inasmuch as the only data is about technical performance when what is needed is data about the listener's reactions. As well, technical innovations are often confounde... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? I have been experimenting with mechanical damping on both speakers and headphones using sorbothane glued to the front speaker baffle or various locations on headphones. This can give an amazing increase in dynamics and improvement in timbre. Wha... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic I have been using Silclear, a silver paste, mixed with Deoxit gold aka Progold. Dip a brush in the Silclear then in the Deoxit and apply sparingly. Sounds very much like what is being reported here at a fraction of the cost. My jar of Silclear wi... | |
| Best Footers for DAC? The purpose of a footer is to allow vibrations in a piece of equipment to disperse rather than remain, causing microphonics or possibly other kinds of distortion. Footers, both metal or sorbothane -type will do some good but still leave the equipm... | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? As a one-time experimental psychologist working in perception and cognition I suspect I am one of few people in this forum to actually do human experimentation for a living. I have no time for the double-blind crowd because there are just so many... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? I have had modest benefits using various sorbothane footers with turntables. I suspect they are more effective at blocking transmission of sound from whatever the turntable is sitting on than in reducing mechanical vibrations in the turntable, fro... | |
| Sorbathane under granite slabs for speaker bases? I use spikes on my main speakers. However I have to say that the sorbothane applied to the front of the speakers, especially the 1/2" 70 duro, does far more for the sound than the spikes. As regard putting sorb footers under speakers, people have... | |
| Sorbathane under granite slabs for speaker bases? " Any major dude will tell you." I prefer my advice from non-dudes! | |
| Sorbathane under granite slabs for speaker bases? According to sorbothane’s own site this material dampens vibrations by transforming them to heat. This is basically the "conservation of energy principle." Earlier above someone stated that it just stores energy, but that is not what it tries to d... |