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Biggest hype-worst tweak

I was wondering what everybody had found to be the biggest waste of time regarding tweaks-I've tried most-largely with satisfying results.The worst one for me was a Statmat (this months Hi-fi Choice has Jimmy Hughes still raving about the thing!)-a polythene floppy mat for sitting on top of your CD's-with weird markings-supposed to disperse static and make motherships land in your garden or something... Pure nonsense-had me pulling my hair out as it stuck in the tray constantly and my face twisted at the strain of trying to hear something/anything.....how my girlfriend laughed as she picked the thing up-you need help she remarked-I sent it back...and yet I fear I might have missed something Ben
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lolo
122 posts
 
right the bedini is useless- get a RADIO SHACK BULK TAPE ERASER- It's amazing that it works so well on CD's - try EBAY or maybe here - new they cost $24-36 - used alot less.
sfbaydude
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Well, I feel a bit strange mentioning this one. It has to do with putting crumpled aluminum foil in the corners of my living (listening) room. The purpose of this is to protect myself from unfriendly aliens and to sharpen high frequency focus. ;) hahahahahaha
hifiharv
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Hey SanFranBayDude, don't laugh. If you cut the foil into triangles like the Room Tune products and Back them with fiberglass insulation you will notice an incredible difference. However, I still have nor conjured up any Aliens- too bad!
eldragon
707 posts
 
Aluminum foil! During the Chernobyl catastrophy, we had to place our shoes on the piece of aluminum foil, supposed to "attract" the radioactive particles?? Also, diluted iodium, in 1/2 galon of water, drink two t-spoons three times a day. Talk about the WORST hype!
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dekay
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Eldragon: The iodine helps to protect the thyroid from higher levels of radiation. Did you or didn't you? I have not noticed any difference when blocking cables off of the floor but coiling excess wire seems to degrade the sound. If someone will explain the quarters on the speakers tweak, I'm game until it's time to do the laundry. The Auric, Bedini and static stuff may be dependant on the player and its environment. I use "i clear" cleaning cloths from my optometrist on my CD's, cost = zero and I belive that they have some kind of an anti static quality.
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