Cheap Tricks To Improve Sound!

[Shwamdoo]

Awesome, this is the sort of advice that I am talking about.

I was wondering if anyone had any information on how to build power isolators or anything like that?

[Bernd]

Hi,
I have a large Bay Window and at the beginning of the year the three plants I had residing at the Window died.So I threw them out and noticed that the sound become cold (glassy if you want),so I replaced the plants and like magic the original sound returned. I removed and replaced them a few times just to make sure I don't imagine that. No it works. So if you have any window area try and place a plant with lots of leaves.

Good luck

Bernd

[csukasem]

Hi,

Fun and economical ways to improve AV components performances:
- Do not stack AV components on each other.
- Do not let cables touch each other.
- Do not let cables touch floor, wall.
- Ceramic coffee cups are friendly to all kinds of cables. Support cables with ceramic coffee cups, especially those which will touch the floor.
- Tip toes for your front speakers will most obviously improve the sound.
- …………..

Please let me know the results.

Good luck and have a good time.


Sukasem

[Shwamdoo]

I have a large Bay Window and at the beginning of the year the three plants I had residing at the Window died.So I threw them out and noticed that the sound become cold (glassy if you want),so I replaced the plants and like magic the original sound returned. I removed and replaced them a few times just to make sure I don't imagine that. No it works. So if you have any window area try and place a plant with lots of leaves.

This is great advice for me because my stereo is set up right in front of a window. I will try hanging carpet or some type of cloth as a drape when I listen.

Thanks!

[royphil345]

"- Do not let cables touch each other.
- Do not let cables touch floor, wall"

Yeah right...

Assuming the cable insulation was that bad... Any signal loss would be more apt to short into the ground wire contained in the same casing than into the floor or a wall. Let me know when you prove this one with double-blind testing!!!

If I went into a guy's house and saw all of his cabling resting on coffee cups, I'd check the fridge for human heads.

[N. Abstentia]

"- Do not let cables touch each other.
- Do not let cables touch floor, wall"

Yeah right...

Assuming the cable insulation was that bad... Any signal loss would be more apt to short into the ground wire contained in the same casing than into the floor or a wall. Let me know when you prove this one with double-blind testing!!!

If I went into a guy's house and saw all of his cabling resting on coffee cups, I'd check the fridge for human heads.

I'm pretty sure that post was being sarcastic...or at least I hope so.

[hifitommy]

get some de-oxit or other good contact cleaner and remove all your rca plugs and clean them and the jacks they camo out of. doing this periodically will be sometimes a distint improvement.

[csukasem]

I'm pretty sure that post was being sarcastic...or at least I hope so.

Hi,

Thank you. I don't blame him. Three to four years ago I might have been pretty much same as him. It's practice he needs for ears and eyes in AV hobby.

Eventually, I envy people who can't see or hear too much because that could save a LOT of money in upgrading AV components.


Sukasem