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  Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil?
Hi, I have read that putting some sort of woood blocks underneath components helps in the sound. In particular, I believe Ayre actually suggests doing this. Can anyone explain to me how this helps?
Tboooe  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-01-06
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05-01-06   No more snake oil than the alternative methods (theories) of ...   Newbee

05-01-06   I agree with newbee, your equipment will sound different wit ...   Albertporter

05-01-06   Thanks guys...i was just curious. home depot here i come...   Tboooe

05-01-06   Oh no!!! don't go to home depot. the scrap lumber at lowes i ...   Herman

05-01-06   No snake oil at all, great for resonance control and added d ...   Velo62

05-01-06   If you go on to the cardas.com website to read about the car ...   Listener57

05-01-06   The idea is that different kinds of wood have different ener ...   Schipo

05-01-06   For an explanation go to: http://www.stereotimes.com/ the & ...   Jgiacalo

05-01-06   It will sound woody if you believe.   Pbb

05-01-06   If you have jenga you can give them a try. very similar look ...   Timrhu

05-01-06   I put a 2 inch maple block with black diamond racing cones u ...   Maineiac

05-02-06   Oddly enough i just picked up my ayre c5xe from ayre acousti ...   Theo

05-02-06   I use a combination of cocobolo, zebrawood, and mahagony blo ...   Plato

05-02-06   Not snake oil. there are three materials people use: woods ...   Ckorody

05-02-06   Ummm, wood resonates, right? isn't that why they use the stu ...   24phun

05-02-06   Hmmmmm, wood resonates but everything resonates at some freq ...   Herman

05-02-06   Please don't mislead people by telling them you hear audible ...   Perkadin

05-02-06   Well there you are. the matter is finally settled. i guess ...   Herman

05-02-06   There are two truths. the truth when the non-believers are i ...   Tvad

05-02-06   Perkadin, re: "i'm not even going to entertain an argum ...   Newbee

05-02-06   This type of "discussion" comes up a lot with rega ...   Sdatch

05-02-06   Sdatch, why would you think that vibration control would eff ...   Newbee

05-02-06   I always like the "i don't believe in dbt - i know what ...   Snofun3

05-02-06   Tone woods really can make a difference under your component ...   The_kid

05-02-06   The_kid: do the monument ref just sit underneath the compon ...   Tboooe

05-02-06   Tboooe, yes, they sit under the component and not attached ...   The_kid

05-03-06   Newbee, the reason i thought of frequency response accross t ...   Sdatch

05-03-06   The kid (chris): you said you were blown away by what it di ...   Hartwerger

05-03-06   You guys are putting me on, right?   Kenyonbm

05-03-06   Kenyonbm, nope. this is serious business for some. i checked ...   Timrhu

05-04-06   To all non believers; if you tap an electronic component, c ...   Herman

05-04-06   That's a good point, herman. i have noticed the effect you d ...   Tvad

05-04-06   Shoot me down in flames here, but is'nt the main point about ...   David12

05-04-06   seeing how the entire chassis is susceptible to other harmo ...   Metro04

05-04-06   You know, its quite a list and there are lots of things avai ...   Ckorody

05-04-06   Hartwerger, sorry for the delay of my response but i just h ...   The_kid

05-05-06   Let's see if i've got this right - 1) vibration induced int ...   Snofun3

05-05-06   To sonfun's point, hockey pucks have been used for this in t ...   Sdatch

05-05-06   The unignorable manifestation of this phenomena, using woods ...   Bob_bundus

05-06-06   I've found that pine -- yes, pine -- makes a huge difference ...   Bojack

05-06-06   Bojack, are you still able to listen to john mayall doing ...   Albertporter

05-06-06   I too am very skeptical of certain tweaks. i mean the magic ...   The_kid

05-06-06   Albert, funny you ask because this song sounds especially g ...   Bojack

05-06-06   Bojack, how does it work out when you play "bark" ...   Albertporter

05-06-06   How about "lemon tree" by peter paul and mary?   Nrchy

05-07-06   I've preferred norwegian wood for the last 30 yrs   Pehare

05-07-06   I've just begun demolition on a wall in my room but the adja ...   Pops

05-07-06: Bojack
Pops, I must warn you against using oak. The acorns act as mini diffusors, plus they are known to lose their leaves in the winter. Stick w/pine. You're on the right track though.
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05-07-06   Wood you believe?   Albertporter

05-07-06   Ok, that's enough already. you've taken a perfectly good thr ...   Herman


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