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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: Jgiacalo
For an explanation go to: www.stereotimes
the "Archives" section and the article "The Art and Science of Audio System Tuning, Part 4."
I've experimented with their recommendations, and found that wood blocks make changes in your system and those changes vary with the type of wood used. I've even measured the differences with my SPL meter using a test record and different frequencies yield higher or lower Db levels depanding on the type of wood. But you don;t need a meeter because the differences are clearly audible. I found zebrawood to be my favorite and is now under all of my equipment - I wouldn't be without them. I did find an even greater improvement with something like a Vibrapod placed between the wood block and the equipment shelf - equipment on top of wood block on top of soft absorber on top of shelf. V-Pads - rubber/cork absorbers - make a good cushion under the wood block (or under anything, for that matter)- V-pads are cheap @$2. and available heating/airconditioning suppliers.
But you don't need to spend a lot to experiment with wood. Simply go to a local hardwood retailer and buy 1-2' of a few types of wood, cut them into 1"x1"x2" or larger blocks; at lease one dimension should be longer than the length of your equipment feet so that the block can be placed directly in contact with the equipment chassis completely avoiding the equipment feet. And, it seems best not to set the equipment in end grain.
Give it a try. You'll be amazed what changes such a simple and cheap tweak can bring. Depending on your system and the type of wood you use the change can be very positive. Have fun!
p.s. If you can't find any hardwood, let me know and I'll send you some of my extra blocks at no cost.
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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
Pops, i must warn you against using oak. the acorns act as m ... Bojack
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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