Another term maybe resolving power. So your now hearing dynamic contrasts as they were meant to be without being swallowed into the black hole of a line filter? Glad I use cryo'd magnets. Tom |
Direct coupling makes sense and the passage of resonant energy to ground via coupling makes sense. Harmonic tensioning and control are useful methods to collect and herd resonance in a predetermined direction out of a component.The end user should complete the exit strategy started in Rick's design and not constrict this product's design path with the high impedance presented by isolation products. Think wave guide in side and wave guide outside to mechanical ground. Tom. Star Sound Technology |
I never in my post dated 9/18 mentioned or inferred electrical impedance. The context stated was of mechanical impedance. Tom |
Norm
You are describing a transducer, conversion of energy from one form to another. Not as efficient. Tom |
Norm
Sure it's up to the end user in how and with what means they want to terminate their equipment.
I know that the designer of the product uses methods and control terminations inside his product that are similar in concept to many of our product designs. By using the same concepts for mechanical ground inside and out there will be a synergy of sound by engaging the same methods. Transitional changes from direct mechanical coupling internal and then the relay hand off to devices that claim to isolate or decouple external may deprive the listener the total impact potential of the product they purchased. You may not know for sure unless you try the same methods all the way thru to mechanical ground. Tom. Star Sound Technology |
To All,
In search of goose bumps.
I recently had a cellist and educator purchase an endpin for her cello and in conversation she expressed her feelings on the passing of her luthier and friend Rene Morel. Never knowing or hearing of Mr. Morel before our conversation I found his obituary in the NY Times. All was fascinating but what I found most personal to me was this renowned luthier and artist of such could not play an instrument. He would have a cellist play for hours if needed and make tiny adjustments until the resulting sound would raise goose bumps on his arms. Only until he had that emotional reaction would he know all was well with the instrument and his minute adjustments to the instrument were complete.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/nyregion/rene-a-morel-master-restorer-of-rare-violins-dies-at-79.html?_r=0
In our mutual shared pursuit of the musical goose bump experience we may certainly disagree on the methods of reaching this physcial and emotional state but I feel that reaching this state is our goal. Tom |
Norm
It's really me.
Same Tom as when we spoke an wrote back in 2008. |
All your audio components on an individual basis create a row G or H presentation? How could you determine the individual perspective of a single component when you have to have several hooked together to re-create a audible signal. And when it comes to materials from what and how does Strain Gauge derive its signal? Tom |
My suggestion is to think of resale value..who else may require or want to purchase a .6 meter cable. Some other brands digital cables take in account wave reflection. Their cables are only made and sold in lengths of a about 1.6 meters to avoid this possibility. Tom |
Brass sheet material cut into small pieces laid on edge between the carpet and cables works wonders. It is a balancing act of sorts but once elevated stays in place. The material and minimalist contact area between the threads and the cable are the benefit at work. Same could be achieved with brass bent and joined at right angles to form a T to rest on a hard floor material placed between the flat surface and the cable. Tom |
Basically using a non ferrous knife edge for minimum contact area. |
What I proposed limits the material contact between the floor surface and any cable.When you limit the surface area for a charge to jump across you also reduce the vibration that can be conducted from the floor to the cable. Neither proposal limits or reduces airborne vibration that will disrupt most all cables to some degree. Tom |
Placement of the right material in the right place that has the right mass is crucial. I prefer to use materials that are of similar reactance that have much the same transfer rate and mechanical impedance and are of similar sonic character. Brass and certain grade of steels are my preference.. Soft materials including lead are actually high impedance and will store energy and when placed around or on other materials greatly influence energy flow and therefore character. These soft materials are mutes of sorts and dynamic structure will change. Adjustable material reactance is the key much like tuning a musical instrument.
Dave I would propose to you that you purchase some heavy duty zip lock bags that you fill these with different materials and weight and experiment with the tuning of your cables or chassis. If your try materials that are the same, the size of that material affects their reactive value and you can easily hear this as well. So the material choice could be the right one but it's initial choice of size maybe the wrong one..You have to try a few of the same family to get it most right. This test can be easily changed, compared and repeated and may be fun for only a few but may add value to your broad audio experience. Tom |
I never resent the time I spend seeking out new materials, processes, proportions and blends that enhance the directionality of my products in use with musical instruments that touch the floor. Capturing the forces of nature and placing them in a reactive device many years ago and in the previous 24 months finding a supplementary method to enhance that directionality was pretty darn cool. These methods are highly beneficial to first person real acoustic instruments used in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and carry forward to playback devices already in the audio chain. The wrong choice of material and geometry does not serve well the instrument or the musician which are all before the playback chain. That has been my experience.
I am highly respective of all the posters here and especially of the last few. I know that collectively we have as much as 150 years of audio experience. We all have had our personal encounters in and around audio and we are here to express those to all. Tom |
Tbg. Norm, I new you were not being critical. The third word I used in my post happened to be the same word used by you in your post that's all. Sorry if my comments were misconstrued.
In a description of my personal experience with materials and shapes I should have placed the word frustrating where I used the word resent. I am now very happy with my current results. Tom |
Okay we do agree on the potential benefit of resonance control and that it can be fun and games or maybe not.
Really exciting to hear a new breath or audio cue from a recording that I have listened to for years. That added breath that was revealed makes me want to find even more air in the recording.
I have recently added a external method of chassis tuning to my transport that can be adjusted right on the chassis. No soft materials are required or wanted. We have been doing the same with the amps and speakers for sometime. The fact that these are adjustable make for a trial of patience. While these methods allow for immediate change the fact that materials are more or less stressed they must be allowed to relax on their own into a redirected state. When they are settled and relaxed then you can fully evaluate their benefit good, better, best. Unlike wooden parts that can be tuned these methods in metal will not be affected by tempertaure or humidity. The fact is you can tune all night long to your preference and to the benefit of your sound space. All major parts of the components are adjustable in the same way inside the chassis. Again there are no bandwidth limitations from the use of damped materials . For all of this to work the units must be mechanically grounded so as to maximize collected thru put of redirected energy to ground..The whole idea and benefit is to maximize energy collection to the point of exit much like a tuned exhaust header. The user can adjust the "back pressure" to their sonic preference with out the use of soft materials. Tom, Star Sound Technologies |
Like using magnets that sound better than fuses.Where did that idea originate.Who thinks that way,way out of the breaker box.Tom |
If you took the time to read Ricks patents you would learn that he describes the use of an alloy that is ferro magnetic as a key conductive ingredient not the 2 materials you mentioned. The CT-1 conductor is made from highly permeable alloy that, once attached to the connectors, becomes fully magnetized. Nice try Geoff...Tom |
How do you isolate these cables from the Earth's magnetic field. |
Of course I knew that Gee Off-Gee Off. My post was a subtle point that isolation is not possible and the example was the Earth's magnetic field. Your response is almost a positive comment about HFC cables which means you have suddenly explored their website. Congrats. |
What if the term isolation was never used or was scientifically recognized as an impossibility at the outset? That factual reality may have sparked new studies and innovations for managing detrimental properties caused from vibration.
HFC has shown and applied in new ways that magnets are not the bane to electronic circuitry or cable systems as once was factually stated in textbooks. Neither magnetic fields or vibration can be isolated but they both can be beneficially focused to a geometric area or point.Tom |
Damped if you do and damped if you don't. Damped is your key word and definition by all examples. |
I have my own cd topper that is like a giant flattened bottle cap that also covers the edges of the disc. The inside is painted green and the out side is painted black and then a coating of AVM. Can't live without it. Nice to listen to different colors and finishes. Same with the surface finish on a wall..you can hear the difference in the same color if it's flat, eggshell, satin or gloss. Same goes for speakers and acoustic treatments. |
When I hear my DeFrost working it has some crackling and popping would it be less noisy if it were grounded 40k like.
Tom |
Keith are you the Father or The Son of Tara?? Or Both?? Maybe just the Spirit with no body? Tom |
Dave,
Glad to see your back home.
And you brought your madness home again to Texas.
What a wonderful madness to have. Dangerous to no one other than one's wallet.
Tom |
Maybe this has been mentioned previous..
I went to the Stabilant site and found that this same product was sold in the USA back in the 80's and labeled as Tweek . Great product and made for a noticeable improvement and we sold many containers of that product.. Glad to know it's the same chemistry and available. Tom |
