Just wanted to echo Badman's sentiment re. the DH Cones tweak. I bought the Large Cones (1" tall) for my CDP. As mentioned by Badman, they come as a trio. Cost-wise, I feel, that they are at par with many similar products available esp. the BDR cones.
I played my Harmon/Kardon CDP using its default/factory feet (sitting directly on my Lovan rack) & listened to the music. Sounded very good like I'm accustomed to. Then I put 3 cones under the CDP - one under the drive mechanizm, one under the xformer & the 3rd went in such a place so as to balance the CDP. Played the *same* tracks at the *same* volume & was stunned! What an improvement! The best way to describe it was as though the artist removed a veil from over their mouth. The sound became crisper, highs seemed to extend higher, bass tightened up. I know this sounds so cliched but, I'm sorry, this is *really* what happened! Honestly, I was not expecting this but the moment the music came on there was no shade of doubt in my mind re. the dramatic improvement. I spent the rest of the evening taking out the cones, listening & inserting the cones & listening again. So, I have really verified it in *my* system - a very worthy improvement for me & my CDP will not be without them!
Funny thing is that I got the DH Cones out of frustration - I couldn't lay my hands fast enough on a used set of BDR cones!! I managed to get the DH Cones new @ the used price of a set of BDR cones. I hindsight, I'm glad that it turned out this way!! Some events just have a strange way of happening.
Regards
Bombaywalla.
I played my Harmon/Kardon CDP using its default/factory feet (sitting directly on my Lovan rack) & listened to the music. Sounded very good like I'm accustomed to. Then I put 3 cones under the CDP - one under the drive mechanizm, one under the xformer & the 3rd went in such a place so as to balance the CDP. Played the *same* tracks at the *same* volume & was stunned! What an improvement! The best way to describe it was as though the artist removed a veil from over their mouth. The sound became crisper, highs seemed to extend higher, bass tightened up. I know this sounds so cliched but, I'm sorry, this is *really* what happened! Honestly, I was not expecting this but the moment the music came on there was no shade of doubt in my mind re. the dramatic improvement. I spent the rest of the evening taking out the cones, listening & inserting the cones & listening again. So, I have really verified it in *my* system - a very worthy improvement for me & my CDP will not be without them!
Funny thing is that I got the DH Cones out of frustration - I couldn't lay my hands fast enough on a used set of BDR cones!! I managed to get the DH Cones new @ the used price of a set of BDR cones. I hindsight, I'm glad that it turned out this way!! Some events just have a strange way of happening.
Regards
Bombaywalla.
