tweak, do they realy bring improvement?


Hi folks, do tweaks (anti-vibration devices, cones, CD-demagnetizers, tuning strips and adhesives etc.) really bring improvement to the sound, or is it just an alteration of sound what we hear? I think a unit (be it a preamp or CD-player) still have the same sonic characteristics (the nice and the nasty ones), even if tweaks are being applied. Audiophiles are getting excited when they hear "improvements", but often those improvements turn only to be a difference in sound. In my case I think my system is sounding best when no tweak is applied.

Chris
dazzdax

Showing 1 response by rbstehno

not all people have ac issues or problems and it is impossible to say everybody needs a line conditioner. you will not be able to turn the sound of a $100 sony amp into the sound of a $30,000 sounding amp by hooking up a line conditioner. a good line conditioner will allow good equipment to sound their best, not make them better than their best!
if we are talking about ac issues, IMO, balanced power devices are the trick. these are not line conditioners that filter the line, but rather a total different approach of how the power is presented to the equipment, using inverse phasing. I have seen demos of this equipment and it made a big difference in the sound. i am going to use balanced power in my next house for my audio and video rooms.
as for tweaks, maybe DAZZDAX doesn't need them. he doesn't specify his equipment, but he could have an audio stand that is made out of steel that weighs hundreds of pounds (like the rick racks stand at HE2003 in the pipedream room). maybe his speakers already have spikes. maybe his equipment has the isolation needed to reduce vibrations. I saw many turntable setups that came with some elaborate stands, in which i don't think a few $100 cones would improve the sound for these pieces.
maybe he is just happy with listening to the music and not judging his equipment! what a novel concept.