acoustic system resonators

Tbg,perhaps that is the intended meaning.I got a tremendous 'kick' out of the post.From the third sentence to the next to last sentence,the poster would make P.T. Barnum envious due to the veritable caricature of hyperbole employed.Of course,IMHO,The last sentence is a 'real kick' also!

Dear Double4w your logic is specious at best. There are many changes you can make to a system which will enable that system to come alive. You are not speaking to a neophyte, but a professional audio designer who has been doing this for 20 years! I make my judgments based on what I hear. The fact that much of what makes this hobby interesting is that there are many instances of a particular product making a system sound better and there is no empirical reason why.

Power cords shouldn't make a difference on a low power draw component, but they do, CD mats shouldn't make a difference but they do, in fact electrically there is probably no measurable difference in audio interconnects but we can hear the difference.

A system outfitted with Resonators makes the music come alive in way that the same system without them doesn't.

The only way you know the difference is to hear the system both ways, I did and now I own the resonators.

In fact I would say that the cost of the resonators does seem ludicrous for what you get, but the sonic difference makes them a relative bargin. I have heard people changing components which can be more expensive and not getting the results which you can get with the resonators.

Science can not always explain the ways of the world, and many discoveries have been by accident.

>>I did and now I own the resonators.<<

And sell the resonators as well.

Caveat emptor.

+++ A system outfitted with Resonators makes the music come alive in way that the same system without them doesn't. +++

I do not disbelieve you, but a sheet of corrugated iron on a wall will more than likely have similar results. Corrugated iron costs a little bit less though.

If I may ask, have you experimented with items such as diffusers that have a scientifically tested effects on acoustics at all? It just seems somewhat out there to endorse acoustic treatments that have zero scientific backing if you have not bothered to look into treatments that are well tested, proven and documented. (Diffusers also cost significantly less than these resonators)

Again, I don't think they do don't have an effect. I am simply pondering the fact that change is not always for the better, and since you do not have any scientific data as to what exactly they do, I dare say you cannot elude they improve sound.

Regards
Paul

I have tried many resonance tweaks. Some I have liked, some I have liked for a while, and some I have disliked. I have not tried the Resonators but I must say that several friends' whose ears I respect love them. In the case of the Behold suites at both the RMAF and THE Show, the sound was excellent and had the Resonators. At the RMAF I inquired whether I could hear the system without the Resonators to consider their unique benefits. Unfortunately, they were using Resonators not selling them and could not humor me. When I asked at THE Show whether they always used the Resonators, I was told they would not do without them.

I have tried other small resonance devices, such as the Shun Mook Mpingo disks and the Brilliant Pebbles. They both have powerful effects that have to be assessed very carefully. There is no question that placing them wrong can hurt the sound. Small does not mean ineffective or at least this is my experience.

Will I try the Resonators? Only if I can hear a demonstration. They are too expensive to take a winger.