This is no joke.

well mapman, next try a ten to fifteen pound sand bag, now that will make a big difference, does it surprise you that adding dampening and mass to your speakers will change the sound? why do you think manufactures make such inert speaker cabinets ? . one tweek I have done for years is zip lock bags filled with silica sand and then covered in nice cloth to make it look nice. depending on the speaker it can make a big difference, tighter bass, better separation and bigger soundstage, not bad for a very cheap tweak. Happy listening !!

I agree with Chrissain. I have added sand to my speaker stands and it made a big difference just as Chrissain stated.

This is what the Totem Beaks, HRS Damping Plates, etc. do, help stablize the cabinet vibrating and/or to keep it from moving.

http://www.magnan.com/tweaks/componentsupport.html

Chuck

Hmm, I understand the benefits of added mass, but these things really do not weigh much, 1 lb at most I would guess. Now I will have to go weigh them.

I'm still leaning towards the theory that what I heard yesterday was more me for whatever reason than the ornaments, but hard to say. Some days things just sound better than others for whatever reason. Who's to say humans hear teh same way day in and day out. Our moods change, so why not our hearing? Very strange....

Rrog, even I can afford that tweak. More details? Do the coins have to protrude in front of the speaker, be flush with the front edge or what? Also what to do with the other two quarters? Or just save them and reduce the tweak down to 70 cents?

I like the sandbag idea also. Would need to work on WAF for that one though. It is my wife's sunroom that these are in currently after all.

@Springnr: If I remember correctly, you prefer pie. As long as there are baked goods, the world is a better place.

Hemp does make for a great driver. The Omegas Hemps are one of my favorite speakers.

;)