Visited a fellow audio club members house last night to hear his latest tweek.
Basically it was these BIG isolation feet "magix" by clear audio that he was using under virtually everything. His source was a Denon 2900 without modifications. Sitting on his top shelf the sound was a little on the harsh side and the clarity could have been better. His other kit was top quality - Classe integrated and mid range Martin Logans.
We listened to four tracks it total -then he added the tweeks - the magix feet, a sort of weegee board made my a local tweeker, plus felt and weight on the top of the player to reduce vibrations.
Well all I can say is it worked. Music was much more listenable and entertaining, harshness was replaced by smoothness and detail increased. On my Blind Willie Johnson CD originally recorded in 1927 the vocals were significantly clearer to the point where previously hard to understand lyrics were clearly legible with little effort. All three of us in the room agreed that the difference turned the edgy sound into something that made you want to keep on listening track after track.
The price of the feet was frankly silly but the improvement could not be denied on the Denon. If you are having harshness/detail issues with your digital source I strongly suggest you try this sort of tweek. In at least one case it was working a treat.
Has anyone else had similar revelations with this sort of tweek?
Basically it was these BIG isolation feet "magix" by clear audio that he was using under virtually everything. His source was a Denon 2900 without modifications. Sitting on his top shelf the sound was a little on the harsh side and the clarity could have been better. His other kit was top quality - Classe integrated and mid range Martin Logans.
We listened to four tracks it total -then he added the tweeks - the magix feet, a sort of weegee board made my a local tweeker, plus felt and weight on the top of the player to reduce vibrations.
Well all I can say is it worked. Music was much more listenable and entertaining, harshness was replaced by smoothness and detail increased. On my Blind Willie Johnson CD originally recorded in 1927 the vocals were significantly clearer to the point where previously hard to understand lyrics were clearly legible with little effort. All three of us in the room agreed that the difference turned the edgy sound into something that made you want to keep on listening track after track.
The price of the feet was frankly silly but the improvement could not be denied on the Denon. If you are having harshness/detail issues with your digital source I strongly suggest you try this sort of tweek. In at least one case it was working a treat.
Has anyone else had similar revelations with this sort of tweek?
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