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<!-- #thumb --> <p>We all like the idea of a silver bullet. *You can kill werewolves with one. *Fix what ails you. *Make your system sound better instantly. *Some actually work. *Others don’t.</p>
<p>I remember when I got my first car. *I was 16 years old, wanted a ’56 Chevy 2-door with a Hurst 4-speed on the floor so badly I could taste it, but didn’t have the funds to get what I wanted. *I settled on a ’56 Ford station wagon: red, 4-door with a “three on the tree” stick shift. *It wasn’t cool. *And that is why I could afford to buy it. *Within a week of ownership I neglected to latch the hood solidly and it flew up against the windshield at 65 mph on the Riverside Freeway; and promptly fell completely off as soon as I pulled to a stop on the side of the road. *Without the hood, the car was taking shape as a cool vehicle. *The very next day I bought, at great expense from the Pep Boys, a chrome air cleaner. *This was my silver bullet.</p>
<p>I had been convinced from my friend who knew everything there was to know about cars that a chrome air cleaner would help my car go faster. *The logic was increased air flow to the carburetor due to the smoothness of the chrome. *Less resistance. *Made perfect sense. *I swear that car went faster after the air cleaner was installed. *And besides, as I drove down the street it was the single point of pride in that car I could look at. *My claim to cool. *My silver bullet. *It worked.</p>
<p>In audio I too look for silver bullets and they are as valuable as icing is to a cake. *The finishing touches. *But they are not the cake. *They cannot stand on their own.</p>
<p>At times I reach a point of dissatisfaction*with the overall sound of my system. *Changing the icing on the system won’t help. *Time to remove the bullets and start fresh with the fundamentals of good system setup.</p>
<p>All the fancy cables, tweaks and surefire miracles can’t take the place of a good, solid restructuring of the listening room or the system within that room.</p>
<p>Make sure you’ve gotten your fundamentals in place before you start icing that cake.</p>
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<p>I remember when I got my first car. *I was 16 years old, wanted a ’56 Chevy 2-door with a Hurst 4-speed on the floor so badly I could taste it, but didn’t have the funds to get what I wanted. *I settled on a ’56 Ford station wagon: red, 4-door with a “three on the tree” stick shift. *It wasn’t cool. *And that is why I could afford to buy it. *Within a week of ownership I neglected to latch the hood solidly and it flew up against the windshield at 65 mph on the Riverside Freeway; and promptly fell completely off as soon as I pulled to a stop on the side of the road. *Without the hood, the car was taking shape as a cool vehicle. *The very next day I bought, at great expense from the Pep Boys, a chrome air cleaner. *This was my silver bullet.</p>
<p>I had been convinced from my friend who knew everything there was to know about cars that a chrome air cleaner would help my car go faster. *The logic was increased air flow to the carburetor due to the smoothness of the chrome. *Less resistance. *Made perfect sense. *I swear that car went faster after the air cleaner was installed. *And besides, as I drove down the street it was the single point of pride in that car I could look at. *My claim to cool. *My silver bullet. *It worked.</p>
<p>In audio I too look for silver bullets and they are as valuable as icing is to a cake. *The finishing touches. *But they are not the cake. *They cannot stand on their own.</p>
<p>At times I reach a point of dissatisfaction*with the overall sound of my system. *Changing the icing on the system won’t help. *Time to remove the bullets and start fresh with the fundamentals of good system setup.</p>
<p>All the fancy cables, tweaks and surefire miracles can’t take the place of a good, solid restructuring of the listening room or the system within that room.</p>
<p>Make sure you’ve gotten your fundamentals in place before you start icing that cake.</p>
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