Spock system (the importance of fine tuning)

[Spock]

I almost forgot about the subwoofer (Martin Logan Dynamo)
Perhaps because it took me some time to assume that it is indispensable.
It's good?
They say yes, but I confess that I have never had another or made comparisons of subwoofers.
One thing I can say to those who only use one: there is no other place than the center of the speakers. The position of a subwoofer is as indifferent as cables are...

https://vimeo.com/355647840

 

[Spock]

Well, I´ll be thinking about vibrations so i decide to try a different rubber under the gear (CD and Pre)

And i swear things got a little better.


(there´s a fog in the air but is coming from the tlevision )

https://vimeo.com/387210449

 

[Spock]

May i shout? :hey:

It´s all about clean power and vibrations control.

Last weekend did some more experiences with the feet of the gear.
One can smile but i tell you: a lifetime can even not be enough to choose the perfect match
My best sound so far

And i feel like it is Christmas time
Noel on Vimeo

delicate
NLofgren1 on Vimeo

or frightening
Usher2 on Vimeo

 

[UltraFast69]

Spock, so many don’t address power at the source and omit consideration towns vibration. If your foundation is not solid, your house crumbles.


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[Spock]

That´s my point.
Of course, good gear makes the difference. but they do even more if they have solved / improved the power and the vibrations.

:thumbsup:

 

[Kingrex]

I don't get video. What does it mean on my phone. You also posted 3 video that are basically black. I can't see anything. Were you trying to show the sound change between 3 different materials.

I am interested in what your finding with footers. Your onto rubber of some density. Have you tried cones, beads, blocks. I can't do pictures on Audioshark but I have tied plywood, corian, beads, felts and insulation. The components tell me what they want. There is definitely a gain when used right. Done wrong they rob various artifacts.

 

[Spock]

...You also posted 3 video that are basically black. I can't see anything. Were you trying to show the sound change between 3 different materials.

...The components tell me what they want. There is definitely a gain when used right. Done wrong they rob various artifacts.

Hi Kingrex


The vídeos are “black” because i made them at night, almost without light (only tv)
Try to "see" in a computer with some headphones. I think you can compare with my other vídeos and notice the global improvement. Yes, i think the camera caught the improvement.
I chose 3 different types of music to show the liquidity and separation of the voices, the extension and harmonics in the high frequencies and the power of the bass that makes me now be very, very careful with the volume.
You are completely right when you say that the components tell us what they want. A friend of mine says that “sounds acquires the characteristics of the materials we use" and is completely right too. What i recently found is they don´t like soft materials, like soft rubber etc.
I challenge everyone to discover what is best for them. For example, if we talk about speakers supports it depends a lot on the type of floor that each house has. Everyone should try by themselves!

 

[Kingrex]

This is some of what I use. I cut corian into 1.5" squares. I dimple the top and put a soft bead in the center. The bead material matters a lot. I use Drusey. Lava is similar. My preamps like a bead. The server and dac do not like the bead. They like a piece of insulation under the square. All my front end gear likes a corian base on top of my rack material. Except my preamp. It liked a piece of dense plywood, with a bead on the corian square. My phono preamp has felt under the corian on top of the rack. My amps are on 2" thick acrylic platforms.

I don't mass load the tops of anything. But my TT power supply sits on my server top. It is kind of heavy with rubber feet. I don't hear any negative effects with it on my server. I don't hear any positive either. I have gotten away with trying all sorts of feet combinations with all my gear for maybe $100. And they make a very big gain in performance.

Keep up the post. I love to see tweaks that work.

 

[Spock]

…always trying something...
I made some "design" on the rubber that stays under the stones that are under the speakers and subwoofer.
And i think it's better not make contact across all the surface.



Elvis Presley on Vimeo

 

[Kingrex]

Send a close up. What type of rubber?

 

[Spock]

I'm already trying other material but here it is..

Camane4 on Vimeo

Eagles on Vimeo

 

[Spock]

I must confess that i never cease to be surprised by the difference that different materials make in sound. :weird:
And when it´s about the contact area of the speakers with the floor is a never ending story. :what:
Now I tried silicone. The one that we found in kitchen accessories. (*)
... And everything became quiet in the stage, cleaner and more timbrically accurate

(*) the colors were what was there ...

S & G on Vimeo

https://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29108&stc=1&d=1607216726

 

[Spock]

A double base in the sub

Incantation on Vimeo

Bethania on Vimeo

Can you hear any difference?

S & G on Vimeo

S & G II on Vimeo

 

[Spock]

It's official!
The mids are much more clearer and cleaner. :audiophile:

K Bremnes on Vimeo

 

[nicoff]

From all the Portuguese music (Fado in particular) I assume that you must be from Portugal. Great country, btw, visited a couple of years ago.

Don’t you find the video distracting when listening to music alone (that is, when not playing a music video)?

 

[Spock]

You got it! :thumbsup:
I'm glad to know that you visited and liked Portugal.
Speaking of "Fado"... As you can "see", I like almost all types of music. In fact, maybe only hip hop / rap doesn't really fit my preferences.

As for television, I agree that it is distracting.
In more "serious" auditions, I turn off the television.

 

[Spock]

A friend of mine bought a Micromega Stage2 and lent it to me.
Without loosing time, I liked it.
A sound that some owners of this CD player classify as analog because it has no edge of aggressiveness and no trace of jitter.
Very detailed with very correct tone. I would live very well with this CD player.
Compared to my Lyngdorf, he loses only by a more backward presentation. I like a more projected sound.

https://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29392&stc=1&d=1612224874
https://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29391&stc=1&d=1612224867

Simultaneously, i had a chance to try a new DIY interconnect cable made by a friend of mine. A very, very clean cable, detailed with no flaws, be it in the reproduction of instruments be it in voices. Great.

So good that its impact on the sound of the system was much more noticeable than that of the CD player. Yes, changing a cable can make more difference than changing the source.

https://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29393&stc=1&d=1612225031
https://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=29394&stc=1&d=1612225041

Bebo & Cigala on Vimeo

 

[Spock]

Below you can see my Infinity RS6001 after the drivers were restored and the horrible plastic base was replaced by a solid wood one.
I left these speakers many years ago in search of something more. I found. However, there is something so right about reproducing music through these speakers that I have to listen to them from time to time. I´m glad i never sold them. And now I decided that it was time to repair the drivers and put a decent base on them.

Dead Combo on Vimeo

 

[Spock]

Does it sound better?

P Barber on Vimeo

Find out what is missing :happy:

 

[Spock]

Giving new life to old audio stuff that was forgotten.
Now I have recovered my Sennheiser HD430:audiophile:

Freya Ridings on Vimeo