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RE: Interesting post

Thanks for the informative post. I do like to hear from all sides and very much from some who "think out of the box", of course there are some who think out of the box, that are " out to lunch ", of course the same goes for the old school way of thinking, some are very helpful and somewhat open to other theories, while some are wielded shut close minded. To each their own!

A designer I know and respect has shown me a number of times that one must use common sense, but one must also use an open mind and sometimes common sense and common knowledge gets thrown out the window.
That sometimes things cannot yet be explained, that things that shouldn't work in theory, can at times make a difference, sometimes a very, very noticeable difference.

I am not that experienced at all in DIY compared to most here or anywhere, but I would like to make a comment on what you said:

" They must be suspended in 3-dimensions, not clamped or mounted on or to anything."

In one of my Preamps I have had the hood open a few times and have changed out a few basic things like caps, volume pot, etc, sometimes just adding some Damping compound to see if that makes a difference, or even taking the feet off and using some decoupling or coupling devises.

Well I noticed a strange thing, and it was that a pair of Caps had come unglued. Well so I did what anyone would do and glue that back down.
Well for some reason the glue would eventually let go (%#@*).
Well this happened about 4 times and I because of the repeated process I noticed that every time I glued them back down, the sound would change, and not for the better. Every time that I found the Caps unglued. my system seemed to have more Air, much more Open, notes resonated more, much more like a live instrument would. It was a very noticeable difference and after a while, I got the hint and left them unglued hanging in open space, in 3-dimension.

While I was in the designers shop one time, I mentioned this and he just looked at me and smiled and said " it does make a very nice improvement, doesn't it! ". He explained to me that because he ships alot of his gear, he has to be careful about how he fastens components in his gear because they can be manhandled in transport, some Caps can be left hanging in open space and be solid and no worries, but some he has to be more careful with.

This may seem like a simple and maybe a even stupid thing, but I was dumfounded in the difference this made, and it was repeatable.

I don't wish to get into any arguments with anyone, as to what works and what doesn't. I just wanted to relate my own experience in my system, with my ears!

Thanks for Posts your thoughts on this subject.!

YMMV!!

Ken



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