Hi all Audio Circle members and and especially Mr. Michael Green
{{My comments in parentheses.}}
1) Use 15 amp fuses not 20.
{{Logical, no need to mention that, every normal person knows that! }}
2) Loosen all the outlet plates in your audio room (plates that are on your audio system line)
{{DANGER ! Do not do that, I repeat: DO NOT DO THAT !}}
3) Loosen the screws on all components
{{ And ? ? ? And your components will fall apart.
Again, not logical at all !
Again, what does that have to do with improving
the sound? Can you tell me,
without writing a full page of bla, bla, bla
what is the logic of loosen-up all the screws?
That might even be unsafe.}}
4) Take covers off the components
{{ Again and again and one more time again,
what does that have to do with improving the sound?
UNSAFE – DANGER – DO NOT DO THAT
If something happens, your insurer won’t pay
and you might even be sued for millions of $$$ }}
5) Remove rubber feet from any component.
{{ If you remove the rubber feet from your components,
The ventilating slots/holes of your components might
Be blocked and the components might over heat !
What about the vibrations ? }}
6) Use low mass IC and power cords.
{{ Undersize power cord is not a good idea. }}
7) Hard wire past the AC connection on the back of
components whenever possible,
{{ Not very practical and maybe,
not even permitted by the electrical code ? ? }}
use as low of a gauge speaker cable as possible (I use 22 gauge)
{{With high power amplifier, you might damage the amplifier. An Audio Circle member can calculate for me the amperage and prove my point. }}
9) Loosen the screws where the RCA plugs are attached.
{{ Loosen up, loosen up… What’s the point ? }}
10) Take the barrels off of your RCA's
{{ Sorry, I don’t understand that one.
Do you mean the bullet connector ?
If that’s so, you might get interference. }}
11) Replace the cups on the back of your speakers when
possible to a lighter weight one.
{{Sorry, I don’t understand that one,
can a Audio Circle member jump in to help me?}}
12) Place the speaker cables in without tightening them.
{{ That will lead to a bad connection and bad
connections are prone to bad sound.
No? Yes ? Maybe ???}}
13) Loosen screws on drivers (just cracking them usually is enough)
{{That might work for tweeters and mid range drivers,
but woofers might/will rattle.
Can you tell us what is the torque we need to tighten the screws at and then, we will need to buy a torque wrench. OUCH ! }}
14) Remove heavy dampening products or drapes from the room.
{{I get it; then the listening room will have the same acoustic as a public washroom… }}
15) Treat the upper corners of the room with barricade acoustical treatments
{{Ahhhhhh…. At last, at long, long last.
Now, that makes sense.
It’s about time, you come up with something that makes sense and that is safe.
Please, keep the good ideas coming, you are on the right track.}}
16) If you have a rack against the wall in front of you try pulling it out a little (usually in 8' tall rooms 16 to 18")
{{ I don’t think any wife will approve that in a living room,
In the basement, maybe, but not in the living room.}}
17) Take grills off speakers.
{{Yes and maybe the wife will accept,
Of course during the listening session only.}}
18) Make sure speakers are not sitting on carpet.
{{ If you have wall to wall carpet, what do you do? }}
19) Take out transformer locks when possible.
{{ NO ! That out of the question…}}
20) Remove any ties on any cables.
{{ If you are talking about the wire tie wraps inside the components, that’s consider modifications and against the law… You have been warned !!! }}
21) Try not to let cable touch each other inside the components.
{{Same as item 20.}}
22) If your a tweak or have a technician remove your transformer away from circuit boards.
{{ Same as item 20.}}
{{DO NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY FACTORY BUILT COMPONENTS !}}
{{Mr. Green, PLEASE do not, I repeat: DO NOT tell or encourage audiophiles to modify any electrical components they have, you might also get into trouble.
If something bad happens, you might have to go to court and say under oat that you are the one that recommended to makes those modification.
No need to be a genius to understand that !
Guy 13 }}
