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IMO I don't think his suggestions would amount to anything on my amps, so I'm good there. The technology is beyond to where loosening a screw is going to do anything. I think his suggestions are probably best for vintage type gear, etc, or the standard, old school classes of amplifier.Also my speakers, with the hardwood frame and planar speaker are pretty much likened to a musical instrument, there's not a whole lot to do there. Plays anything and if I need extra midbass, I've got something for that. Interesting thread though. You seem to be suggesting the total opposite of some people. Less treatment, less bracing, etc. Michael, I'd like to know where you derived these solutions from, and if you have any measured performance to back up your claims. If not, that's okay too, but if so then now would also be a good time to call in backup. If you have helped a lot of people with their systems, I would suggest they step forward and give us their experience. People from this forum or credible known entities from other forums would be optimal.Some of the forum veterans seem to be siding with you, some not. Taking it from here will require more than long paragraphs.
Did you do it to your new BDA-2? I hope not.
UpdateOk well I have spent the last hour applying the outlet tunng. I am assuming we are only loosening the screws that hold down the outlet into the box. Anyways there is difference. I can see what he means by opening up the soundstage but unfortunately in my system it came at a cost of resolution. Any fillers gets lost that are seated behind the prominent instrument. Using track 6 (Never Dead) on this recording I got a good feeling of what was going on.https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD016861770068With the outlet loosen you get more over lower midrange tone on the galloping guitar. In fact people who like listening to loud metal I might recommend trying this to get more guitar in your sound field. But it came with some loss of air and taught control. As a result the guitar solos over the rhythm guitar loses its appeal somewhat.
Michael Green,You're the Flexi Rack fellow?
I don't know what you were or are calling it but the stand pansixt posted a photo of is commonly known as a Flexi Stand.
First time I ever heard of a Flexi Rack, but there are a lot of racks some what similar to my designing now. You should visit China . It's like michael green knock off center there.
Michael,The stand on the left in this image is one of your stands that I purchased in the late 80's or early 90's.Simple, solid construction.I do remember attending one of your demo's around that time and asking you about "tuning" this stand.At that time, you were having a conversation with a couple of industry heavyweights, but you took the time to instruct me on the possibilities of using different torque specs on anchoring the shelves. this was revised from the instructions that were originally given, which advised to level the shelves, which any normal person would do.Long story short, I have long used your application of tuning, or using just enough torque, for each shelf dependent on the imaging of the sound. This, to me is no different than toe-in of speakers, or dampening of components, or any other technique which millions of people use on a daily basis to pursue what we all pursue in this hobby.In this industry/hobby, we are all taught to be "Doubting Thomas's". And this we shall remain until we have clear, concise answers to our individual questions. Please try and accommodate us.James
werd, where do I send the Christmas card?holy crap what a tough crowd