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One of the most interesting threads on WBF in ages!
Bound to reach at least 1000 posts.
The best upgrades to the sound of a system are those that cost Nothing.
Yes, best upgrade but only in the no-cost sense. But, there are some upgrades that cost a lot, and they can make all the difference too. I just spent some days learning about both.
Nothing: Rubber belt to kevlar thread with proper tension - cheap
Something: Excellent turntable to a great turntable - expensive
The thread was dead and might have been forgotten except that you posted on 9/11/23 about some zoo somewhere.
this is a thread where nothing matters and people are free to vent.
Hi, do you know any scam hifi websites?
Few years ago there was one selling equipment for too cheap as "used", can't remember name but it was closed after a while (or blocked from google search). There was even thread about it here.
Here i think is one new:
www.audiohifistore.com
Few years ago there was one selling equipment for too cheap as "used", can't remember name but it was closed after a while (or blocked from google search). There was even thread about it here.
Here i think is one new:
AudioHiFiSTORE.com | Acoustics | 20 Tromode Estate, Douglas IM4 4QB, Isle of Man
www.audiohifistore.com
Upgrades that cost...nothing:
For many years I used champagne corks cut in half as component supports. They worked surprisingly well, particularly under heavier kit. The really entertaining thing was about 5 years ago a couple of dealers (two separate occasions) came round to demonstrate improvements / sell me stuff (select your adjective of choice according to your personal level of cynicism) and we try some expensive footers. Without listening to my admittedly horrible looking corks we put in these new footers under my PX25 and listened.... <shrug > OK, very nice.
On the first occasion I asked whether we could try the corks under the amp again. This instantly gave a cleaner, less hifi sound, tighter more ..."natural" bass, even the dealer saying "yes OK that does seem better on this occasion"
!
Same demo on the second occasion, different dealer same result, that time the dealer switched smoothly to trying something else and didn't discuss footers any more.
...Probably just how badly made the hifi footers actually were....
And no, I'm not naming names to embarrass anyone.
For many years I used champagne corks cut in half as component supports. They worked surprisingly well, particularly under heavier kit. The really entertaining thing was about 5 years ago a couple of dealers (two separate occasions) came round to demonstrate improvements / sell me stuff (select your adjective of choice according to your personal level of cynicism) and we try some expensive footers. Without listening to my admittedly horrible looking corks we put in these new footers under my PX25 and listened.... <shrug > OK, very nice.
On the first occasion I asked whether we could try the corks under the amp again. This instantly gave a cleaner, less hifi sound, tighter more ..."natural" bass, even the dealer saying "yes OK that does seem better on this occasion"
!Same demo on the second occasion, different dealer same result, that time the dealer switched smoothly to trying something else and didn't discuss footers any more.
...Probably just how badly made the hifi footers actually were....
And no, I'm not naming names to embarrass anyone.
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