Shun Mook Ultra Diamond Resonators

Just got my UDR's. They sound fabulous. I have never heard any feet sound so good. They just clean things up and make everything so natural.

I have not tried the Harmonix feet but have used their record weight. I have since sold it and replaced it with a Shun Mook ebony clamp. The Shun Mook is definitely a giant step beyond the Harmonix.

Harmonix and Shun Mook don't do anything against spurious resonance: they add resonance. So the sound with these devices is system's sound + the sound of the devices. It's of an additive nature (and not subtractive). Is this the goal of audiophiles: to add a color to the reproduced sound?

Chris

Hi Chris, everything has a sound of it's own. Most damping devices don't damp linearly across the spectrum (0.5Hz- 20kHz). Most damp out certain frequencies effectively leaving many other frequencies undamped. Sometimes this can cause more harm than good. Just like an EQ with certain bands pushed all the way down.

IMO, resonance reduction is only effective if you get rid of them all or reduce it across the spectrum. A vibraplane or the Minus K platform achives this effortlessly. I have my TT on one of these devices and they do a great job.

Harmonix and Shun Mook work on the principles of tuning the resonant frequency just like a musical instrument. If you can't get rid of it all, may as well make it work to your favour. Both have advantages.

Cheers,

Hi Genesis 168,

Can you please tell me where you have put the UDR's?? CD player, Amp, or Pre-amp?

I understand that you are able to tune in the sound by rotating them, is this true? Is it difficult to do?

Are you using any other devices with the UDR's.

Look forward to hearing your experience as i am interested in using them.

I use them under my power amp, preamp. Yes you can tune the sound by turning them...believe it or not. Even my wife can tell the difference. Before the UDR's, I have used BDR shelves, pucks and cones. They worked very well until the UDR's came.