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A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck?

I believe in getting the biggest bang out of my audio buck that I can. I don't know about you but my audio budget is actually limited. I find it interesting when I hear about folks spending a zillion on the best magnetic cables and then someone comes along with some new cable technology like new liquid-infused cables that equal or best the magnetic cables at a fraction of the price. Some makers of magnetic and other cables may want you to believe that a patent pending means there must be something there that ordinary Joe Audio could never make himself. My experience leads me to say -- don't believe it.

I have been using neodymium magnets for years in my cables and around my system to improve SQ -- at a fraction of the cost that makers of magnet-containing products charge. OK, mine may not be at the very top of the performance chain when compared to those expensive products, but who cares? I have managed to get stunning returns for a pittance. It would have cost thousands, or tens of thousands, to obtain similar results from various makers.

The same applies to audio makers with a patent pending (or an actual patent) who market little aluminum audio resonators the size of pimples. I make my own resonator pimples for about a buck apiece -- with stunning results. I saved over $4,000 making 70 of my own. Maybe they are not at the very top of the performance chain compared to those expensive products, but who cares? I am very happy with results that are far beyond what I expected when I started out.

I am having a lot of fun doing DIY projects at home that reap wonderful results at a small fraction of the cost charged by audio makers for their similar products. Have others had similar experiences making their own audio products at home? Can you share your DIY experiences with us?
sabai
sabai OP
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geoffkait,

With all due respect, I think you may have some of us confused.

You stated, "Sabai, actually I haven’t explained anything yet ..." after you already stated, "Sabai, I already explained what I meant by that statement ..." and "i already explained that too." Hmmm.

And you stated, "What you interpret as waffling is actually your misunderstanding of what I said or your jumping to conclusions ..." You already stated, "In fact magnetism, generally speaking, is very bad for the sound." But, according to your latest statement, I either misunderstood this statement -- which sounds very clear to me -- or I jumped a conclusion: that you meant that magnetism is bad for the sound after you stated that magnetism is bad for the sound. Hmmm.




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geoffkait
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Sabai, oh, there's some confusion all right. 😃
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geoffkait
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Someone mentioned magnets were being used to cut down on RFI/EMI. That’s an interesting idea in light of the fact, no pun intended, that RF is comprised of photons which as we know have no magnetic charge. Even if they did how would magnets attract all the RF in the room? Doesn’t make sense. After a while you'd have a big clump of photons sitting there in the room. As Judge Judy says, if it doesn’t make sense it not true.
sabai OP
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geoffkait,

Yes, indeed -- but there is no confusion at all in the content of my posting. I am simply quoting what you said.
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sbank
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Geoff vs. Jeffrey; no wonder there viewpoints are magnetically opposed. Maybe they are Bizarro twins? :-)

Cheers,
Spencer 
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