I have used small ceramic insulator cones underneath my phono stage for quite some time. Previous phono was a Gold note ph10 and it did not make ANY audible difference I could detect which way up the cones were so I had left them cone upwards.
When I changed my phono to a Manley Chinook I just left the cones same way. This afternoon I decided to flip them over so cone down just to see.
I honestly could not and cannot believe the difference! I may have lost a smidge of low bass but everywhere else is improved in spades. Much more detail, resolution, air, imaging, dynamics. Just completely shocking how much better a small change has made.
But I am perplexed why such a huge change on the Chinook where I noted nothing on the ph10?
Seriously I had a very good result now I trawl my memory banks in my ht rig years ago.
Had this huge fugly 15 inch sub , boy could it move some air but very wooly sound. Raised it up on spikes and a huge improvement all round. It still chuffed some at the port but a lot tighter response.
Elizabeth, Thank you for your gentle chastisement. I will try to start new threads for all my silly questions. But thank you for taking pity on me and answering!
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