Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...

I want to add this... We never know all what we miss in a piece of music when our audio system is not in a controlled and treated embeddings, mechanically, acoustically and electrically; even with very good electronic components...

My estimate , metaphorically speaking in using numbers, is half of the music sounds is veiled or not there at all and if there is only with 2-d imaging, and instruments not at the right place, on the right intensity level ... :)

For the anecdote, I had participate to another thread that was erased without explanations by some moderator... I regret it because, never mind the delicate subjects raised, the meeting places was interesting with all sort of characters...But I understand that speaking about non-audio matters is not always a good idea, but intensity of exhanges can create friendship also and not only aversion,or agressive language...

Anyway I am not in the boots of the moderator, even if I miss discussions... Here no problem of moderation, ghosts dont argue...And perhaps a relaxing island is at the end better....:)

"Peace is like luck, we want it only when we miss it" Groucho Marx

Update:

I came back with the S.G. optimal modifications : my 8 S.G. ( 7 cheap one) are now all modified with a thin "golden" plate+ tourmaline or Herkimer diamond or the 2 ...

Clarity all across the board, imaging out of speakers 3-d, natural timbre, dynamics without compression...

But the last and most difficult thing to get right was the atmosphere and space impressions of the recording room or theater or live event...If you prefer only studio sound and dont like the sound of live events or vast theater in your cd files, it is a sign that your audio system is not at his optimal, and the level of noise is too high... The best room treatment, and the best vibrations controls are not enough to get there... It takes methods to decrease the electrical noise floor, and  other way than just acoustic materials to modify the acoustic of your room... The S.G. modified are great for that and different resonators ...

It takes some experiments to try and discover the good formula...I wait now for the final 2 big shungite tiles to makes the 2 last "golden" plates for the main router and the main breaker panels...

I dont know if a better product than mine exist? Probably, but I dont even dare to dream to buy one...Music is music now...

Most of the times really most of us really dont know what they misses in the sound quality, whatever electronic components we use...The embeddings of these components is the real definition of HiFi, absolutely not the stamp of commercial makers, so good they are... This is the truth I bring to light by myself...Some pointed to me the general direction, but I never tought that this will be a so great journey... :)

Update:

I make another little discovery with great impact for me...

I put some 2 "golden" plates in my basement on 2 electronical boxes of the Bell telepnone lines...I forgot these one, it seems not important compared to the breaker central box or the router...I am stupid :) all the electrical grid post and cables count...The 2 "golden" plates in some way works filtering the mushy waters (electrical courant)… It is only metaphor to convey my impressions but when something happens there is a cause...I will not wait to understand before experimenting...


After placing these 2 new plates on the phone boxes:
Instantaneous improvement on all counts...Clarity, dynamic, imaging….

For those who speak of audiophile placebos, think about that: why if placebos explain all, some of my experiments gives nothing audible, and some others degrade the sound ? Placebos is always there for sure, it is linked to our unconscious expectations, placebos increases the effect of that which already work and in the body increase reaction without any substance because we expect it believing that the substances is there... But I dont believe that my non treated breaker central box will increase suddenly the quality of sound without anything being implemented...This box is not my reacting feeling body ….Some "objectivist" are more clueless than most audiophiles...:) 

The embeddings in the electrical grid is by far the most important task for an audiophile , after the acoustical field treatment of the room and the mechanical (vibrations-resonance) embeddings...Reviews are entertainment and motivation to bought before thinking... :)

I am amazed that almost no one ever report their experiments here inspired by my very low cost recommendation...And all are buying costly tweaks or electronics components...If it cost nothing and if he does not sell it that’s nothing to bother about ….

I am too old to want to makes money, but I would like some try one of my tweaks and thanks me....

:)

" I pay gold for my tv and your face is way better" - Groucho Marx

Update to the last update:

Sometimes it takes very familiar recent listenings to gives a total "awestruck" moment...


For the last weeks I listen to the Bach trio sonatas at the organ with Helmuth Walcha, by far the more spiritual interpretation of Bach, with the likes of cellist Fournier, violinist Henryk Szeryng and few others...


What struck me immediately was the more impact and clarity of bass frequencies...Organ is a good way to listen that, I listen to others files and noted improvement all around on all counts but this one was so more evident...The bass notes was bothering me now in a pleasant way... :)

Then beware, pay attention to the phone boxes of the house....Any element of the electrical grid contributes to the noise level, any....

For any audiophile any incremental improvement seems the end of the world and in some way it is....The key is working out that by yourselves without paying thousands of dollars...More fun ! And believes me it lead at the end to the same asymptotical basin of attraction that is : a more living sound...



" We must pay attention to attention itself" -Groucho Marx

" We must pay attention in dollars." Harpo Marx

" We must pay nothing more" Chico Marx

" We must tweaks and turn at each corners" Zeppo Marx

"We will do nothing more for attention or money" Gummo Marx