Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne

Today I stumbled upon an interesting article penned by Gary Koh, chief dude at Genesis.
I'm posting it here for the benefit of all those curious about the stand discussion above.
Gary does a very good job of explaining, in layman's terms, what is going on with all the various coupling/de-coupling devices, materials, etc. etc. And he makes some fairly good recommendations on how to go about optimizing your gear.

It supports my assertion that this is not mystical or voodoo stuff going on. Point of fact, an educated person CAN make some very good assumptions, based on his equipment, and not have to go through an endless cycles of experimenting with devices.
It's my contention that we assume far too much "voodoo" or "unknown/inexplicable" stuff going on in audio. I think this is largely due to pervasive marketing that poses as solid scientific truth.
Fortunately, there are a handful of people, such as Gary, who take the time to explain things truthfully. Sure, his perspective is one of "We're doing it the right way". But he does a good job of explaining the gamut of ideas in an unbiased way.

Anyway, it's good reading for anyone experimenting with stands and coupling/de-coupling devices for their speakers and equipment.

http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com/whitepaper/Genesis_Loudspeaker_Coupling_Decoupling.pdf

Craig,

Thank you! That was a very interesting article about stands.

Chuck

One comparative end-user review of Sound Anchor vs Sistrum: http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/r23.html

More data on this subject: http://wavekinetics.com/about-vibration.html

Measurable data points associated with a product: http://wavekinetics.com/a10-u8.html

It would be interesting to look at timing errors in digital
and isolation products.

Enough of this. Congrats to EA. Good sound is hard to find...

Here at home burn-in is doing it's thing. Have used a 20Hz senoide wave for almost two days since it makes almost no noise and makes the woofers work very hard. It's incredible to listen to the difference it made. Soundstage (3D), micro-dynamics and speed are fantastic. Tonal balance is very good, but will probably improve with more burn-in. Speakers get a little "shouty" when driven to louder volumes, but I guess that it has to do with the ribbons needing quite a while to really loosen up. With lower volumes I don't get that kind of response. Because of that macro-dynamics suffer a little, but I haven't even reached the 100-hour mark yet.
BTW, the Diablo simply gives me UNBELIEVABlY fast, deep and "correct" bass without shifting the tonal balance. I absolutely love it. The Cantata is very neutral without losing musicality. It simply gives me all the detail I could crave for without messing with the musical experience. I think that burn-in for it is almost over.
Will continue to post impressions.

I'm also on the burn-in bandwagon. I've been slowly starting to toe them in a bit, but was cautious as the treble was a little hot (in my admittedly lively room) and I was concerned about making that issue worse. I sent Jonathan a pic after toeing them in a bit and he came back advising me to toe them in some more - he advised aiming the speakers at my shoulders. Definitely good advice. I'm not sure if they're more lively off axis or the extra toe in is preventing early reflections - either way, a very positive change. They're really starting to sing now.