My Apologies to Miller Carbon

oregonpapa,   

Did the same as you Frank, only I used a BDR Shelf on top of my Moabs. The combination of the Shelf on top with the speaker on Podiums (and everything else ;) really kicks em up a notch. Mahgister does the same too of course. Only he clamps his with springs between the weight and the speaker. What I really want now is some mass damping like the things they use in skyscrapers to control resonance.

ieales >>>

• "HiFi jewelry. No different than tattoos."

You are welcome to come over for a listening session ... but prepare to be shocked by what you hear. 

millercarbon >>>

The first time I added weight to the tops of speakers was back in the very early 80s. I used a heavy cinderblock on top of each speaker. Very ugly approach, but also very effective. 

Frank
 

Actually engineers are often shackled by cost, appearance and other aspects during design and production. I have no doubt that many fine products can be improved by the efforts of tweakers. Trick is to improve the sound not simply change it. It is not the least bit like a tattoos in many cases. 

^^^ The excellent design is already there. Through tweaking, just how amazing that design is, is revealed for the end listener. I've found myself in awe over just how great the ARC gear is.

Frank

With enough of the stuff you are using everything becomes great.