Cheap Tweak..Mass Loading


If you are dissatisfied with the sound of your system, try this before spending big bucks on upgrading of audio components. I borrowed 3 bags of lead shot (25 lbs) each from a friend and placed one on each of my 2 power conditioners (one for power amp and analog sources and one for digital) and a bag one my power amp. The improvement in sound was very dramatic, bigger than component upgrades that I have done in the past. Soundstage is huge with more depth. Dynamics at high listening levels is unbelievable. Resolution and detail at low levels is amazing. The bass is so tight it's like a sledge hammer hitting you square in the chest. For $45 I have seen a much bigger improvement in my system than I ever dreamed that I would. If you have not mass loaded your components..Do it!
slowhand
Sorry guys, I did not mean to imply that mass loading would work in every case for everyone, only that it is a cheap tweak to try before spending big bucks on upgrades.
This is an old thread, so I'll just continue on the "footers" thread. Trying to damp chassis vibrations in the digital source.
I have a 15lb bag of sand/BB mixture sitting on my Oppo Universal Player and 12lbs of lead shot sitting on my CAL Sigma DAC. The additional mass made a huge improvement in the dynamics & soundstaging in my system. This is a tweak that works!!