Yeah, they were hard to put into place :)
As to the skin effect, I found that the utilization of magnets, and shielding thereof to manipulate the flux lines, seemed to overcome it to a large degree. I have a lot more linearity than I did before. I don't hear any roll-off in the highs at all, if anything they seem more full-bodied, natural and more present than I have heard before. Every frequency range seems tighter, more controlled, less distorted, but has power and weight to it. I have played a few of the pieces I use for reference recordings with professional orchestras, as well as attend live concerts as often as possible, and I now find that impact in my system. I never expected that, didn't believe it possible really, I just wanted a system that didn't hurt my ears to listen to.
Well, I didn't intend to write so much. Everybody has opinions, I think even a lot of scientific theories are opinions that have some research behind them, and are true although they may not be the whole story, and I just wanted to share a little about what I did with some of mine. Still in utter amazement at what I hear, and if anyone is in the Edmonton area, I invite you to come give a listen!
Happy listening, best regards,