Eldartford, I tried it and you're right, but I really have to tense up almost like when you are flexing a bicep muscle. Anyway, learned something new!
binding post break in
yesterday I replaced my binding posts on my rogue audio m150 monos with the highly regarded wbt nextgen copper binding posts and yes there was more detail,but it was also thin and not as harmonic and rich, and not as open sounding as before. I have been listening to the wonderfull sounding kenny burrell guitar forms latey and have really liked how it sounded on my system,but after I put in the wbts his guitar sounded strummy and hooded , the higher strings sounded thinner and the middle and lower strings sounded sucked out . well crap. is this another case of [ it needs 256 and a half hours of break in and then it will sound great!] or what? has anybody out there had any experience with these binding posts ? I am very good at soldering so i dont think that a bad joint is the reason I am hearing what I do, any ideas ? is there a richer sounding binding post with some body and still very good low level detail ? or will they really change that much with some break in ? thanks , chris
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Here is some info. Some postulate that the ability to filter out low frequencies reduces masking effects and possibly lets us concentrate on a sound or its direction. Perhaps useful to our ancestors to detect predators while we were eating or simply helpful whenever we need to concentrate on midrange sounds. In any case, I believe you can train yourself to be aware of it - if not to control it. Acoustic reflex |
Chrissain - break-in that happens to amplifiers, cables, speakers etc. does not last forever (cables not used for a long period of time start sounding worse). Could it be that you spend a lot of time (weeks?) working on your posts without any playing time (or you introduced/changed something else in your system)? |
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