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In Reply to: Don't spend too much money on commercial tweaks. posted by cheap-Jack on August 15, 2007 at 08:43:56:
Hi, thanks for your response. If you read my post carefully, what I mentioned was that the Taoc footers substantially improved the sound compared to earlier wooden blocks and please note that in both cases the amplifier is already "up and above" and the difference is only a few inches bottom clearance. I don't think a few inches up or down for something already high will make a difference from the height point of view. Again, your comment "spending too much money on commercial tweaks" is welcome but please note these footers cost < $50 for a set and not hundreds of dollars as for Harmonix and other footers.
I am not a seasoned audiophile who listens to audiophile discs and can lecture on technical terms, just a lover of good sound and music. A simple CD like Miles Davis' Kind of Blue now lets me focus and pinpoint the locations of all the instruments (trumpet, saxophones, drums, piano, bass) precisely whereas earlier some of them sounded a bit mixed up and muddled, especially the trumpet and bass. Now musicians seem to occupy well defined spaces and such an observation reinforces my faith that these footers and the stand are definitely good, if not the best. After all, for a $4500 amplifier (I didn't invest that much, bought as used), a $300 stand and $50 footers are not extravagant investments, won't you agree?
As far as I know, Taoc is a well reputed company in high end audio circles in Japan and specialists in cast iron parts, even involved in making some parts for Toyota Motors.
Let us hear others' experiences, if any, on this subject.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Don't spend too much money on commercial tweaks. - murali 21:21:45 08/15/07 (9)
- Indonesian tonga wood blocks have better PRaT - nightdoggy 18:20:29 08/17/07 (0)
- I think you miss my point. (long) - cheap-Jack 08:02:46 08/16/07 (7)
- Beginning about 40 years ago I started DIY isolation tweaks. - Norm 10:03:45 08/16/07 (4)
- There no one-solve-all solution, commercial or DIYed. - cheap-Jack 07:30:41 08/17/07 (3)
- 8 ft high? Would it be too high for a TT, whatever support regardless? (nt) - cheap-Jack 07:46:00 08/20/07 (1)
- Five feet were buried into bedrock under basement. nt - Norm 20:49:58 08/21/07 (0)
- I knew a guy who have a 8' long 8" I beam imbeded vertically in his basement to support his tt. - Norm 20:25:56 08/17/07 (0)
- RE: I think you miss my point. (long) - murali 08:59:15 08/16/07 (1)
- You're welcome. (nt) - cheap-Jack 07:32:25 08/17/07 (0)
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