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In Reply to: RE: Coming soon! - how to make a reef knot device. With photos. Nt posted by geoffkait on February 04, 2013 at 05:09:47
Tie a small Reef Knot (Square Knot) in a 10" length of thin copper or silver wire. Solder medium or large size alligator clips to both ends of wire. Attach the Reef Knot Device to any cable, including audio cables, computer cables, TV cables, electrical cords for kitchen appliances and floor lamps, etc. The Reef Knot Device can also be used to connect any two adjacent cables such as interconnects, power cords, electrical cords, etc. You will find that using the Reef Knot Device for cables outside the listening room, say in the kitchen, will also improve the sound in the listening room.
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How about the lazy approach:http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-TL-6-Standard-Alligator-10-Piece/dp/B0002JJU28/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1360784252&sr=8-4&keywords=alligator+clips
Edits: 02/13/13
Nt
Here is another cord tweak:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/621465/tweak-your-iems-and-headphone-cable-with-normal-solid-core-silver-audio-cable-can-improve-the-sq-from-your-iems-and-headphones-believe-or-not-please-try-it
I have not tried it yet, but plan to order some bare silver wire and give it a go.
Is the 10 " wire length arbitrary or just a convenient length? I just built one and connected it to the AVR pwr cable. I do perceive more clarity of sound while watching the news.
Marvin
10" is just a convenient length, long enough to tie the reef knot with ease and have plenty of room to strip the ends and solder onto the alligator clips. If you need to connect two cables that are not right next to each other the Reef Knot Device can be made out of a longer piece of wire.
I had posted when discussing the charcoal tweak, that I had tied speaker cables into reef knots and achieved a very noticeable, but not necessarily positive result. The presentation became much stronger in certain areas, but very unbalanced. I left the knots in place for a few days, but ultimately removed them due to the unbalanced presentation. Did not try it on power cords or IC's.
kendo
The sound I get with the reef knot is more natural, has more inner detail and air, and better dynamics. Maybe you tied a granny knot instead, hard to say.
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It was most definitely NOT a granny knot!!! The knot was properly tied, but as I noted, it was tied in the cord and not as your photo describes with an outside wire attached by alligator clips. The increase in bass response was especially strong, to the point of being overbearing.
kendo
Folks spend thousands to get that kind of bass.
After posting that I had not tried the tweak as Geoff has prescribed, I thought why not? One of my pet peeves is naysayers posting negative comments without trying the tweak described, and here I was, rowing that boat.
Knotting the speaker cables did not work well, but applying the tweak as Geoff posted worked great. It seemed as if a couple of layers of grunge were removed and all the positive results of greater transparency followed. In my system, the greatest benefits were in the upper frequencies. Guitar and piano attacks improved markedly, as did corresponding decays. Presentation was more refined, open and immediate. Great tweak!! Thanks Geoff.
kendo
Where did you put it?
Maybe it was a hangman's knot (aka noose) that just killed the soundstage....... I know, cheap joke.
I swear I heard a faint "ba-dum-bum" in the background. %^D
axolotl
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It could turn this little tweak into a fusible link, or a small space heater.
At least have the sense to file the teeth off first.
To use the Reef Knot Device on a single power cord, tie 2 plastic cable ties around the Power Cord about an inch apart then attach the alligator clips to the cable ties. For two adjacent power cords tie one cable tie around each cord then attach the alligator clips to the cable ties. Voila!
I use alligator clips with very shallow rounded teeth that will not pierce the insultation or tear fabric. Helpful hint - do not chew on cables. It's actually kind of a non-starter for thicker cables anyway since they're too thick for even the large size alligator clips. Another method not employing alligator clips is tie two adjacent cables together in a Reef Knot. OR tie a Reef Knot in a single cable. For thick cables like audio power cords see Plan C.
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