jimjimbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Geez, when I saw the photo, at first I thought they were some sort of new headphones....but no.... http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nordost-launches-new-sort-lift/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=flipboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The comments are worth the click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I'm picking up damaging vibrations... she's giving me natural frequency extraneous salavations 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 ooo ooo oooh damage vibrations... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 All apologies to Les Garcons de la Plage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 looks like a base from one of those suction cup hooks like they sell at the dollar store for $1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 These charlatans are selling bullshit, and uneducated and genuinely stupid people are buying this junk. $600 for this? How do dummies get access to that kind of money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 18 hours ago, JL Sargent said: looks like a base from one of those suction cup hooks like they sell at the dollar store for $1. They are MKP :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 My KHorns are about 11 feet apart from center, so at 22-23 feet I will need 8 of these beauties minimum. So if my math is correct 8 x 600$ = 4800$. A little over twice what I paid for the KHorns but can envision a degree of improvement that is hard to put into mathematical terms. Can you really put a price on sonic bliss? I believe the proper response is one we are all familier with -- Bullshitt!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I just took thumb tacks and used them to stick my cables to the top of the baseboard so they didnt touch the carpet. Same thing as this really but mine cost about 20 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Nordost are the worst... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 TWK - how on earth can you expect a sonic improvement by investing all of $.20? Oh, the shame --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 10 hours ago, twk123 said: I just took thumb tacks and used them to stick my cables to the top of the baseboard so they didnt touch the carpet. Same thing as this really but mine cost about 20 cents. Oh, but you need tacks made of pure refined oxygen free copper smelted by virgins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 11 hours ago, twk123 said: I just took thumb tacks and used them to stick my cables to the top of the baseboard so they didnt touch the carpet. Same thing as this really but mine cost about 20 cents. Interesting, as part of this room treatment, have you matched the baseboard wood by using a type of wood that has a synergistic resonance frequency in relation to your audio system and desired listening experience? For example, it would appear that some have moved to softer woods instead of the traditional hard woods in order to dampen seismic vibration and thus eliminate unwanted room resonances where the dampening effects of the soft woods appear to help contribute to providing an environment for mellower harmonic content and listening experience, which some now believe can be attributed to the choice of wood taming certain piercing high frequencies sometimes associated with horn loaded speakers.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottajam Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 What about marshmellows? Can we use those? I bet those have some serious damping qualities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Fjd said: Interesting, as part of this room treatment, have you matched the baseboard wood by using a type of wood that has a synergistic resonance frequency in relation to your audio system and desired listening experience? For example, it would appear that some have moved to softer woods instead of the traditional hard woods in order to dampen seismic vibration and thus eliminate unwanted room resonances where the dampening effects of the soft woods appear to help contribute to providing an environment for mellower harmonic content and listening experience, which some now believe can be attributed to the choice of wood taming certain piercing high frequencies sometimes associated with horn loaded speakers.. You bring up a good point. I actually hire a professional to do seismic measurements of the ground to determine the resonant frequency of the earth below the foundation of the house. This changes throughout the year as the water table changes so I have my guy come out approx every 3 months to re-check. I then have my local violin maker tune a new baseboard to the same frequency tone of the local geography to make everything mesh and have a contractor install the new one. I then have to buy new "room boundary pucks" to put around my listening position to also match the new frequency as well. The tacks are custom milled from titanium and cryogenic frozen at a NASA facility to make sure the electrons in the cable dont get confused and try to bridge the cable insulation into the tack. This process takes a few weeks at least so I really only get to listen to my stereo for about a month out of the year but any true audiophile knows its about the QUALITY not QUANTITY of music you listen to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 You bring up a good point. I actually hire a professional to do seismic measurements of the ground to determine the resonant frequency of the earth below the foundation of the house. This changes throughout the year as the water table changes so I have my guy come out approx every 3 months to re-check. I then have my local violin maker tune a new baseboard to the same frequency tone of the local geography to make everything mesh and have a contractor install the new one. I then have to buy new "room boundary pucks" to put around my listening position to also match the new frequency as well. The tacks are custom milled from titanium and cryogenic frozen at a NASA facility to make sure the electrons in the cable dont get confused and try to bridge the cable insulation into the tack. This process takes a few weeks at least so I really only get to listen to my stereo for about a month out of the year but any true audiophile knows its about the QUALITY not QUANTITY of music you listen to.Thanks for the tips, I'll have to try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 hour ago, gottajam said: What about marshmellows? Can we use those? I bet those have some serious damping qualities! Actually, since a Class A solid state amplifier can fry an egg, I've been wondering if it could also roast marshmallows afterward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's the perfect dorm appliance---in cold weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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