Before dropping the cash on those expensive bybees I would try taping a penny to any open holes in your listening area. Power outlets, power strips, open rca plugs/headphone jacks, speaker terminals, etc. Just be sure to cover them in tape if there is an open conductor.
You can also tape pennies on the top and bottom of the power cord on the socket and plug ends to further speed up amplifiers, televisions, etc.
If more effect is desired a nickle on top of the penny will further improve shielding/dissapation.
This same process can be used as well to shield/isolate transformers. Just be sure that the penny is acting as a reflecting media and there should be a directed path for the noise not absorbed to radiate.
The devices can be used to tune transistors/op-amps/diodes but they will impart a non linear effect on the device causing a increased sharpness of higher frequencies but as well they will reduce their amplitude.
A location that they work quite well is on volume knobs for potentiometers. The gap between the penny and the actual potentiometer is larger allowing for more effect on lower frequencies as mentioned above. The tuning will be increased by adding more pennies or a mixture of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters.
You can also tape pennies on the top and bottom of the power cord on the socket and plug ends to further speed up amplifiers, televisions, etc.
If more effect is desired a nickle on top of the penny will further improve shielding/dissapation.
This same process can be used as well to shield/isolate transformers. Just be sure that the penny is acting as a reflecting media and there should be a directed path for the noise not absorbed to radiate.
The devices can be used to tune transistors/op-amps/diodes but they will impart a non linear effect on the device causing a increased sharpness of higher frequencies but as well they will reduce their amplitude.
A location that they work quite well is on volume knobs for potentiometers. The gap between the penny and the actual potentiometer is larger allowing for more effect on lower frequencies as mentioned above. The tuning will be increased by adding more pennies or a mixture of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters.
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No problem aussie, most coinage will work. Most often it originates as a surplus metal from the power line industry.
I wonder if there is a market for a component sommelier? Turn up with a gladstone bag full of expensive components and listen earnestly, then whip out the exact beeswax potted gobsh*te of the week and charge them for it.
Haha, yeah no market but definately a use. Neodyminum is actually quite a common impurity which makes steel brittle. When done right it actually can make it spring steel. The cost is in processing.
I never had a tonearm/cart light enough to need it. My friends nicknamed my TT "The Pick".
Ceramic cart, plastic tonearm on a changer in a giant TV/radio/phono console. The TV wasn't giant the console was. Couple of quarters taped to the top of the tonearm to "improve the tracking". The original tweak? Still sounded like s**t. We used to set up our Sears Silvertone RR tape deck with the mics in front of the console speakers for the Glen Campbell show so my brother could record Larry Mcneely's banjo parts to work out later. (John Hartford the first season but I don't remember if we had the tape deck then)
I believe one of the central circles of hell involves listening to someone play back bluegrass riffs at half speed while working out the fingering on a 5 string banjo.
I believe one of the central circles of hell involves listening to someone play back bluegrass riffs at half speed while working out the fingering on a 5 string banjo.
He also made no mention of accordions. Inexplicable.
PS:. I hope your wife is OK after surgery today.
PS:. I hope your wife is OK after surgery today.
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