First time I've checked out this thread. My first reaction is that it's INTERESTING. My second is that it's has much to do about vibrations affecting the final product, read listening experience.
Thank you very much for reading my thread,GG. I would be very happy if you could feel anything from those. As you say, now I think we have to be careful about all vibrations in our system including our room.
Assuming vibration is the issue and as many of you know, vibration on ALL components affect the end product, I would humbly suggest for our most honored Japanese member to the ML club, that vibration induced distortion from the ML panels, is not the major factor, and in all likely hood is a small factor, in the overall sonic signature of a system.
Though I'm not your most honored Japanese member to the ML club but a tiny rabbit in a small room from a small country
, I'm always serching for where is the weakest link in my system to get the sound w/ much reality. When I assume it, think about the solution, do the modification and get the big improvement, I feel much satisfaction from my heart. Of course, sometimes it occurs a small improvement. I think the ability of our system results in the multiplication of the ability of each equipment and room acoustic.
I'd like to show if the improvement is big or not from my modifications for your reference.
1. Lead weight on the top of ML panels and dampers on the surface of panels ... post #9 & 17
Middle. The direction is OK, but I want to modify the spikes of my Seaquels to get the similar effect. I think the distance between the front and back spikes is too short for the tall speakers. As for the dampers on the panels, I like the speed feeling and the sensitive sound of ML, this improve the advantage of ML. So I added the No.7.
2. Handmade cables ... post #26, 27 & 28
Middle. I developed SP cables comparing to Ortfon's cable with silver plated wires as for SP cables, and interconnect cables to Audioquest's cables.
I chose mine.
3. Power source ... post #32
Big. I persuade you all. It's essential, I think. Especially using AC100-120 in your indoor cable, you had better check the guage and think about any solution.
4. Room acoustics ... post #35
Big. We hear the sound of our room!!!
5. Small topic..."The effect of Japanese coins" ... post #41
Surprisingly big in my room with Gypsum boards.
6. Rearrangement of room appearance ... post #56
I can't understand big or small. But relaxation is important.
7. Stopping the vibration on grills of ML speakers ... post #63 & 66
Big. I want to suggest to increase the thickness of the panels to ML. It seems the material of the panel is steel. If they adopt the alminum and increase the thickness, I think the stiffness will be up in a same weight. I love ML, so I hope somebody from ML watches my threads.
My personal experience with Mapleshade products, specifically their brass cones under components, effectively addresses vibration induced colorations, from the upstream end.
GG
I've checked the Mapleshade products through internet. They looks great!
Actually I've tried many insulators including spikes, I think the effects are quite big. Though it's a very secret, I have one original idea about this. I will show you the results someday after the experiments.
I want to continue this hobby to the end of my life, I would be able to try many things and very happy because I can't find any end of the tunnel.
Shuji
