magiccarpetride
28-04-2011, 16:52
Last year I've purchased these cones and placed them underneath my Magnepan speakers (Maggies). The improvement in the sound quality was nothing short of staggering, and I'm being quite conservative here. In brief, the bass got extended in depth by what feels like almost half an octave, it tightened and became faster, more singing, the mids gained focus and presence, the highs became super silky and shimmering. Lovely.
Encouraged by that improvement, I've ordered a whole bunch more of these cones. They arrived yesterday, and I eagerly placed them under my digital transport, under Caiman DAC, under my preamplifier and under my amplifier.
The result -- disastrous! I couldn't believe how ruinous my system sounded with these cones placed underneath all of the electronic components. I quickly uninstalled them, and things restored back to their sanity.
Now I'm mystified -- why would these cones rob my system of its lovely sound, and make it sound wimpy, lifeless, marshmallowy and mushy? How does the physics even work in this case?
Encouraged by that improvement, I've ordered a whole bunch more of these cones. They arrived yesterday, and I eagerly placed them under my digital transport, under Caiman DAC, under my preamplifier and under my amplifier.
The result -- disastrous! I couldn't believe how ruinous my system sounded with these cones placed underneath all of the electronic components. I quickly uninstalled them, and things restored back to their sanity.
Now I'm mystified -- why would these cones rob my system of its lovely sound, and make it sound wimpy, lifeless, marshmallowy and mushy? How does the physics even work in this case?