I posted a topic on here a month or so ago about tweaking my system with an almost zero budget. I got some great advice, esecially from cno and nopiano.
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/anyone-know-of-a-hifi-doctor
Due to their advice I'm currently standing my speakers on 1 pence coins and I have to say that the sound really did improve. The bass of course, but most remarkably the separation in the mid range was what really surprised me. I was very impressed with this simple, cost effective but real tweak. I had previuosly just stood my speakers unspkied on a solid wood floor.
But all this has got me thinking (and surfing) about what products are out there and whether they are really worth the outlay.
I went to my local dealer and mentioned the Blue Horizon spike cups. At £25 for 4 I thought they might have heard of them but only drew blank faces.
They advised me to try Nordost Pulsar points - These may be good, but at around £100 for 4, that's £200 I can't justify.
The other product was somethingh I'd never heard of before. It's called Black Ravioli. These retail anywhere from £25 to £50 per piece, so that's up to £400 pound for my speakers. How good can these products really be?!!!
I guess I'm just trying to get the views of you learned people as what I should do.
Stick with the pennies. If it works don't fix it.
Purchase some Blue Horizon feet. Are these too cheap to be really effective? The write ups seem ok.
Whilst massively out of my current budget (£0), are the Nordost or Black Ravioli really worth considering.
Any thoughts or comments?
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/anyone-know-of-a-hifi-doctor
Due to their advice I'm currently standing my speakers on 1 pence coins and I have to say that the sound really did improve. The bass of course, but most remarkably the separation in the mid range was what really surprised me. I was very impressed with this simple, cost effective but real tweak. I had previuosly just stood my speakers unspkied on a solid wood floor.
But all this has got me thinking (and surfing) about what products are out there and whether they are really worth the outlay.
I went to my local dealer and mentioned the Blue Horizon spike cups. At £25 for 4 I thought they might have heard of them but only drew blank faces.
They advised me to try Nordost Pulsar points - These may be good, but at around £100 for 4, that's £200 I can't justify.
The other product was somethingh I'd never heard of before. It's called Black Ravioli. These retail anywhere from £25 to £50 per piece, so that's up to £400 pound for my speakers. How good can these products really be?!!!
I guess I'm just trying to get the views of you learned people as what I should do.
Stick with the pennies. If it works don't fix it.
Purchase some Blue Horizon feet. Are these too cheap to be really effective? The write ups seem ok.
Whilst massively out of my current budget (£0), are the Nordost or Black Ravioli really worth considering.
Any thoughts or comments?