Three Steps to Hi-Fi Heaven

I am very happy to be part of this club -- I still remember my reaction when I first fired up the system after connecting the I/C and speaker cable from Lyrita Audio. I could not believe it was the same system. The radical improvement in clarity could not be missed -- low-end detail improved significantly and the overall sound was as if a veil that had previously existed between me and the performance was lifted. Now I am a believer.

Very well put, Particleman.

Hi,
Cables specifically designed for audio should and would make an improvement to the overall sound of the system. Better copper, correct gauge, good insulation,higher screening, good connectors etc are all responsible for a better signal transfer.
In my opinion all systems should benefit from correct cabling.
When kamal mentioned electrical wire its one extreme and cables like siltech are the other extreme. Am sure most of us here would be somewhere in between.Am sure the guys who participate here are smart enough to know whats available and would only part with the cash if there was a significant improvement in their respective set ups.Also no one is silly enough to link 20K electronics with a 50K cable as mentioned on another thread on this subject as apart from knowing better am sure his budget restricted him to 20K so where is the question of a 50K cable!!!!!1
But there are some tall claims too. Sometimes cables are claimed to achieve similar to tone controls and thats where it starts to boil over. I thought a cable should be an invisible medium of signal transfer.
As for vibrapods and the like am sure very similar can be achieved for much less outlay. Of course vibration control/ isolation is important but as someone on this very thread suggested u could try a cycle tube!!!!!!! though i would suggest if one is from bombay to visit rhythm House and check out a few such devices that are displayed adjacent to the cash counter. I bought a set of 16 thick Rubber discs for this very purpose for a sum of Rs 35/-

Last year in london this very smart salesperson was selling me what looked like a girls hairband(but it has a self adhesive on one side) to be stuck around the tweeter and he claimed it will radically improve the trebles!!!!!!!!!Companies like NAD/Cyrus supply ICS but advise u to buy better as the ones thrown in are of a very poor quality whereas Bryston/Mcintosh urge u (mentioned in the manuals)to use the stock power cords with their amps as there will be no improvements using better specified ones.

Regards

I may have missed some action here, so forgive me for not reading the whole thing again.

Adding to what dinyaar said above, vibration control can be easy or difficult, depending on how you look at it and how much of control is needed. One another forum I saw people suggesting vibration control devices costing INR 30000. Man that was RIDICULOUS.

Have a look at what all I have tried. How cheap they are. And believe me they work wonders.

• Mouse pads (cur into sizes equal to the equipment feet)
• Tea coasters - Some theaters in NCR gift you a set of rubber tea coasters almost 8 mm thick
• Very high density foam (50+)
• A few other that I am forgetting about

Hi Ranjeet,
HAHAAHa well all i can is u are not alone.

Lots of products are being marketed for this purpose. Some are made of rubber and some of cork etc. If u are intending to try what i mentioned i could courier it to u as a gift from me. Please leave those coasters, mouse pads alone u may need them to offer me a cup of tea some time in the future!!!!!!!!

Best regards

LOL, sure thing. You are welcome any day (when my wife is away)

Some may cost even more. If someone tries it and feels it gives him an improvement worth the money, that's his perogative. I moved up from Vibrapods to Finite Element Ceraballs because I tried them and 'heard' an improvement, I liked. I went back and forth several times and had two friends over to help me. We all heard the change. Some components benefitted more than others. I could not make out any difference in the power amp so am not using anything under it.

People spend lakhs on 'VIP' car number plates and 'VIP' mobile phone numbers, which IMO is RIDICULOUS - but it's their money and they can do what they want with it!!

Hi awedeophile,
If u heard the improvement and thought it worth the money great. No one here( at least not me) should be telling someone how best he or she should spend the money. I personally try to achieve SIMILAR results by experimenting a bit and saving myself some money. I am totally with u on the VIP number plate thing but i still would not ridicule the guys who indulge in it as its their money and if they feel its well spent so be it.
So we finally agree on a few things!!!!

I agree! The purpose of a forum is for people to learn from others through discussion. If your mind is closed to begin with, then you might as well not be here.

Hi again,
Different people would view this forum from different angles. The world would be a boring place if only like minded people existed. I do not know who are the people u are referring to (closed minds et all) but even so u or I are nobody to select who should and who shouldn't be here!!!!

Best regards