sugarinthegourd
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There are a lot of tweaks out there that fall under the heading of "ridiculous." (Remember the green markers you were supposed to use on the edges of your CDs to stop the light from getting out?)
What's your favorite? I'll start the ball rolling with my nomination, a $485 wooden volume knob that:
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What's your favorite? I'll start the ball rolling with my nomination, a $485 wooden volume knob that:
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are custom made with beech wood and bronze where the bronze is used as the insert to mount to the stem of the volume pot. The beech wood is coated several times with C37 lacquer for best sound as pointed out by Dieter Ennemoser. How can this make a difference??? Well, hearing is believing as we always say. The sound becomes much more open and free flowing with a nice improvement in resolution. Dynamics are better and overall naturalness is improved. ... The point here is the micro vibrations created by the volume pots and knobs find their way into the delicate signal path and cause degradation (Bad vibrations equal bad sound). With the signature knobs micro vibrations from the C37 concept of wood, bronze and the lacquer itself compensate for the volume pots and provide (Good Vibrations) our ear/brain combination like to hear…way better sound!! |