A Penny for your Thoughts on Mana'd Isobariks
Posted by: mark dunsford on 28 October 2001
I interested to read about the tip in a previous thread about inserting a penny between the Linn Barik stands and the speaker base.
Having Mana's Barik stands I wondered if putting the coins (I used a new penny - but a farthing probably works..) between the speakers nylon feet and the glass platform would yield any improvements. I envisaged a glassy, tinny effect but I was very wrong!
I astonished that it has exactly the same effects as described using the coins under original Linn stands. The low bass was cleaned up and tightened noticably. I can now hear bass guitar/pedals clearly on some tracks which were distorted fuzz before e.g that ultra low bass line on Rudy from Supertramp's 'Crime of the Century'.
Vocals are smoother and the whole dynamics of the music seems to stitch together more coherently i.e. more musical! - on all sources. All for less than half a crown.
Now who wants to try silver sixpences?
Having Mana's Barik stands I wondered if putting the coins (I used a new penny - but a farthing probably works..) between the speakers nylon feet and the glass platform would yield any improvements. I envisaged a glassy, tinny effect but I was very wrong!
I astonished that it has exactly the same effects as described using the coins under original Linn stands. The low bass was cleaned up and tightened noticably. I can now hear bass guitar/pedals clearly on some tracks which were distorted fuzz before e.g that ultra low bass line on Rudy from Supertramp's 'Crime of the Century'.
Vocals are smoother and the whole dynamics of the music seems to stitch together more coherently i.e. more musical! - on all sources. All for less than half a crown.
Now who wants to try silver sixpences?