A tweak that works with some objective evidence

Some months ago I posted on a thread about putting Herbies Gliders underneath my speakers. These gliders actually decouple the speakers from the floor rather than couple them.
But I have wood floors on pier and beam built in 1938 and the floors are a little spongy.

The 8 gliders were under 120.00.

The results were actually quite significant. The bass was much tighter, better defined but not overpowering. The mids much clearer and the imaging kinda jawdroppingly improved. I quickly saw I didn't need more bass traps after all.

Looking for some advice to choosing a subwoofer

Hello all,
little background..
mains B&W 602's
Yamaha reciever that is 10 yrs old,
and a denon dvd player and ps3

I use my set-up for 90% music and 10% movies.
I listen to my music LOUD... I want this sub to give a beating and take a beating. This is a give/take relationship. However I am in a budget...

I have a b&w asw650 that is currently broken down for the 2nd time now. This is really frustrating as I would think if you buy quality equipment it should last. Well apparently the amps go out on those things. I loved it when it worked tho.

John Carter & Bobby Bradford

John Carter & Bobby Bradford

The latest 3-CD box in Mosaic Records’ Select series, <I>John Carter & Bobby Bradford</I>, is something of a revelation. I’ve heard several albums over the years by the two musicians separately, but never their collaborations of 1969 (as the New Art Jazz Ensemble) and ’71 (as John Carter & Bobby Bradford, though playing with much the same quartet), both recorded on the obscure Revelation label. Now here they are, reissued with unreleased takes and a whole unissued (unknown) duet session that was laid down in ’79.

Ypsilon VPS-100 should be Class A+

There are times when errors sneak up on you. Such was the case in the October issue's "Recommended Components" listing, when I inadvertently and incorrectly downgraded the superb Yypsilon VPS-100 phono preamp - Mikey has bought the review sample - from A+ to A (p.67). The rating was correct in the original database but I cut-n-pasted the entry into the wrong category in the typesetting file.

My apologies to Ypsilon, US distributor AAimports and to readers alike. The VPS-100 will be back in Class A+ in our April 2011 listing.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

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