The Open Bar

The Open Bar

It's not all-audio all-the-time in the <i>Stereophile</i> forums. Every once in awhile, a fellow likes to turn down the stereo and reach for <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>Mother Jones</i>, <i>The Economist</i>, <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, <i>King</i>, whatever.

Inner Tube really helps my system sound better

I recently was given a Kenda 12" children's bicycle inner tube by a local dealer to try under my Rega turntable. I took it home, thinking at the time it was a lot of high-end audiophile dealer hoo-ha, but when I tried it, I found that was quite an improvement in the sound of my system. When placed directly under a turntable, the improvement is better transparency and inner detail, more defined bass, improved "air" and spaciousness, and overall, a more natural presentation of the music...more "musical" as it were.

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