N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2003 My CDP is sh!t heavy so a spoon or metal plate will be required. Still need to source the fishballs... I mean ball bearings. I managed to clear the area around the CDP in anticipation of the coin tweak so it's a bonus kill 2 birds with one stone. Initially I thought moving the DAC away caused a huge opening up of air in the sound. Then I realised I swapped cables to the DNMs. Although there is a major feeling of less constrained sound. Predominantly this set up is fairly bright with rock & detailed music so I'm expecting at least some change for better or worse. Just need to get a more rigid support for the CDP... oh Mat, you remember that Roxan table you had lying around gathering dust...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2003 Mackie, You mean Balls Of Steel? Well fi i told you, your own experience would be biased and nulled Haha.......true true...... but I think I have already undergone this stage in my life. In fact, it takes quite a lot to prompt me into new experiments once I've settled down with my system. As yet, only 3 things moved me recently.....OCOS, Behringer and Goldmund cones I wonder if the improvement is as spell-binding as the Goldmund cones currently in use. However, I may do a set for the cdp in my headphone setup though. It's currently sitting atop BDR 4s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishball79 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2003 Mackie, My experience with commercial tweaks is very limited so I won't know if its any better than the BDRs or goldmunds... Balls of Steel is a poor man's Darumas... I'll let uknow what i think in email N@Z, Yeah nice cdp, the marantz... also using TDA1541 DA, similar to mine in the Teac... nearly bought one too! Weight won't be problem for ceramic or plastic plates... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites