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Thanks for watching! Stay tuned - I'm going to do a series of videos on "tweaking" the K41 with vibration, cable and power upgrades. :)

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Cool! I'm a fan of IsoAcoustic and while I feel like the feet on this unit are superb, always open... And BTW, I cannot get to the description link on my Mac or iPhone or iPad for whatever reason. Do you have a way to share your Qobuz Playlist in this comment? Thx

@@TheBerkeleybob Here ya go: open.qobuz.com/playlist/21157104

Thank you, Michael. Out of curiosity, which app do you prefer with your Antipodes? Like Mark Cole and Mark Jenkins at Antipodes my go to app for music playback is Squeeze. And I’m a lifer with Roon which continues with the best interface but IMO Squeeze the clear winner in SQ.

Squeeze player 100000% for me.

H - I do not use IsoAcoustics under any component. I do put it in and out though as I use them to compare to other gear for comparison. I do have the rack on sliders as I often have to slide it out from the wall to change gear and cables to allow experiments.

Will do!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for watching! A lot of people love the IsoAcoustics so they are a great choice for many people. How do you like them?

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventurestrying to respond ..UA-cam is being finicky

Ok,time has passed by ..busy evening. I run the ISO under all my components…tho I’m in the middle of reconfiguring my stack (I’m a head fi guy) ..so the immediate benefit of them is a subtle thing ..but mostly use them to replace the generally crappy feet that come with most equipment.

Thanks for commenting and watching!

Thanks for your comment. I agree - people on the forums and group are more worried about being right and telling others how they are wrong, rather than simply accepting we all hear differently and our systems are all different. That's why I go through great lengths in my vids to say I'm not saying I am right, I'm just telling you what I hear. I frankly think most people in forums have no life except to argue over nothing. Life is too short to waste time with people like that. Thanks for watching and I hope you'll hit the subscribe button.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures you speak the truth. Subbed 😉

Tried a rubber tree butcher block for my turntable, because of the inherent damping, seems to work well.

Thanks for the sub!

I'm not familiar with those.

Yup - trial and error is key. There is never one universal all-true "this is the best" that can declared by anyone on any product. It's all system and personal preference dependent which is what makes this hobby so great.

Viablue recommends moving up to the UFO XLs if the component weighs around the half way point or more of the smaller sized UFO max weight spec.

Thanks for sharing

They are great speakers. I'm just moving back to a horn speakers and selling the Fyne's. I've had horns in the past and I really love horns.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures I'm the same exact way. Horns and tubes just really suit my tastes. I'll be interested to see your next horn speakers. There's a guy in Parker, TX who is the rep. for Avant-garde. Maybe check it out. I heard them at the Southwest Audio event.

@@user-ho6ir8go9u Yup - That's Todd. I've spoken with him and he is very nice. His room at the SWAF sounded excellent. I currently have in for review Tobian Horn speakers from Switzerland. Review coming soon, but all I can say is I literally have a picture of me hugging them I love them so much. LOL. AG's are fantastic speakers for sure.

How do you like them?

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures They do everything I need them to. I think I have 10-12 sets in total, but I bought them before the price increase last year. I'm sure the more expensive products like Stack Audio, Revopods and Wellfloat triangles do a better job though. Audiophile Junkie uses them also and preferred them over the CCP made Isoacustics too.

If they work for you then that's all that matters!

Thanks for watching!

Hi - yes I tried them in several positions - even trying 3 vs. 4 feet as well.

The DAC did because it is a tube DAC. But the streamer still have a very noticeable improvement as well.

Hi - you can get a version to use on speakers.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures What model are they? 50 70 or 100?

Here are the ones for speakers: stackaudio.co.uk/auvaisolator/

@@marcocastronuovo1480 You need to get the ones that match your equipment. Email them if you have questions.

They are very, very nice cables indeed.

That's great! Thanks for sharing! I am a HUGE fan on the Stealth Audio cables.

Hi Rick - in just about every instance DSP room correction detracts from high resolutions high end systems. Also it can't affect the sound to off set serious room issues such as standing waves / destructive waves / suck outs due to poor speaker position / listening position. Otherwise you'd see it in use in every room at high end audio shows (none of them use it).

Thank you!

That's what I'm afraid of. LOL

Hi - that's kinda not realistic. Which computer? What operating system? How much RAM? Which brand RAM? What kind of RAM? Etc. Etc. There are so many variables as to being not realistic. The power in the K22 by itself is better than many computers for the task it was designed for.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures i currently run a very old pc with 20tb of storage and 20g of ram. This pc is located on the first floor while my hifi is on the ground floor. Operation system windows 10 connect via ethernet. IMO very little noise (if any) travel from my pc to my hifi system and the processor has plenty of power playing any type of music files. I dont think this is uncommon setup.

@@genkifd Hello! My point is you didn't tell me which brand RAM, which type of RAM, which speed of RAM, which brand of storage, which speed of storage, etc. etc. THOSE all affect the sound. So doing a review on one version of something that has hundreds of different versions would only tell what that one single exact box sounds like. It's like saying I'm interested in a Ferrari - go test drive a Honda Civic as they are both cars so it will be the same. I'm not arguing and do appreciate your comments - just having a chat with you. Thank you for your comments. I'm just not prepared (having heard home made PC servers) to take 5 steps backwards in sound at this point.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures fair enough. i believe off the shelf PC parts can be extremely good and imo due to the pc not being in the same room plays a major part in sound quality. its is unlikely imo antipode would be using special ram and cpu, etc.

For sure. Thanks again for your comments!

Thank you for watching!

That's a great question. I would personally slide the speakers on the carpet to find the best position. Them measure them to the 1/16 of an inch. Then carefully add the spikes to try and not move the speakers much and gently rest the speakers on the carpet without pushing them through. Re-measure to get the speakers just right, then push them in. I don't know if that will work, but that's how I'd approach it.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Good to know because that's the way I've done it as well. Using the same carpet sliders. To measure speakers I was holding my laser measure at the center of the chair back which was always frustrating. Then I saw your Easy Measure for Speakers Best Sound video and that was EXTREMELY helpful, a revelation really. I bought the same gun mount you demo in the video, put it on my cheap 20 year old tripod to hold my laser measure, and placed it in the listening position. Makes measuring distance to speakers and then toe in so much easier.

I'm glad it helped! I kicked myself for nothing thinking of it years ago!

Totally agree. When I talk without a script as I do sometimes I mess things up. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Michael for the comment. That's the great thing about this hobby - learning as you go!

Hi - Thank you for watching. They are Tobian 12FH speakers and you can learn more about them here: www.suncoastaudio.com/collections/tobian-sound-systems-1 I should have a video review on them in the next few weeks.

I don't think the distributor has it on their site yet. You can email them or call them: www.axissaudio.com

I agree. I think many people (me included) tend to over use them as the mantra on the forums always seems to be absorb, absorb, absorb.

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures I appreciate your videos on this. It's not easy finding audiophiles doing this to their room in "real life" scenarios. Most I come across in foreums, and youtube have the money for dedicated listening rooms or don't have wives. Seeing how this works in a common room is helpful. :)

Thank you for watching. I agree - it's tough to find "real life" scenarios in many of these videos.

Recording studios and HiFi rooms both play music. They don't differ from one another when it comes to making the room sound good. It's the use-case and the practicality that are different.

@@djhmax09 Certainly true. I think - not saying I am right - that recording studios have different goals for the kind of sound they have in the room than a hifi room. At least that's what my recording engineer friends tell me.

Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

Thank you for watching.

How does that work for you?

@MichaelsHiFiAdventures The damping stops reflections near the speakers great , I also have drapes on a couple of walls and a screen between the speakers. The steps can't do anything with . At the bottom there is a cabinet with 2 projectors and a distribution amplifier. Ceiling is too high for projector as would need a lot of keystone correction.

@@chuckmaddison2924 Sounds like you've got it set up nicely!

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures it's not perfect over complicated.

Hello! The wife would not allow me to hang anything from the ceiling. Plus it's really easy to simply move the floor ones off to the side or into the closet when not in use. I'm selling my GIK panels if anyone needs any. LOL

I believe the no paint rule is specific to these as it state do not pain in the manual. The density and reflectivity of these is very specific.

Thank you for sharing!

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures One more. This one is interesting...musician's perspective. I have a lot of professional classical musician friends, maybe I should ask them, as well. ua-cam.com/video/tAkIsN2tyzs/v-deo.html

For more info on these you can reach out to the US Distributor here: axissaudio.com/

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching. Here is the link with info. The AGS is definitely more expensive per unit, but in my experience you need so few of them that the total price is the same or less with AGS vs. others. www.noe.co.jp/en/download/pdf/AGS-English.pdf

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures thanks.

Happy to help! Let me know if you have any questions on my personal experience with AGS and I'm happy to answer. To be honest, I'm now going to be selling some of my GIK absorbers. LOL.

​@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures​Thank you for the great review. It makes a lot of sense to use circular rods to diffuse sound wave. Can you please post a link for on-line order these from US?

You're going to love them. I think your best bet is to reach out to the distributor either via their web site form or call them. Here is their link: axissaudio.com/

Hi - it was the IsoAcoustics I did not mention. I totally agree - everything in hifi is up to personal preference. That's what makes this hobby so great! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. I've owned several of their products. They do make some nice things for sure.

Hi Bill - it is not on a dedicated circuit.

@@MichaelsHiFiAdventures Michael, thanks for the quick reply. I hope there will still be some benefit to using a Puritan for my gear on the 20 am circuit., I assume it won't be as dramatic as on a standard daisy-chained 15 amp circuit. I'm curious to learn more about those who have experienced the Puritan on isolated circuit.

@@BillKilbourne Hi Bill - it depends. Your line even though dedicated will likely still be polluted by other devices in the house and from the street. Although I think it would still be of benefit, as I say in all my videos only you can decide by hearing something in your own system if you like it.