Audiophile Brass Screw Hack - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 27, 2018, 03:32:39 am
content: Tip of the day!

author: Raj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2018, 03:44:26 am
content: I'd have to say,it makes them look a bit better. But the science behind it is as bad as the seizures he gets in the intro.Reminds me of the godmen, Indians air on their TVs. He's using same tactics, making it appear as if he's giving you some kind of true, undiscovered scientific knowledge.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2018, 03:53:59 am
content: Meh ... these days people even sell their soul just for click counts, let alone just "screwing" around, no big deal.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2018, 02:06:02 pm
content: That was one of the poor man's brain mounting screws. Now he has a whole brain loose instead of just the screw.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 02:15:14 am
content: I just kept watching, wanting to find what little gem came next. I was not disappointed! This clip just kept on giving.Just imagine, matching up tweeters can be as simple as torque matching their mounting screws! I've been looking at things all wrong.What's scary is that there are so many ready to believe this stuff.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 02:23:25 am
content: What disturbs me most is using a countersunk screw head where the bearing surface is clearly flat. Not good engineering practice.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 02:37:28 am
content: I never saw any instrumentation data either before or after that proves it did a damn thing - either good or bad.

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 06:20:02 am
content: I loved the line "resonant energy can't escape from the steel screws and builds up".This might actually work sometimes, if the speaker is loose or the mounting surfaces are uneven.But he missed a fantastic audiophool opportunity by not discussing the audio merits of various drive types. We all know that square drive is good for older pop music and things like Lawrence Welk, while Torx drive is good for hard metal rock. I'll leave you all to guess what is best for classical music. No question though that the star drive (ala VW) is the best for Wagner.

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 09:02:26 am
content: That guy must be a troll. Look at his other videos.Painting some conductive goo on RCA connectors and vacuum tube contacts, sanding the edges of a CD for better audio because "diffraction". In another one he says that stranded wire is not good for speakers because each strand has different resistance and that means that each strand delivers the signal to the speaker at different time and that makes a resistor.He makes a video about transformer modification on some player, only to discover that it has a ferrite bead on mains cable, so he doesn't need to do the mod after all.

author: GeoffreyF
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 02:16:33 pm
content: Homeopathic audio electronics. Did you know that if you swap parts and then shake your device north to south it will work better? Why he hasn't done that video is just a lack of imagination.

author: glarsson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 03:42:25 pm
content: He should have used the screws on a very good and expensive loadspeaker, played on for a weak, and then moved the screws to a cheap and nasty loadspeaker, making the nasty speaker into a audiophile dream.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 04:47:44 pm
content: Quote from: Domagoj T on October 28, 2018, 09:02:26 amWhat an idiot, everyone knows you should go round them with a green marker pen.

author: innkeeper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 07:51:26 pm
content: lol aren't the speaker baskets usually made of steel...O.o

author: Gregg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 08:55:50 pm
content: In the presence of changing magnetic fields eddy currents are induced within conducting materials, even brass. Imagine how that may offset the delicate balance of the speaker cone geometry only audible by the most sensitive audiofool; especially those whose eyes and ears track correctly. What is a devoted audiofool to do with everything like EMF, and the earth’s magnetic field subverting the true sound that is almost within grasp? Maybe ceramic fasteners and little stands to keep the special speaker wire off the floor seem to help them from going googly eyed.

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 09:19:28 pm
content: Once upon a time, lowering the bar for people to publish things sounded like a good idea...

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 09:27:19 pm
content: Quote from: Gregg on October 28, 2018, 08:55:50 pmBut brass is significantly better conductor than iron or steel, so eddy currents are more pronounced in brass screws.This guy is clearly working for the Big Brass.

author: ConKbot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 09:37:44 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 28, 2018, 06:28:51 amThats what I was thinking. A "Sound expert" cant make a video that doesnt sound like garbage, doesnt speak very well for his credentials.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 10:03:34 pm
content: Quote from: Domagoj T on October 28, 2018, 09:27:19 pmMaybe he only plays colliery band music...

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 10:38:02 pm
content: Next will come the screwdriver type you should be using to drive the brass screw, torx vs philips.

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 11:09:24 pm
content: I'd say there is way too much oxygen in his listening room. Should try pure nitrogen for a cleaner, purer experience!

author: alsetalokin4017
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2018, 11:43:22 pm
content: That has got to be a spoof. He can't really be serious, can he?

author: Gregg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2018, 12:05:36 am
content: Quote from: DrGeoff on October 28, 2018, 11:09:24 pmYou may be on to something here; but it probably is lack of oxygen to his brain. However filling his listening room with pure nitrogen with him in the middle might get him a well deserved Darwin Award

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2018, 06:33:10 am
content: I've often speculated that dipping audiphools in liquid nitrogen overnight would improve the signal to noise ratio immensely and make listening much less taxing as well as more pleasurable.

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2018, 06:49:15 am
content: At least it is "oxygen-free", which seems to excite them!

author: madsbarnkob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2018, 11:12:56 am
content: Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on October 28, 2018, 11:43:22 pmAsk Richard Feynman

author: Stuart Coyle
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2018, 09:38:16 pm
content: For someone who cares that much about audio, the sound in his video is crap. I can't listen to that badly EQ'ed, distorted gunk.

author: Cursed
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 11, 2018, 02:35:18 am
content: This is old stuff! Where did you dig up that video ? I saw it long ago and iirc, his company went belly up. Watch his power cord video, these guys had lotsa videos for the lunatic fringe.

author: Jay_Diddy_B
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 11, 2018, 04:05:42 am
content: The guy may still be around selling audiophile cables.Link:https://www.hifizine.com/2012/06/rick-schultz-interview/Jay_Diddy_B

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2018, 06:39:46 pm
content: Quote from: CatalinaWOW on October 28, 2018, 06:20:02 amRush sounds best when using Robertson head screws. A side tweak is it also is the best choice when listing to The Band.