Audio TWEAK Rabbit HOLE !! Enter with CAUTION !!

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6 ай бұрын

#audiophile #audio #highendaudio #hifi
Heres a little stroll into the realm of the mysterious, magical and potentially misleading.. !
ENTER WITH CAUTION !!

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@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

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@rontoolsie 6 ай бұрын

There are readily available objects that have alignment of electron spin. They are known as 'magnets'.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Viola !!!

@JohnHarnick 5 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuybut are these magnets strong enough ? We used to have electromagnets. Maybe that's why Bybee, Stein, etc. have tweaks to improve signal-flow. Rick Shultz, no audio charlatan, said that playback is one big magnet. Problem was, it was a weak draw....hence his unique solutions..

@Random-kq4pz 6 ай бұрын

Simple tone controls will give you much more real change than any of these tweaks. But no, Mark Levinson got rid of tone controls in high end equipment in the early 1970's and everyone followed him.

@arthurpug 6 ай бұрын

Yep anyone 50+ mourns the loudness button

@GavinHodgson 6 ай бұрын

You deserve more subscribers - love it!

@reyiiteleco 6 ай бұрын

Man, I follow you since maybe 1y, this is your best show, I laughed so much.... keep it going, great content 👌

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@acegolemi3818 5 ай бұрын

Thumbs up at the very beginning just for that comparison! 😂 🤣 From a crazy tweak and accessories nut here! 😉 I'm yet to watch the whole thing. Cheers!

@net_news 6 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff! I think all of them are placebo effect but that's what makes them even more interesting because you actually hear a difference. Our mind plays tricks on us and mind is powerful.

@fierychilipeppers494 6 ай бұрын

Hifi power cords for my coffee maker make my coffee taste more audiophile.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

It will taste more natural.

@MasterofPlay7 6 ай бұрын

But it does change your system sonically

@brettketteringham4826 6 ай бұрын

But power absolutely matters, surely, like your silver plated ground wire… I have done a decent supply and ground spikes. ..

@connorduke4619 6 ай бұрын

You shouldn't get any fatiguing highs after using such cables (unless of course they have silver conductors).

@didioentoro7575 6 ай бұрын

If you don't hear the difference(s) when changing your power cable on your hifi equipment, just don't buy it because you cannot hear the difference then you said negatively about it.

@johto 5 ай бұрын

Shiiit, now i know where to buy my fuses in the future !

@OCDHIFiGuy 5 ай бұрын

Go for it !

@TheCharlesAtoz 6 ай бұрын

More nuts for squirrels!

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

For real...chock full o nuts

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 27 күн бұрын

You can't get more nuts than this snake oil

@N-Soc88 6 ай бұрын

Back in the mid-80s my dormmate at SUNY Binghamton had a pretty good system for a college student: Snell Acoustic Type E-II bi-wired to a NYAL Moscode 600, Superphon Revelation Dual Mono preamp, AR ES-1. Anyway...he SWORE by this TWEEK Contact Enhancer. It was about a 1oz vial w/ a brush attached to the cap and he slathered that shit on every connection.

@JackS-iy5uv 6 ай бұрын

Want colder beer! Plug a ps audio p20 regenerator into your fridge

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

There it is !

@AllynVibesAudioGallery 6 ай бұрын

Lol😂

@paulhovenga4138 6 ай бұрын

Red phone access...... That one killed me! Too funny.

@craigenputtock 6 ай бұрын

That was funny.😊

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks !

@Phloored 6 ай бұрын

Imagine asking Jack about the Philadelphia experiment! I bet Jack knew. Kindered spirits. I don't even know these people but I love these people !

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Totally...

@expresscruiserlife 5 ай бұрын

I’m waiting for someone to come out with an audiophile grade ear wax removal tool.

@ronaldgordon4502 6 ай бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly that many of the "scientific" tweaks out there are repurposed from commercial industry (or pro audio), where they sell for orders of magnitude less. As a "budget" music lover, I've also found some great commercial/industrial sources for acoustic panels and bass traps at everyday-person prices. But I have a question (and maybe this is a separate video): What's your view of "audiophile" ethernet switches? I ask because I'm thinking about one, and it isn't cheap.

@bradburnside7644 5 ай бұрын

Curious about the round HighEnd Novum PMR bronze resonator in the back of your listening room?

@backrack01 6 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch. You should do more tweek shows.. Your take on all these tweaks are entertaining. Cheers, man.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks man .

@danielesbordone1871 6 ай бұрын

Who remembers that puppet on Sesame Street that would sell air from a bottle ?

@flashhog01 6 ай бұрын

Great video Mike. I always find it funny when naysayers tout an engineering degree to supposedly debunk whatever claim or technology someone speaks positively about as if all engineers agree with them and no engineer ever had a part in creating anything they speak against. Silly.

@StanThePigeon 6 ай бұрын

People taking advantage of human nature is far from ethical. We all fall prey to it one way or another, but educating yourself is never a bad idea.

@JohnHarnick 5 ай бұрын

The open-minded we're trying them to see if they work. Mikey says (in other vids) that audio is rife w/ cheap parts. So it makes (some) sense to try an upgrade. If Wells used the Bullets, tweaks can't be a total joke. Audiogon users (many) reported positive gains from fuses in recent years. Look at the gauge diff. between a power cord & the typical fuse...it SHOULD matter. That said, they don't always work. The same goes for EMI 'traps'..w/ all that noise from power supplies, DACs, we should need help here. Personally, I found cleaning CDs w/ Essence & speaker platforms to have a BIG impact. Just not sure if they qualify as 'tweaks'.

@dilbyjones 6 ай бұрын

lol…hilarious. I can’t …lol. Different not better is my motto

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

I agree

@brettketteringham4826 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant 👍does the gell make you hear better if you rub it on your ears? What about the Novum PMR you have …? 📡

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Not sure, never used magic gel. Novum was traded to me for 2 power cables..

@brettketteringham4826 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Think I’ll give the gel a ,miss ,🤣🤷🏻‍♂️ They must have been some power cables . Does the Novum actually work … cheers for doing all the videos, very much appreciated 🫡👍🏼

@danmarjenka6361 5 ай бұрын

Simply pour yourself an extra couple of beers and it will round out your midrange.

@dtracy03ss 6 ай бұрын

I touched the picture of the Nano Gel and my Fone now has More resonances and acoustical communication abilities to attract more unknown Number activational abilities 😂😅

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

See ??? It WORKS !!

@gil3green 6 ай бұрын

The Geek is all about quality with his 5K fuses lol! However buys that deserves it!

@robh9079 6 ай бұрын

Peter Belt is the one to beat on weird tweeks - e.g. "morphic link paper clips"- paper clips 'treated' to give them 'special properties'. Belt claimed his products sometimes utilised 'morphic resonance' - a paranormal concept! However; free tips from PB - 'Place a piece of plain Blue paper under any vase of flowers or any pot plant in the listening room'. 'Align screw slots parallel to the earth's surface'. 'Pin back one corner of a curtain'. His site is still up and running...PWB electronics.

@202One 6 ай бұрын

Magic Mushrooms vs $5,000 Magic Fuses... ? 😳✌😂

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Fungi

@carlosoliveira-rc2xt 6 ай бұрын

Finally an OCD Mikey video I like.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Let's celebrate !!

@jonwatchesnyc8777 6 ай бұрын

The opening metaphor 😂🤦🏻

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Lol. You get it, huh ?

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

I had never seen such products. People do not often seek expert advice and create their own 'wisdom' based upon their feelings and fools on internet. For audio gear, industry standard, safety regulations and inexperienced designers but aleaso a need for 'market fit pricing' and 'smalles size' leads to bad sounding gear. Like a DAC with a regulated PSU based upon series placed regulators like 5 volt after 12 volt, it's a cost effective solution but often doesn't sound well. If a cable is thick it often sounds worse, an uninsulated cable of thinnest size often sounds better. A fuse holder can damage sound, soldering a solid wire on ends of the fuse cost nothing and solves. And small speakers sound like small speakers, if you want the big sound, better buy big efficient speakers. But hey, I'm no expert.

@j.m.harris4202 6 ай бұрын

Mikey, sometime if the opportunity presents itself you should research producing ULF down to 4-7Hz! It's a Real NAD shaker!😎✌

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Brown note ?

@j.m.harris4202 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Sick Man, Lol

@FOH3663 6 ай бұрын

7hz, ... fucking Irene

@FOH3663 6 ай бұрын

" f***ing Irene" is 7hz! I'm flat to single digits in my big system, via; (4)18"s, (4)15"s, and (4)12"s

@SimonLloydGuitar 6 ай бұрын

L. Ron Hubbard would have cleaned up operating within the hifi realm.I dont want to enturbulate you guys, but it's time to rid yourself of entheta, go clear and upgrade your Thetan status and take this puppy up to O.T IV.

@cameronrector178 6 ай бұрын

Just like external clocks etc, etc, It’s not a performance upgrade. It’s false coloration.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Word...

@tubefreeeasy 6 ай бұрын

My latest tweak is adding lead weights to my anti-vibration platters.

@Music_time82 6 ай бұрын

You hate music.. trust me You are addicted to stupidity. When you go to real concerts, do you put their mics on footers?

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Real concerts smell like stale beer and vomit. Sound usually sucks complete ass... I go there for the experience. HiFi and live music are incomparible.

@tubefreeeasy 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy I must have hidden someone that made a reply. Cause I don’t get your reply. Lol I don’t see a comment even though I have a missing reply.

@Phloored 6 ай бұрын

@@tubefreeeasy KZfaq does weird shit. I will see a reply in my notifications list but it isn't in the response under the video. It's like they made a reply then deleted it so it shows in your notifications list but not in the actual video replies.

@davidteague3849 6 ай бұрын

For the price of a MiniDSP UMIK-1 (($79 I think) a boom mic stand and REW (free software) you can actually measure frequency and distortion to see if these tweaks actually do anything. The cost of a measurement setup is cheaper than I'd wager 99% of these tweaks out there. If you really want to tweak a pair of speakers, get into crossover design (simulation) based off real measurements.

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

Be aware that you are not only not know what the reference of your measurement is, nor can you depend on reliability of outcome. Furthermore you use a very cheap D/A and A/D system. There is hardly any sense to this. In my experience all problems you try to solve are either enhanced or replaced / added by others. Digital sources are notorious for jitter and time-smear, resulting in all kind of isssues with sound. Replacing the source for a good one and a speaker system that is highly efficient and capable seems to solve very adequate. I use large horns on mids and highs with 18 inch woofers, which solved a lot of acoustic issues. But its fun fiddling around with DSP stuff, enjoy!

@davidteague3849 6 ай бұрын

@@edmaster3147 The reference is quite easy. One has a target in mind for what they want to achieve. Flat (accurate) response or tapered in room. Much can be done with measurements to see the room effects to then target specific problem areas. If you are familiar with acoustic measurements then none of this will be new to you, nor contentious. Digital domain artefacts (jitter) are solved these days by any competently designed DAC. They have little to do with in room frequency response imparted by a speaker and room acoustics. you're talking about different issues. The efficiency of a speaker system may or may not solve in room issues. Sure - if you have low powered amplification, a more efficient setup could be beneficial. I'm also using DSP both as EQ and an active crossover, but familiar with passive crossover design techniques too. Both are means to an end. DSP provides potential added flexibility and solves time alignment issues that can be difficult with passive crossover approaches without ladder delay networks, asymmetric acoustic slopes or stepped / slanted baffles.

@shanestephenson8423 6 ай бұрын

WOW😂

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Crazy, right ?

@watdanuqta-mf5ms 6 ай бұрын

Well, doesn't the nanoflo exotic nano particle gel require the monks of an entire Tibetan Monastery plus fifty Tuvan throat singers to sing and chant as one until an aperture is opened to an alternative universe and the gel acquires momentarily the consciousness of the entire universe which then imparts this knowledge to your audio components? Or maybe not. Remember Peter Belt? I think he is still around and his products are or were a lot less expensive. Good video.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Exactly....

@carlosoliveira-rc2xt 6 ай бұрын

My fuses I got for $1. I think they're about $5 now.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Inflation..

@allardvanderstarre5238 6 ай бұрын

fuses are in the signal path? morequestion can pop up

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

On speakers, yes.

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

The power supply is quite important to the sound, so is the fuse. If it matters a lot? A poor connection seems to (ask any car tech in the midwest) harm power and thus sound, a good contact seems benefitial. Just solder a thin solid bare wire on both ends of a standard fuse and solder the fuse neatly in and Bob's your uncle.

@chuckmaddison2924 6 ай бұрын

A simple test for your viewers. High end expensive speaker cable. Use a mono signal mono amp is simplest way. Into 2 speakers Play music with your standard cable. The sound will lock in the middle. Now replace one cable, only one. Relisten. If something has changed because of the new cable the difference between the 2 speakers will show up as a spread sound and no longer locked in middle.

@n.lyndley.9889 6 ай бұрын

The plural of viewer is: viewers

@chuckmaddison2924 6 ай бұрын

@@n.lyndley.9889 Fixed : )

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

That would require a huge difference. We listen for differences in nuance..

@chuckmaddison2924 6 ай бұрын

@OCDHIFiGuy The test is just basic that can be tried without any equipment. If the difference is above the listeners hearing threshold ( not text book) which it must be to hear the improvement in cable they should detect. Could use a function generator to pinpoint where the difference is. Can also overlay scope patterns to see variations. Could also look for a difference signal , similar to David Haflers effect. If cable has no difference, will flat line if difference there will be a signal. I'm always looking for a way to improve my system.

@KRELL427 6 ай бұрын

My favorite tweak comes from Kathmandu. " talking about black Nepalese, makes you weak in the knees ".

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Lol. Shiiii. The Tar baby... she's a sticky one.

@SimonLloydGuitar 6 ай бұрын

I wonder why snakeoil smells like bullshit?

@carlosoliveira-rc2xt 6 ай бұрын

QSA caters to the multi-millionaire audiophile.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

QSA laughs thier way to the bank..

@scottbayne5710 6 ай бұрын

Mikey - I hear ya on most of this stuff but you've got a $5K Novum resonator sitting in the middle of your rig! Just say'in. Scott

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

It was $2500 back then and I traded 2 cables I made for it. I wouldn't have spent the money otherwise..

@CarlVanDoren61 6 ай бұрын

Synergistic Dots?😅

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Yep..

@MasterofPlay7 6 ай бұрын

tubes and capacitors are your good friends

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Been there.

@MasterofPlay7 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy but they do improve and change the sonic, tubes make digital more analog

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

@@MasterofPlay7 When tubes make digital more analogue, try better tubes. Transistors and chips sound pretty bad from nature, so very good implementation is very important, tubes sound better and implementation is far more simple and forgiving. At least, that is my honest and foolish opinion.

@MasterofPlay7 6 ай бұрын

@@edmaster3147 what do you mean? Tubes for input stage makes it more analog

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

@@MasterofPlay7 FET transistors (Field Effect Transistors) tend to sound similar to good tubes and behave similar (voltage devices). Tubes are generally implemented simple and effective which causes them to be conisidered 'ananlogue' sounding, which is in my opinion a misconception.

@derreckgilmore3360 6 ай бұрын

Disappointed there's no mention of the Quantum Spectral Atomizer, which hopefully would finally make my speakers disappear.

@n.lyndley.9889 6 ай бұрын

I bought the last one!

@derreckgilmore3360 6 ай бұрын

@@n.lyndley.9889 LOL

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

I'd buy it...

@derreckgilmore3360 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Trouble is, the Reverse Device to make your speakers re-appear is double the price!

@johnpetrakis379 6 ай бұрын

The power of Christ compels you, the Power of Christ compels you, the Power of Christ compels you. 8.5 billion stories on Shun Mook Mpingo planet. Koo-koo for Cocoa Puffs! Wash rinse repeat, wash rinse repeat

@jonathandavis9507 6 ай бұрын

My latest tweak is having a drink with the lady while listening to my system.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Yes, alter the listener...

@net_news 6 ай бұрын

but was it a real lady or a "grand illusion" 😂

@jonathandavis9507 6 ай бұрын

@@net_news Trapped in the simulation!

@allardvanderstarre5238 6 ай бұрын

well well well-yu still like tubes for fun, right? still have to buy new tubes every now and then, i guess

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Yep. Closet full of them.

@shuntachi 6 ай бұрын

23:40 “You bought this item” Did you buy this? Paid USD750 for a drop of gel?

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Long story, but answer is I did not buy any for myself. I would have made a video for sure... but I'm not willing to throw my money at tweaks to try and get better sound.;-)

@shuntachi 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Okay, you didn’t buy for yourself but for someone else. Is that what happened? Thanks.

@edmaster3147 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy you bought for 'a friend' lol cheers your a realistic guy it seems

@jdm-uk-yank 6 ай бұрын

I think you mean SR-71

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, the Blackbird.... What did i say ??

@jdm-uk-yank 6 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy SR22 I was thinking, I'm sure I know what you mean but it didn't sound right. The measurement crowd drives me nuts. Everyone agrees about hearing timber, sound stage, transparency etc but I don't think any of these are measurable

@fredflintstone8048 6 ай бұрын

LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Right ?

@user-hb3go2cc9m 6 ай бұрын

QSA products. Made for Quite Silly Audiophiles.

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

There you go..

@stevealexander6021 6 ай бұрын

400 for brass spikes made in US under my amp is same stuff. Buy a better amp 😊

@AllynVibesAudioGallery 6 ай бұрын

Let's go! 😂 Audiophile comedy show! This is awesome balanced rollercoaster ride of Intel!

@OCDHIFiGuy 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kennethlui2268 6 ай бұрын

I have been expecting tons of F bombs from you. But you were suppressing it. Good for you. However, I would like you to throw the F bombs everywhere in this video because those gadgets were totally BS. Why don't we just sit down, relax, and listen to music? Playing with all these stupid tweaks is not enjoying music. Good show. I was LOL pretty much the whole time.