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03-18-12
let's take a coffee break Rx8man
03-18-12
Sabai, i was not referring to bybee. learn to read and then ... Audiofeil
03-18-12
Indeed i was quoting the goobermeister. reading comprehensi ... Audiofeil
03-18-12
i can say with supreme confidence that al’s use of the phra ... Bryoncunningham
03-18-12
Thanks, bryon, for the perceptive and instructive analysis, ... Almarg
03-18-12
Almaty said, "the opinions of ee's will differ on thes ... Geoffkait
03-18-12
Bryon, when you say "the corruption of medical researc ... Sabai
03-18-12
Audiofeil, i sent a sincere apology. you could have been gra ... Sabai
03-18-12
B c - the supermassive object responsible for bending the l ... Geoffkait
03-19-12
Bryoncunningham, you say "i respectfully disagree with ... Tbg
03-19-12
A shoot first/apologize later approach is unwise sabai. had ... Audiofeil
03-19-12
as usual, geoff, you are wrong. einstein published his fi ... Bryoncunningham
03-20-12
Frankly, i do not understand the preference given to insults ... Sabai
03-20-12
Fascinating. i always thought that it was a theory but as l ... Nonoise
03-20-12
since eddington's initial discovery, the study of light def ... Bryoncunningham
03-20-12
Hi geoffkait: my advice to you is to keep quiet and ignore ... Mrtennis
03-20-12
I thank audiogon for allowing my last post. although i agree ... Sabai
03-20-12
Of course, the point of bringing up einstein rings is that a ... Geoffkait
03-20-12
you are quite correct, a person need look no further than w ... Bryoncunningham
03-28-12
Returning to the original topic of this thread… after exten ... Bryoncunningham
03-28-12
Hey, same thing happened to me. at first, in part due to al ... Geoffkait
03-29-12
I submit that the strongest evidence here is the mercurial n ... Douglas_schroeder
03-29-12: Bryoncunningham
03-28-12: Geoffkait
Only when the stuff was taken entirely outside the house did the sound get back to normal. That's some bad juju.
You are the second person on this thread to report that kind of bad juju. Hmm. My unused ERS is sitting on a shelf in the listening room. Maybe I should burn it. :-)
03-29-12: Douglas_schroeder
I submit that the strongest evidence here is the mercurial nature of the experiences with such supposedly wonder-products. That they can be perceived to be efficacious, only later to be eschewed shows they're essentially worthless.
I think there's some truth in that, Douglas. No doubt there are lots of examples of products that are initially impressive but leave something to be desired upon further listening. That may be a consequence of the initial impression being a placebo effect, or a consequence of the subsequent impressions being the result of long-term listening (which, IME, is a more reliable method of evaluating).
In this case, I would speculate that what accounts for the difference between my initial impression of ERS and my later impressions of it may be everything that happened in between, namely, I...
-Added about 15 pounds of internal shielding to the Meridian G68.
-Built new reinforced enclosures for the reclocker and the Sonos.
-Placed a heavy steel plate under the amp.
-Replaced unshielded Cat5 cables with shielded Cat6 cables (my source is computer based).
-Replaced Apple Airport with a simple shielded ethernet switch.
-Replaced the romex for the dedicated line with VH Audio’s cryo’d romex.
-Replaced the outlet for the dedicated line with a Maestro outlet.
-Added about 50 ferrites all over the house, and some in the system.
-Added RFI pigtails to the amp and the preamp.
-Replaced the fuse in the amp with a Hifi Tuning fuse.
-Added grounding pigtails to the negative terminals of the amp.
It was only AFTER all that insanity that I reevaluated ERS and concluded that it was harmful to sound quality. FWIW.
On a slightly different subject...
It's worth pointing out that the last three items on my list -- the RFI pigtails, the Hifi Tuning fuses, and the grounding pigtails -- are most certainly some form of Magic. Actually, I don't know if any of them have any effect whatsoever, so maybe I should call them Black Magic.
Bryon
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03-29-12
Douglas_schroeder, actually, in my experience, it is uncommo ... Tbg
03-29-12
Perhaps there is a simpler explanation of products which are ... Mrtennis
03-30-12
The thread initially mentioned the subject of stillpoints er ... Mrtennis
04-01-12
Mrtennis it looks like you do believe in magic then! Chadeffect
04-01-12
Hi chadeffect: i did not say what i believe in. i said per ... Mrtennis
04-01-12
mrt - i don't know why you had to read 175 posts to come to ... Bryoncunningham
04-02-12
Hi mrtennis, if that is really true where does that leave s ... Chadeffect
04-02-12
I believe knowledfge comes from the abstract--definitions,an ... Mrtennis
04-02-12
I had another experience with magic yesterday. in fact, it w ... Bryoncunningham
04-02-12
Hi bryon, given your disciplined approach to things, a lot ... Almarg
04-02-12
Bryon, your 'pigtails' have been used by others here in dif ... Nonoise
04-02-12
Hi al, bryon and everyone else. have found this a stimulati ... Corazon
04-03-12
Thanks dave and nonoise for your comments. i appreciate your ... Bryoncunningham
04-03-12
"so i plan on doing the a/b'ing in a friend's system, w ... Geoffkait
04-04-12
Geoff -- yes, i would say that my friend's system is at leas ... Bryoncunningham
04-04-12
You finished my thoughts quite well, actually. imo it can b ... Geoffkait
04-09-12
perception is a poor choice of words. we know what we hear ... Pipedream
04-09-12
hmmmm may be so however our perception is our only tool. w ... Pipedream
04-10-12
Whiole perception maybe our only way of evaluating sound, it ... Mrtennis
04-11-12
I wonder what hayakawa would say about all of this if he wer ... Nonoise
04-11-12
‘magic’ is the word i’ve been using to refer to something wi ... Bryoncunningham
04-11-12
Byron, very well put. hyakawa would have smiled. you succ ... Nonoise
04-11-12
our educated perception is based on our knowledge and pers ... Pipedream
04-11-12
Wwhile not disagreeing with the basic definition, i think th ... Mrtennis
04-12-12
"if one listens to live music every day then his or her ... Geoffkait
04-17-12
Update... i have not forgotten about my promise to a/b (and ... Bryoncunningham
04-17-12
Hi bryon, thanks for the update. my one comment is that in ... Almarg
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