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Do you believe in Magic?

Audio Magic, that is. Let's say that Magic is any effect not explainable by known physical laws. Every audiophile is familiar with debates about Audio Magic, as evidenced by endless threads about power cables. I recently had an experience that made me question my long held skepticism about Magic. On a whim, I bought some Stillpoints ERS Fabric. I installed it in my preamp (which is filled with noisy digital circuitry) and a reclocker (also noisy) and... Something happened. I don't know what exactly, but something. Two things in particular seemed to change... the decay of notes, and instrument timbres. Both changed for the better. But where did this change occur? In my listening room? Or in my mind? If the change was in my listening room, then Magic exists. If the change was in my mind, then Magic does not exist. One of the great Ideological Divides in audio is the divide between Believers and Skeptics. I honestly don't know if I'm a Believer or a Skeptic. Do you believe in Magic? Bryon Bryoncunningham  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 01-21-12

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 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   you are the second person on this thread to report that kin ...   Bryoncunningham 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: Chadeffect Mrtennis it looks like you do believe in magic then! Chadeffect  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 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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