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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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01-27-12   Well, i totally expected some would not agree with my somewh ...   Sonicbeauty

01-27-12   It looks like we have consensus: microwave sound effects a ...   Nonoise

01-27-12   Thank you, sonicbeauty, for your last post. it clarifies you ...   Bryoncunningham

01-27-12   Swampwalker, lol.   Metro04

03-03-12   Today i had another encounter with magic. i installed a mae ...   Bryoncunningham

03-03-12   What was the other outlet? regards,   Metralla

03-04-12   Byroncunningham, i believe in john sebastian and magic. i ha ...   Sabai

03-04-12   Hi metralla - i didn't mention the other outlet because i di ...   Bryoncunningham

03-04-12   Hi byroncunningham, i had a bit of the same magic with the t ...   Sabai

03-04-12   Ok, sabai, you convinced me. i will look around for some byb ...   Bryoncunningham

03-04-12   It doesn't cost much to give one a try. you have little to l ...   Sabai

03-04-12   I think the folks at bybee should say, "these work. we ...   Geoffkait

03-05-12   I have to admit, geoff, i don't understand your comment.   Bryoncunningham

03-04-12   No, i don't believe in magic. bryon - if you want to really ...   Ether

03-05-12   I agree that trying to understand their explanations is an e ...   Sabai

03-05-12   Byron c - the word quantum automatically provokes a response ...   Geoffkait

03-06-12   Byron c, i wonder if this also includes synergistic research ...   Sabai

03-06-12   There is no boundary between classical physics and quantum m ...   Geoffkait

03-07-12   i'm surprised to hear you say this, geoff, as the word 'qua ...   Bryoncunningham

03-07-12   I believe there are significant differences. regarding mar ...   Sabai

03-07-12   Byron c - i'm afraid you misquoted me. what i actually said ...   Geoffkait

03-07-12   Does anyone really believe the teleportation tweek can work? ...   Zydo

03-07-12   Since we are already in the magic and quantum realm: http:/ ...   Ether

03-08-12   yes, geoff, i do see the difference. i misunderstood what y ...   Bryoncunningham

03-08-12   I cannot recall a case where a manufacturer attempted to obs ...   Geoffkait

03-08-12   Hi byron, i agree -- completely. actually, i have at least ...   Sabai

03-08-12   Thank you, geoff, for your substantive response. as it turns ...   Bryoncunningham

03-08-12   "i believe that the universe is much cleverer than we a ...   Geoffkait

03-08-12   Hi frogman: you quoted geoffkait regarding knowledge not be ...   Mrtennis

03-08-12   I would like to add another point. most explanations of why ...   Mrtennis

03-09-12   i honestly don't know what you're saying here. who is the & ...   Bryoncunningham

03-09-12   If we accept the premise that most devices and tweaks operat ...   Geoffkait

03-09-12   The description is not the described. the perception may be ...   Sabai

03-09-12   i agree. there is the world and there are representations o ...   Bryoncunningham

03-09-12   I tend to think that anyone looking for "satisfying&quo ...   Geoffkait

03-09-12   My last post in this futile discussion: - rather than argue ...   Ether

03-10-12   Byron, you are exactly correct. imo. "a scientific exp ...   Sabai

03-10-12   Ether, i think there may be some confusion here. geoff is re ...   Sabai

03-10-12   I'm all for well controlled studies, heck i'm even for blind ...   Geoffkait

03-10-12   I would add one final note. i bought four sheets. successive ...   Tbg

03-10-12: Bryoncunningham
03-10-12: Sabai
You and others may wish that there be an explanation for everything out there but that does not mean that there is one.

I agree. IMO, there may be some phenomena that permanently defy explanation. Having said that, I am generally an optimist about the future of human knowledge. The reason: Science.

03-09-12: Ether
my last post in this futile discussion:
- Rather than argue over some "what if concepts" - why don't anyone has yet to agree to a blinded study??

Again - unless anyone, especially Geoff, wants to conduct well control study, let's just stop here.

I understand your feeling that this conversation has taken an unfortunate turn into futility. I, for one, cannot even pinpoint any of Geoff's beliefs on this topic. I don't think he is particularly interested in making himself understood. In any event, the whole point of the thread was to share experiences with tweaks whose effects are difficult to explain. So getting back to that...

03-10-12: Tbg
Ultimately, when I put it in my car, I could not hear its bad effect.

I agree with you, Tbg, that ERS can have a deleterious effect. I liked it in one place: my preamp/dac. I tried ERS in half a dozen other places, and either I heard nothing or didn't like what I heard. I wound up taping the remaining sheets to the inside of the breaker box. But I'm not sure that has any effect. Maybe, like you, I should try it in the car. Was the car in or out of the garage?

:-)

Bryon

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03-10-12   Byron, sorry, my comments above are a misstatement on my par ...   Sabai

03-10-12   Geoff, i never heard a satisfied customer complaining about ...   Sabai

03-10-12   Sakai, you are correct, there may be some confusion here. ...   Geoffkait

03-11-12   there is certainly some truth to this. the history of scien ...   Bryoncunningham

03-11-12   Outstanding post, bryon. beautifully said! best, -- al   Almarg

03-11-12   Somebody didn't pick up on the humor of sabai's remark. i' ...   Geoffkait

03-11-12   Geoff, trying to have a conversation with you reminds me of ...   Bryoncunningham

03-11-12   Bryoncunningham, i think you are right about science ultimat ...   Tbg

03-11-12   in the words of wittgenstein's friend and colleague georg h ...   Geoffkait


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