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Game Changing Tweak
I bought a pair of electrical devices called Electraclear from a company called AddPowr. They're simply plugged into an electrical outlet that's shared by your system. I paid under $300 for them and they've boosted my system's fidelity dramatically. In the 1800's, a physicist and mathematician, Joseph Fourier, delved into the science of harmonics, and now the founder of AddPowr used these equations to increase the signal to noise ratio. (more signal=less noise) His devices act as harmonic resonators. He worked for a high-end audio cable company before focusing on this new range of products.
I thought that when I first received the Electraclears, the difference would be subtle. To my surprise and delight, it was a stunning change. I was hearing music from the inside out. Cleaner, more dynamic, and a far greater and noticeable improvement than my power conditioner produces.
I love finding inexpensive audio devices that work. The company makes other products, but I'd recommend a pair of Electraclears to start.
I thought that when I first received the Electraclears, the difference would be subtle. To my surprise and delight, it was a stunning change. I was hearing music from the inside out. Cleaner, more dynamic, and a far greater and noticeable improvement than my power conditioner produces.
I love finding inexpensive audio devices that work. The company makes other products, but I'd recommend a pair of Electraclears to start.
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@wolfie62 Why so hostile, Wolfie? We were discussing residential AC power, which varies greatly from place to place. Pwera introduced an equation which relates to that. Those who know Fourier analysis are enriched thereby - those who do not are told where to look. Again: what's the problem with that? Oddly enough, your quotation of that equation WOULD be just as useful. If we wanted to make a fission bomb, the most important thing would be the fundamental physics that show it to be possible, and the energy-mass equivalence (up to a scaling factor) is the basis of all subsequent theory (binding energies, cross-sections, etc.). |
Like everything else, only the ones who have tried it should have a say on whether it works or not. You can always try it and return it if it doesn't work for you. No need to play the scientist or the prophet. Don't let the marketing scare you. Most of the time the marketing group is totally independent of the engineering group and they don't necessarily see eye to eye. I know many designers/engineers (Gallo, Carver to name two) who have walked away because they couldn't stand the marketing tactics of the company they work with. At the end of the day, things either work for you or they don't. You just need the courage to admit it to yourself. |
$300 is a relatively small price to pay to make a discernible, appreciable improvement in your audio system. Those of you who dismiss AddPowr products out of hand are nervous about spending that sum because either you don't have the money or you're prone to an automatic self-righteous reaction toward anyone who claims to have invented something new. It smacks of the Inquisition. How can you make such pronouncements without first testing the product in question? I'm sure your money would be refunded by the company if you're disappointed with the results. If you have ever visited an audio show, you can come in contact with electrical engineers who were involved in military projects like the development of the AWACS system or have worked for NASA. Advancements in technology are ongoing, especially in electronics. To deny that is tantamount to burying your head in the sand. If you think interconnects from BestBuy are as good as any other, then these products are not for you. |
Confirmation bias sells lots of products. Whether it is a gadget that fools your carburetor into releasing the hidden power in the gasoline (sold with a rambling pseudo-science lecture on ionization), or a gadget you can plug in anywhere in the house to awaken your electronics and unleash hidden goodness. The unfortunate truth is that the power supply in the electronics will convert the AC to a DC rail voltage (or voltages) before getting to work making music. If it is a good power supply, nothing will survive the filtering and your gadget will allow the placebo effect to bask you in the warmth of $300 burning while doing no actual harm. Looking at some of AddPowr's higher end products, they are willing to help you burn up to almost $4,000 on a box that simply plugs into an available outlet. Imagine the warmth created by that! |
Five days ago, I changed the UK three flat pin socket faceplate of my electrical socket to one that would fit the US pin configuration of a new upgraded power cable I am thinking of getting. All I changed was the faceplate with the hardware behind it to receive the existing live, neutral and earthing wires. It was a hospital grade item, since that was all that was available, and so much medical equipment is made in the United States. And then I plugged the same stock power cable back in so I could listen to my music in the few days leading up to my demo appointment. I obviously didn’t expect anything from the change, and the difference shocked me. I would use the same words as the OP to describe the change to the sound I was listening to. I will never pass off any claimed difference in sound quality due to however small a tweak ever again : ) - kevin. |
Thanks OP, I’ll check it out before I make a comment. I’m always interested in STUFF.. You had good results. You can hear.. Just remember, jealousy ALWAYS seeks unkind word...Pay NO attention to the naysayers. Thank the EAR GODS, you have some good hearing. I love it when others CAN’T hear "IT" you know what the OP is talking about. They don’t even know what OP is talking about... Just "YOU" can’t hear it, because "I" WON’T. Mind already made up. It's usually a person that will say "I have an EE" and I'm working as an Electrician, so I can get paid correctly for WORK. NOT saying I'm an EE.. Funny guys... I read it, it's this way.. He bought it and it IS THAT WAY... Funny guys... BTW. PIE are round, not square. Slice of peach, pie, please. OH!, Apple will do.. Regards |
@terry9 What more do I want? Well, let’s discuss this. pwerhera used a few equations to INTRODUCE a concept. He didn’t explain it, nor explain how this product is supposed to make audible improvements. So, let me introduce another equation: E = mC2 Now. Go and make an atomic bomb. I have been just as useful. |
Imo ADD-Powr is not snake oil. There's nothing wrong in trying to coin a catchy marketing phrase. It has nothing to do with quantum mechanics, nor any ooga-booga / snake oil devices. It has everything to do with science. Read the "about" page and then comment. Apparently Bill, the designer of QRT, did indeed, use the word "quantum" to simply blow people's minds away in order to get attention and create a faithful following - and it worked! Not based on rational science but based upon subjective emotion. At the end of the day, all the products worked as claimed. But a rational explanation was not a part of the recipe, an odd and disconcerting marketing approach to say the least. So, "proprietary technology" was employed and that became the explanation. From perusing the web site, ADD-Powr is appears to be about increasing "energy", or the voltage of the audio signal through the generation of harmonics on the reference supply that are too low in frequency to be filtered away by the component power supply. They more or less resonate with similar frequencies in the audio signal. If the fundamental signal is low enough, then its resonant affect will be evident throughout the audio band. The driving fundamental must be a complex function composed of sines and cosines in various phases - that is the Fourier series. Or...perhaps it can be simply be a square wave! That explanation makes sense. |
Every time I run into y'all discussing these objects of marvelous intent, my copper mesh body suit starts arcing in very personal places... I can only handle this sort of thing for so long before having to 'ground myself' at the nearest earth ground. It's like shuffle dancing on a wool rug in some ways.... |
Pwerahera is using technical talk to discuss a very simple concept. its called Power Factor Correction, or PFC. Most residences share a common transformer. The power delivered on the power lines is 3 phase. The outputs from the 3-phase transformers are divided among residents. The neighbors’ electrical motor loads from air conditioners tends to alter PF. Residents tend to pay for more power than used. PFC can be used to re-align current and voltage both at ones meter and in your residential electrical loads. But an AUDIBLE difference?? NAH!! More snake oil! Next....... |
"the whole marketing narrative of these things is baloney"yet products that gush over their liberal application of quantum materials, carbon derivatives, and nanotechnology are so much more plausible. lol @millercarbon Other people are allowed to promote and be early adopters of pseudo-science tweaks too...you don't have a corner on the tweak narrative market. |
I thought I will take a moment to provide some explanation and let you decide if you are hearing an improvement or not. The electrical power usage at your house is given by: P = 1/2 x Vp x Ip x Cos (theta) = Vrms x Irms x Cos (theta) Watts where Vp is the peak voltage in volts Ip is the peak current in amperes Vrms is the voltage in volts Irms is the root-mean square current in amperes theta is the phase angle between the current and voltage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power) If theta = 0 degree, you get the maximum power with Cos (theta) = 1. If theta > 0 degree, you get something less than max power which is the situation in practice. If you have induction motors, and capacitive loads, theta is going to be >0 degrees. If there is more inductive reactance, then one can balance that by adding capacitive reactance to the supply. I can only assume that in your house, there is such a large inductive reactance, by adding a simple capacitor to the one of the outlets, you were able to reduce the phase angle so that you get more real power instead of reactive power. This improves the overall efficiency of power delivered to your house. There are even better solutions if you want to pursue in that direction. Please check the link below for details:https://selinc.com/mktg/130175/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuP5BRCoARIsAPtX_wEjRXOp_O-Rofk3TSgimqr0wc272Hp9SfNU_s... Good luck! |
Talk to us in 6 months. Millercarbon, if you hear it listen again. You need to learn to smell a marketing scam. All good audio electronics have great power supplies that take care of all line aberrations. The only line device good electronics need is a surge protector. I have a whole house surge protector. That pretty much takes care of everything. |
Not saying these things don't work. Either of them. Any of them. Totally absolutely trust and believe you guys are hearing what you're hearing, and it is as impressive as you say. That said, the whole marketing narrative of these things is baloney. Could give you some things to check to confirm for yourselves but I will just let you try and figure it all out from this one little tip from the Nordost page: It is compatible with voltages from 110V to 240V You don't say. And yet it, "Works directly on the AC line, actively introducing a precise range of pulsed frequencies." Yeah, no, I don't think so! |
Looks similar to other flux capacitors from the competition. Perhaps not the exact science behind them. . https://nordost.com/qrt/qk1-ac-enhancer.php https://nordost.com/qrt/qv2-ac-line-harmonizer.php If you hear it, it works! |