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Free Tweak...does it work for you??

I tried this experiment and well.....I wonder if anyone in the AudiogoN community will share my experience
Try this: Take a power chord and if its not too thick or not too short, form a horse-shoe with it and then tie a square knot in it. you know, right over left and under, left over right and under. OK, if you can't use a power chord, try speaker cables or a pair of interconnects.
What do YOU hear? anything different?
For those of you with good ears, do the square knot on the electrical chord from a lamp to the wall socket...hear anything???
Try it, and post your results, and let's see what happens.....
bbenn
ridgestreetaudio
221 posts
 
When I plug my Lamp into my system I just get a really loud hum! Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
mijknarf
266 posts
 
Sometimes when I pat my head and rub my stomach the soundstage seems larger, but, then again it might be because I'm wearing different colored socks, I'm still working on it.
ridgestreetaudio
221 posts
 
Actually, I can imagine there being an audible difference. Two things that are happening is that the inductance is being increased and it's probably affecting the capacitance to a degree. Vary one or the other or both and sonics can certainly change and be heard in a good resolute system. As for whether this is an improvement in perceived sound can only be in the "ear of the be-hearer".

There's more explanation that could be expounded on but I think this is a good brief. Hope that helps a bit.
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jewel_hasan
98 posts
 
Hey Mijknarf: forget about the socks, just stick a Mullard 12AX7 NOS tube in your left ear n see if there is any audible difference...ha! ha! sorry, please don't mind me...
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
Ridgestreetaudio has it right - the rest of you guys are just having fun. I believe it was Martin Colloms who once pointed out that all these high end power cords were merely introducing inductance through their geometry to roll-off high frequency noise, while not reducing current flow, and that most else about them was BS.
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