I bet somebody will sell you snake-oil rectifiers that cost hundreds. That way the $600 fuse is worth it!
At that point, you’d want to step up to the next level: The ChumpizatOr. Painstakingly designed and built from the ground up (pun intended!). Rest assured those electrons will flow through the Chump (for short) in style for a mere $2995! Do expect roughly 1000 hours before your electrons begin exiting the fuse with maximum self-assurance.
For the Arctic audiophile:
Orb Audio Cartridge Warmer
Warm the phono cartridge to the deep part with far-infrared rays and maximize the performance
Cartridge Warmer is an analog accessory that warms the Phono Cartridge with far-infrared generated by heating the carbon, draws out the original performance of the cartridge, and improves sound quality. Instead of heat transfer through the air, the far-infrared method in which the thermal energy radiated from the heater directs directly to the object to be heated quickly warms up the phono cartridge to the deep part and warms up to the optimum state. By doing so, it expresses the precise and delicate sound quality engraved on the analog record to the maximum. $330, including shipping.
Product features
■ Carbon heater efficiently warms the entire phono cartridge
Orb adopted a carbon far-infrared radiation element for the heater, to warm the phono cartridge to the deepest part. In addition, due to the convection heat transfer affect, the whole phono cartridge is warmed efficiently.
■ Temperature sensor installed
Temperature control is by the internal temperature sensor, making it possible to warm the cartridge at a constant temperature, regardless of the outside air temperature.
■ Speedy heater heating
By adopting carbon with high thermal conductivity, it is possible to heat the cartridge quickly.
■ As a tonearm placement
It can also be used as a cartridge rest
■ Excellent heat transfer efficiency
Infrared heating is not heat transfer through air, rather energy is radiated from the heater directly to the object to be heated (similar to how one can feel the heat of a light bulb as soon as it is turned on, even though it is in a vacuum). Infrared heating has good heat transfer efficiency.
■ When used on the analog player’s cabinet
When using this product in a cabinet, the installation space for the cartridge to be set requires a width of 37 mm × depth of 70 mm or more.
■ Compatible Cartridge
This product corresponds to the size of the cartridge that fits within the case width of 24 mm × depth 40 mm.
AC adapter (accessory)
Product Specifications
· Power supply DC 5 V AC adapter
· heater Carbon temperature sensor installed
· power consumption 5 W
· External dimensions W 35.5 × L 69 × H 42.5 mm
· weight 86 g
· Operating temperature limit is room temperature
· Operating humidity range normal humidity
· Country of manufacture MADE IN JAPAN
Truly a solution in search of a problem!For the Arctic audiophile:
Orb Audio Cartridge Warmer
Warm the phono cartridge to the deep part with far-infrared rays and maximize the performance
Cartridge Warmer is an analog accessory that warms the Phono Cartridge with far-infrared generated by heating the carbon, draws out the original performance of the cartridge, and improves sound quality. Instead of heat transfer through the air, the far-infrared method in which the thermal energy radiated from the heater directs directly to the object to be heated quickly warms up the phono cartridge to the deep part and warms up to the optimum state. By doing so, it expresses the precise and delicate sound quality engraved on the analog record to the maximum. $330, including shipping.
Product features
■ Carbon heater efficiently warms the entire phono cartridge
Orb adopted a carbon far-infrared radiation element for the heater, to warm the phono cartridge to the deepest part. In addition, due to the convection heat transfer affect, the whole phono cartridge is warmed efficiently.
■ Temperature sensor installed
Temperature control is by the internal temperature sensor, making it possible to warm the cartridge at a constant temperature, regardless of the outside air temperature.
■ Speedy heater heating
By adopting carbon with high thermal conductivity, it is possible to heat the cartridge quickly.
■ As a tonearm placement
It can also be used as a cartridge rest
■ Excellent heat transfer efficiency
Infrared heating is not heat transfer through air, rather energy is radiated from the heater directly to the object to be heated (similar to how one can feel the heat of a light bulb as soon as it is turned on, even though it is in a vacuum). Infrared heating has good heat transfer efficiency.
■ When used on the analog player’s cabinet
When using this product in a cabinet, the installation space for the cartridge to be set requires a width of 37 mm × depth of 70 mm or more.
■ Compatible Cartridge
This product corresponds to the size of the cartridge that fits within the case width of 24 mm × depth 40 mm.
AC adapter (accessory)
Product Specifications
· Power supply DC 5 V AC adapter
· heater Carbon temperature sensor installed
· power consumption 5 W
· External dimensions W 35.5 × L 69 × H 42.5 mm
· weight 86 g
· Operating temperature limit is room temperature
· Operating humidity range normal humidity
· Country of manufacture MADE IN JAPAN
Look, they work, otherwise there wouldn't have been an audible improvement. Science doesn't know everything.
Well, I for one was just thinking “how could I make playing a record even less convenient and more expensive?” And boom. There it is.
