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Yes they do. Absolutely nothing for audio. Nor for anyhting else usefull. But they do nothing in a very similar fashion. That was my point.Do they though?
Yes they do. Absolutely nothing for audio. Nor for anyhting else usefull. But they do nothing in a very similar fashion. That was my point.Do they though?
I'm not understanding the criticism in this thread of the testing and reason for testing. Amir spends his time to produce these review threads and the results are posted for free. If someone doesn't like what is posted, don't read it. Surely those doing so can understand how reading such comments would be disheartening for the person spending their time testing devices sent in by members?
JSmith
We have two missions:I've seen comments in many threads in the past asking if Amir will test this or that headphone/speaker/DAC/amp and it's been noted there's like a half year backlog. Amir is only one person and while other things occasionally get promoted to the front page, his work largely drives this site forward. Spend time on these things, other actual useful things don't get tested.
For people that think a power cable will change their audio so veils are lifted and angels sing.What's the value here aside for entertainment and comic relief?
A bit of fun?Seriously, when the whole thread is filled with jokes and memes about snakeoil, what's the benefit aside from that, maybe just exposing yet another way a company is 'engineering' some deception?
Not really... Amir has to agree to test something prior to a member sending it in, so surely that decision is best left to Amir himself as to what he spends time on? Anyway, I do appreciate your points nonetheless.Spend time on these things, other actual useful things don't get tested.
We have two missions:
1. Help you with selection of audio gear you want to buy.
2. Help you understand the underlying system so you can be more educated in general. And lift the overall knowledge of the community as a whole.
This review falls in category #2. By showing what these devices do and don't do, and why, education gest done and people will save money in the long run not buying into tweaks that don't do anything. This type of effort is transformative, helping cleanse this hobby of misinformation. Even for me it is educational to dig into products to see what really makes them tick (or not, pun intended).
I could do a 100 DAC reviews and still not accomplish #2. I see the impact this type of work has done and consider it a major accomplishment.
Let's remember that there has been plenty of people scuffing about products like this yet the trend continued toward more and more adoption, not less. We are the first force that has started to reverse that trend.
I have to say I agree.If 10 cable reviews don't convince someone I don't see why another 20 will
If 10 cable reviews don't convince someone I don't see why another 20 will, line conditioners, etc
If you're a physicist trying to educate how many ZPE and perpetual motion machines do you need to evaluate to convince your followers that they are bunk?
So why would you now expect for it to show any measurable or audible improvements?Seems like they just wrapped the wire every which way and then poured some kind of goop and cured hard giving the unit some weight.
Amen partner.Let's remember that there has been plenty of people scuffing about products like this yet the trend continued toward more and more adoption, not less. We are the first force that has started to reverse that trend.
I, too, use Canare on one system.Oddly enough, my favorite speaker cable, Canare 4S11 (as well as various microphone cables) uses pretty much what you show above as a structural winding element around 4 conductors to maintain its cable’s “Star Quad” architecture. Benchmark has posted data on that stuff, helpful in long runs. Even in short runs it’s just good cable. But I digress.
I'll quote some lyrics:How do some folks fall for this crap?
And how would that be different to *anything* plugged into another socket on the same circuit but not actually in use, i.e., *any* mains-powered thing you have?Really! This is just a wire coiled up in a box that I'm guessing isn't even creating somekind of circuit, so I'm thinking it literally does nothing - isn't it just like plugging a power cord that isn't attached to anything into the next wall socket, with your audio hifi system connected to the neighbouring socket in the wall?
Well, most devices constantly sip some power even when they're off, either in standby or the power bricks for example, so that would be a circuit. But anyway, I was trying to explain my understanding of what this silly product actually is, and it seems to be literally the same as an unconnected AC power cord plugged into the neighbouring socket, except they've decided to wind said cable up in a wooden box, lol - so I was trying to explain & confirm exactly what this product was.And how would that be different to *anything* plugged into another socket on the same circuit but not actually in use, i.e., *any* mains-powered thing you have?
Fortunately, when the whistleblowers finish outing the real deal behind the UAPs, and we're all up to speed on the real physics -- this will all make perfect sense.I think I can safely say we aren't yet ready to understand the science behind this unit.
Because some 'golden eared reviewers' say it works and when you buy one or more you bet they will work as expected and the sound will improve.How do some folks fall for this crap?