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    One I saw connected to mains earth as it had a plug and presumably an earth wire going to a rca plug. Douke audio on ebay
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

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    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

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    It’s a bit garbled but the description of that eBay item does indeed mention a IEC mains lead. I was thinking of the Entreque boxes, those sold by certain high-end audio dealerships - they definately do not connect to the mains (except indirectly via shared signal and mains ground connections).
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Possibly nearly as well as an uninterrupted length of plain wire to earth.
    Exactly!

    At least it’s in a circuit.

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    Well, I'm happy to use and believe that I hear distinct differences and improvements in sound quality from interconnect and mains cables and am happy to spend my money on them, even though there are no objective tests that I know of or solidly grounded (sorry!) scientific reasons why they should work in this way.

    I'm happy to try grounding boxes with the same attitude and I am looking forward to receiving my one and having a go!
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    Looking forward to your findings Jandl. I've heard the difference a Entreq Poseidon makes, that's why there is one in the system I am listening to at present, oh and it replaced a Silver Tellus.

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    Anyone ever took one of these apart to see what is inside?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leeken View Post
    Anyone ever took one of these apart to see what is inside?
    A little note saying "Sucker!" maybe?
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    You can even buy an 'upgraded' tubular nut for the Entreq grounding boxes, with even extra claimed performance:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ground-Bo...dEPh:rk:2:pf:0

    ' Simply replace the wooden clamp on your entreq box with this and you will hear an improvement in soundstage, detail and placement around vocals and instruments, bass is tighter and the overall effect is a far more engaging sound.'

    Ha.

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    If these make an audible difference, then it can only mean that some people *prefer* a higher noise floor. This is interesting in itself as it isn’t the first time I have heard people preferring higher distortion. I don’t like how these are called grounding boxes though. They are indeed aerials. No current will magically flow into the box and get absorbed.
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