Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
"it's a load of bollocks", some might say. In fact I know people who probably would express a view to that effect. As for me, I'm far too polite to pour scorn on anything .
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
If you read through all the tests they conclude that it's an antennae, there's a wire that runs right around the inside of the box. Some suggest that increasing RFI noise in the system can give the perception that the 'soundstage' has expanded. Interestingly this is the positive effect many users of such devices say they hear. Assuming this is actually what is happening (which is still a big assumption) you could just plug in a very long wire and leave it unconnected to anything at the other end and get the same effect, the box is completely superfluous.
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
So maybe the way it works is sort of similar to adding a dither signal, if all it does is pick up and inject noise?
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I think this quote sums it up nicely;
So that is it for now. Bottom line is that the device seemingly does nothing. The only measureable effect is the wire that goes to it. That wire acts like an unterminated antenna so picks up whatever noise there is in the vicinity and injects it into the signal path. Depending on what noise there is, and how the equipment behaves, there may be little to a lot of noise injected.
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That was one theory advanced, although the counter to that is that the injected noise is at too low a level to make any audible difference. That seems to be a grey area though. Even if it was the case that it is audible there's still no need to buy the box to get the effect to work.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
The effectiveness of the box of shite may ultimately depend on how “wet” the shite is, for effective conductance. So it might seem one would have to adjust ones shite schedule, as well as consistency for it to work well.
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Not necessarily. Quite possibly, the drier the better in fact, as in principle, it could rely on diodic action within the crystaline structure of the dried turd.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Well, that could be Geoff! Guess there are quite a few smelly ways to look at this shitty situation!
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