@tweakmenow Glad you had an open mind to try it and it made an improvement. So simple and cheap. Interesting how it affects some systems and not others. I did a blind test just to verify it was legit and confirmed these batteries were making a SQ improvement. Cheers!
cheapest cable upgrade ever
I have recently been playing with a very cheap upgrade of signal carrying cables: Attach one or two 1.5V AAA batteries with the ‘-‘ pole in the direction of the signal’s source. Simple strapping on with electrical tape) suffices, no need to connect anything. The benefits are very audible. The weak electric field conditions the outer layer of the conductor to improve electron flow, resulting in a strong increase in transparency and dimensionality. This works particularly well on the digital cable going into the router and streamer as well as the speaker cables (on the latter ‘+’ alligns with plus and ‘-‘ with minus, i.e. two batteries per single post speaker.
At a minimum it is a low cost bit of fun
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For the people who have experienced an impact with this tweak, how close is the battery to any connector? Is it just before it, like 1-2” away? In the case of speaker cables, is there any benefit if the battery’s poles are in direct contact with the binding post? This tweak seems to be a bit different from a physics standpoint from the AQ DBS system which I believe applies more of an electrostatic field to the entire dielectric of a cable, where this battery tweak might generate weaker electromagnetic fields around areas bound for leakage (at connection points). As such, this reminds me more of what Synergistic Research is doing with their Carbon Tuning Discs. |
@pedroeb If you have not heard them, probably best not to assume the worst about them. I have tried a huge amount of Synergistic Research’s portfolio of goods and most made an audible improvement. Your statement is reminiscent of “bigger is better”, not that that’s what you said by any means. But this is not always the case. If that compound helps promote flow in a more optimized way despite creating a smaller electromagnetic field than a 1.5V battery, that’s all that matters. Likewise, synergy is everything. All it takes sometimes to remove the magic from my whole system is to switch a few of the tuning bullets in my Synergistic Research cables or move my speakers a 1/4”. |
blisshifiI have the batteries about 2 inches away from my spade connectors that attach to my speaker binding posts...No direct contact... On my rca cables...the battery on those are a bit closer to the connectors...1 inch or less. Best bang for the buck in tweakland that I have ever come across... Strange but true! |
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