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Review: Acoustic Revive RR-77 Tweak

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I consider myself a relatively sane and skeptical audiophile when it comes to devices that offer a higher level of performance with magical explanations of how they work. Well, I had read on Six Moons website a very postive review regarding the Acoustic Revive RR-77 room conditioner, yes room conditioner, but took it with a big grain of salt. Then my good friend and fellow GON member Ted Brady in a conversation tells me that he has not lost his mind, but the damn device worked wonders in his high end system. So, what the heck, it costs $400.00 and I can get one from Music Direct with a 30 day home audition and send it back if it does not work.

It's a very small box that you put behind your speakers at the height of five feet off the ground. It is a type of wave generater that puts into the room a subsonic frequency that either effects how you hear the system in the room or somehow effects the acoustic of the room it self. For alot more information regarding the theory regarding how it works you can go to Six Moons website for alot more details.

Well, I have no real idea how it produces the effects it does, but the damn thing works magic in the following areas:

1)A greater liquidity and oozyness in my system without a loss of PRAT or macrodynamics.

2)More dense images with greater air around each player in the soundstage.

3)A deeper/wider soundstage.

4)Everything sounds more relaxed and natural.

My girlfriend, who is a musician, heard it instantly when she walked in and asked me what did I do this time regarding a new piece of gear. So, I have no rational explanation how it works, but boy does it work in a significant postive way. So, if I have not lost my mind, I recommend you try one in your room. What the heck, you get a 30 day trial from Music Direct. Highly recommended!

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clmelis's avatar
clmelis
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I have had my RR-777 for over six months now.
I found a "Non official" used  one on ebay from Japan. Cost  $180, which is more in line with reality.It looked new , by the packaging and condition.
The effect is of getting immersed in the soundstage, rather than having it laid out in front of you. There is a more relaxed 3D quality to the sound.
In my texts with BAGRANT, he commented that the sound is more annoying with the unit turned off!
That's how you notice the effect most- you miss it when it's off.
There is now a seller of schumann generators with adjustable field strength and massively greater output for the same price. Much cheaper than the questionable practice of using multiple units. How would you know they are producing their pulses in unison? 
It has dual chartres pattern coil antennas.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/262452147803
There was a bench test video demonstrating the increased output compared to the 777....
Has anyone tried it?

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geoffkait
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I heard through the grapevine that those eBay R-777 units are knock offs. Which might explain why the prices are "more in line with reality." ;-) They are sold as "used" so as not to raise too many doubts as to their authenticity. Ditto with high end cables on eBay from the orient.

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clmelis
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That's the official line. 
The current model is the 888 anyway.
It's not painted with magic symbols inside, but it WORKS!
I saved $400 for the same performance.
I'm happy.



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clmelis
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Wait!

Maybe my satisfaction is a side effect of the RR-777 unit being on and the baroque music I'm currently enjoying?

Should I turn it off?

Maybe later.  Ahhhh

;-)

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geoffkait
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clmelis
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06-28-2016 9:39am
That's the official line.
The current model is the 888 anyway.
It's not painted with magic symbols inside, but it WORKS!
I saved $400 for the same performance.
I'm happy.


I happy if you're happy. But I kind of doubt your eBay unit has the same performance as the real McCoy. I never said the eBay version doesn't work. But everything is relative. That's why there's an RR-77, RR-777 and RR-888 and why aftermarket power supplies further improve them.

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