Why Do Schumann Resonators Work?


Schumann Resonators are little boxes you plug into the wall that produce electromagnetic radiation tuned to 7.83 Hz. This is the frequency that the earth/atmosphere system “rings” at when the Earth is struck by lightning. It is also a common frequency your brain “ticks” at.

When employed in the listening room, many people claim it makes their audio sound better. If this is true, then what is the mechanism of action?

-Is it a matter of the resonator producing a more relaxed mental state?
-Does it help block or alter electromagnetic interference?
-Does it add its own electromagnetic interference to your system that just so happens to be pleasing?

I experimented with one recently and what I noticed is that it seemed to remove some of the high frequency nasties or what some might call “digital glare” (although digital glare can also show up in analog systems). When I made this observation, the resonator was placed right next to my power strip that my CD player, preamp and some other devices are plugged into.

My “proof” of the effect is that I could turn the volume up louder than usual without it sounding “too loud.” The sound levels of the system weren’t any quieter, it’s just that the digital glare was reduced so that I could go louder before thinking “this is too loud,” which usually isn’t a sound level thing per se but the point as which some frequency (often the highs) become irritating.

So who here has experience with these devices? Do you like them? Does anyone know why they work?
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The resonance frequency ferries from about 7.65 to over 7.9 Hertz in the course of a day and varies the same way almost everyday but I did some seasonal variation. This is due 2 compression of the ionosphere due the solar winds coupled with where are the Schumann resonance is most excited typically Africa.


There are a fair number I've studies that have measured this. They are relatively easily researched. 7.83 is just an average. It is not an exact frequency and is similar to a broken clock in that it is only right twice a day or so.


A $0.10 or less Crystal resonator on the other hand is probably accurate over a reasonable temperature range two one one hundredth of a percent or better.
So what? That’s still more precise than the “precision” of a cheap capacitor. Get real! Besides 7.83 is not the average of the two numbers you gave anyway. It’s very doubtful a cheap Schumann device can produce a signal as precise as 7.7 Hz to 7.9 Hz. Case closed.
Care and feeding of Schumann frequency devices. I am currently using two BLACK USB little finger size devices from Hong Kong, supposedly much more accurate than their BLUE USB device. So like any thinking lemming I bought the BLACK ones. $50 bucks each vs $25 for the BLUE. Height above the floor should be at least 1.5 meter. Who knows why? In this I am like a lemming, following blindly what many have said over the years.

This particular USB device needs to be plugged into a 2 amp cellphone wall adaptor using a 2 meter USB cable to achieve proper height. I use a small flexible rubber band to connect the SCHUMANN device to a clip on the wall, thus isolating the device and the cable. I use PPT Graphene contact enhancer on all electrical contacts - two for the USB cable and two for each wall plug.

The finger size USB SCHUMANN devices themselves have a shungite plate stuck to either side, each plate has got one of my Flying Saucer copper foils. These shungite plates (I am pretty sure) confine the Schumann signal and prevent it from radiating in two dimensions, thus increasing signal power in the remaining directions. But I’m not married to that theory. A Mini Brilliant Pebbles tops off each wall adaptor. Better safe than sorry.