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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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audiozenology
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I wonder if certain people are trying to fool themselves so they don't have to admit their limitations to themselves, or they are trying to fool others in a desperate attempt to convince others they possess knowledge they don't have?


No worries. Most people have had walkie talkies with small antennas as kids, have key fobs for their cars with miniscule antennas for a 1 meter wavelength RF, and have had AM radios that fit into their hands that picked up 500 meter long waves just fine. I think they will make the leap that that RF signals don't require wavelength sized antennas .... Even if you can't.
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geoffkait
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I wonder if you have a screw loose. That makes us even. You’re just another screwball in a series of screwballs this year. The ELF antenna must be long even when two separate antenna arrays are connected to generate the difference signal. The total length is 84 miles. In the case of the Schumann frequency a single antenna would have to be 25,000 miles long. Were you in a bad motorcycle accident or something?
audiozenology
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Genie is out of the bottle. You have failed to lead people astray yet again. That must get tiring.  Must be awful not admitting, realizing, or whatever the issue is that RF is RF, whether 7.83Hz or 550KHz, and just like you don't need a 500 meter antenna for 550KHz, you don't need a 25,000 mile antenna for 7.83 hz. Are you really that daft where RF is concerned?  Surely you don't think the keyfob for a car requires a 1 meter long antenna. Try to fit that into your pocket!
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audiozenology
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You have the market on that cornered. Most people are rather perceptive. They can make the leap that you can send and receive with an antenna far smaller than a wavelength.   I wonder what they think of your constant protestations and deflections?  
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