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Game Changing Tweak

I bought a pair of electrical devices called Electraclear from a company called AddPowr. They're simply plugged into an electrical outlet that's shared by your system. I paid under $300 for them and they've boosted my system's fidelity dramatically. In the 1800's,  a physicist and mathematician, Joseph Fourier, delved into the science of harmonics, and now the founder of AddPowr used these equations to increase the signal to noise ratio. (more signal=less noise) His devices act as harmonic resonators. He worked for a high-end audio cable company before focusing on this new range of products.
   I thought that when I first received the Electraclears, the difference would be subtle. To my surprise and delight, it was a stunning change. I was hearing music from the inside out. Cleaner, more dynamic, and a far greater and noticeable improvement than my power conditioner produces.
   I love finding inexpensive audio devices that work. The company makes other products, but I'd recommend a pair of Electraclears to start. 
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terry9
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@ladickinson

Agreed about confirmation bias. But this may be something more. Power supplies filter, yes - but as you know, it's a matter of degree, and the devil is in the details.

An LRC filter removes a percentage of the ripple present in a DC supply. The first LRC stage takes its DC from the rectifier, the second stage takes its DC from the first stage, etc. Bigger reactances increase that percentage, as do more stages - but have you ever calculated how much inductance and capacitance you need to reduce that ripple voltage to the intrinsic noise of your active devices?

Well I have, and it took most of a full size rack to contain the hundred pounds of transformers, the hundred kg of inductors, and the Farad of capacitors to provide 2 KW of good DC.

The result? My system is BLACK. Worth it? YMMV



terry9
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And that assumes clean AC power. Add a lower frequency carrier wave ...
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mijostyn
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Nice to see a few sane people here. All is not lost.
Terry9, do you see ghosts in your closet? If your unit has a bad power supply ditch it and spend your money on something built well. 

I have my very own Lawn wart. The Power company made me buy it because of my workshop. They thought I would dim everyone's lights.
The ultimate power conditioning. Four 3 grand I get to brag:)
pragmasi
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only the ones who have tried it should have a say on whether it works or not

I really don't get this argument... 
So to to take a completely imaginary scenario: Someone has a product and is unable to provide any evidence that it works, they can make any claim they want about how great it is and put a big price tag on it. If they were really cynical they could create an account on this forum and pretend to be a customer that's 'seen the light'. And then everyone else gets told to buy one before they can have an opinion on whether it stands a chance of working... like I said, a completely imaginary scenario.
bemused
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Generally, audio power supplies do not filter noise under 40 kHz, no?
You can put all the LRCs you want on a DC power supply and as many farads as you want. I will say that you will not find many supplies filtering under 20 Hz.
Sure, make the AC as quiet as you can.
That will make the ElectraClear work even better.

Why not play with the medium of AC single phase 90 - 240 VAC and explore what how it can be exploited to do more.,,?

Why not explore what is possible using basic ideas of physics?

The medium is the message.

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