Another new sound system

My experiments today have shown that the ultimate ingredient IS definitely the mysterious "B" component. I was running out of STB Black mix, after adding 2 more layers this morning (one to Black and Gold wands each). Because the amount of mix was already very low, I decided to add a half teaspoon of the "B" component to the STB Black. This would have approximately tripled the amount of "B" in the mix, because of the very small quantity of mix. The 2 layers I added to the wands using this supercharged mix are way more powerful than the standard mix. They open up incredible hidden levels of ambience, especially noticeable on vocals. In particular the space around the vocals. This ambience was not revealed (or hinted at) by any of the previous layers. It just came out of nowhere with the supercharged "B" layer. In short, it's a good thing I have 10kg coming, as I need to use at least 3 times as much per batch, in future. About 10 rounded teaspoons per litre of STB.

The previous mix (used in the sample packs) is still right up there, but obviously it can always get just a bit better.
 
After more listening tests, I have to double down on my observation above. More "B" is more better. But not just a little - it's the difference between "excellence" in the vocals and "very near reality" in the vocals. That's a huge difference. Also it makes everything else better of course, it's just particularly wonderful for the vocals.

Stop press - this high potency "B" formula is different. It just keeps getting better as the hours pass. Probably it needs to be really dry, unlike previous mixes which didn't really improve much as they dried. I have to adjust the rating of the new mixture to "awesome improvement" over the previous mix. Too late for the sample packs, unfortunately. But don't worry, the previous mix is mindblowning enough.

I wonder how much "B" component would be "too much" ??? :yikes:
 
I doubt that the MP3s which you're playing over Spotify - even if you're using the paid version - are good enough quality to approach "very near reality"; therefore, I suspect something more is going on than a mere conditioning of the electrical signals. However, my theory of how SBTUltra is working makes your theory sound sane in comparison, boss, so I'd better keep it to myself.
 
Outside_Lookin_in said:
I doubt that the MP3s which you're playing over Spotify - even if you're using the paid version - are good enough quality to approach "very near reality"; therefore, I suspect something more is going on than a mere conditioning of the electrical signals. However, my theory of how SBTUltra is working makes your theory sound sane in comparison, boss, so I'd better keep it to myself.
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Don't forget my "reality" only goes up to 12khz. Higher resolutions of audio are concerned with the reproduction of frequencies much higher than that. Which to me is a waste of time and the wrong approach completely, even for people with hearing up to 20khz. Something else definitely is going on, though.

Whatever it is, Adrian (my nephew) hears all of it, same as me. Every layer, with no mistake and no difficulty.
 
I think it's more to do with ultra-low frequencies. Possibly without STB they are faulty and messing up the phase alignment of the frequencies above them. Getting the ultra-low freqencies right allows the phase relationships of all other frequencies to align properly. Something like that...

One of the reasons I think that is possible is because of the unbelievably awesome bass impact STB achieves.

If that is the case, then I'm just hearing normal, not particularly hi-res, phase-aligned reproduced music. But for the first time in my life.
 
Did someone mention bass? Drool...

I think the frequencies above your hearing range do matter, because of what is known in physics as transients. Besides, our ears may not be the only sensory apparatus with which we detect sound.
 
Outside_Lookin_in said:
Did someone mention bass? Drool...

I think the frequencies above your hearing range do matter, because of what is known in physics as transients. Besides, our ears may not be the only sensory apparatus with which we detect sound.
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They are definitely not the only apparatus. I wasn't kidding when I said that the Black & Gold Wands recently blasted my face and burnt my hair. Well they didn't burn my hair but they ruffled it with high impact kick drum transients (not volume). The face blasting part is true.

Far from fixing the electrical problems of the house, the Black & Gold Wands have made the system far more sensitive to the quality of the power, which changes hourly. I really don't think the Wands have cleaned the power at all. I might be wrong. Warning to all recipients of the Sample Packs - do not worry if it sounds superb one minute, and loses power the next. It will come back within minutes or hours depending on the electrics.
 
An example of a track that sounds "very near reality" when streamed from Spotify using Standard, Gold and Black wands (as well as numerous other treatments of STB tape and paint including the modem and laptop) is The Rolling Stones "Something Happened To Me Yesterday" from "Between The Buttons". Not a very good song at all, but almost real. Another one is "Good Times Bad Times" which was the flipside of "It's All Over Now". More than almost real, it's real. Streamed from Spotify.

However, the "threshold of reality" seems to be subjective and moveable. That's half the fun, really.
 
Outside_Lookin_in said:
Did someone mention bass? Drool...

I think the frequencies above your hearing range do matter, because of what is known in physics as transients. Besides, our ears may not be the only sensory apparatus with which we detect sound.
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my johnson (sensory apparatus) has no conscience when it comes to killer sounds. see what happens when you listen to too much EATER!!!
 
My new 5kg deal just arrived from West Australia!! Best quality ... enough for 20,000 hits once I cut it with PVA

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I made an astonishing discovery just now. I decided to mix up a large quantity of base graphene/PVA/water, for use in various experiments. This mix is helpful because it takes quite a lot of vigorous stirring to blend the (quite solid, like moist clay) graphene into a paint consistency. So I wanted to do a big batch to save time in the future.

I used an old honey pot that used to contain honey for the lorikeets. I put in 10 heaped teaspoon scoops of graphene paste, PVA and water. Stirred with a 2" wide paintbrush for about 15 minutes. Then I decided to put the pot under the stairs where I have the Standard Wand and the Gold Wand, and where the breakerbox is situated. Also the modem is there, you can see it half-painted with STB Black. I played a couple of records, and I have now seen the future of audio sound repoduction. IT IS AMAZING AND GLORIOUS!!! *** (see footnote)

The sound actually massaged me, body and soul. And blew my mind simultaneously. The bass, OMG! And this is without any of the other ingredients I use in STB Black including the powerful "B" component. I have to emphasize that sound reproduction can go so far further than anyone even is aware. Certainly not me last week.

the graphene isn't even touching anything. It's just sitting there in the pot. :yikes::yikes::yikes: But I imagine it must be activated by the two nearby Wands.
This amount of high quality 5 layer graphene would have cost $thousands a couple of years ago. Now it's affordable, maybe $30 worth in the pot.


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*** footnote : it's possible that others may not be as excited as I am when they hear what I have heard. Maybe normal people just don't care as much as I do about sound quality.
 
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