Another new sound system

[Outside_Lookin_in]

The 3 bricks were hastily added, but I got them in the right places. But they are still about 3 inches away from the mains wiring. If I could get them stuck on the wiring, or Nuclear Tape wrapped around the wiring, it would be unbelievable, considering what the 3 bricks already achieved just by being close.

Wrapping is vastly superior to bricking (in my experience). Best to do both just to be sure. Has the sparky heard the fruits of your labours? Hearing is believing (for some people anyway). If he was convicted of the result, he'd probably work with greater enthusiasm.

 

[bosshoss]

Wrapping is vastly superior to bricking (in my experience). Best to do both just to be sure. Has the sparky heard the fruits of your labours? Hearing is believing (for some people anyway). If he was convicted of the result, he'd probably work with greater enthusiasm.

He heard it several weeks ago, and knows it works. But he is not an audiophile, he doesn't have a sound system except the one in his car. However he is very willing and doesn't mind bending the rules a little. Has a short fuse though, but he seems to like me which helps...

You are right about wrapping vs. bricking. STB needs to be wrapped or stuck directly on the wiring to be most effective. Massive STB (at a distance) is still very effective, but you need so much more STB...

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

To ease the anxiety while you wait for the big day, you could make some perfectly cut templates for the black areas of the Kii Speakers, and cover them in STB 8N Magnetic tape. When you've completed that task, if you still have time, cover the speaker stands entirely.

 

[bosshoss]

To ease the anxiety while you wait for the big day, you could make some perfectly cut templates for the black areas of the Kii Speakers, and cover them in STB 8N Magnetic tape. When you've completed that task, if you still have time, cover the speaker stands entirely.

I've already done that, except for the words "perfectly' and "entirely". I have to say, the speakers and stands showed less improvement than many other treatments, for unknown reasons. I was struggling to hear the results, which really surprised me considering the large amount of STB sheet involved. On the other hand, tonight I added a few more slices to the distribution board, and the results are superb. A far better use of the STB material - there's no doubt it shines brightest on the mains power supply.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I've already done that, except for the words "perfectly' and "entirely". I have to say, the speakers and stands showed less improvement than many other treatments, for unknown reasons. I was struggling to hear the results, which really surprised me considering the large amount of STB sheet involved. On the other hand, tonight I added a few more slices to the distribution board, and the results are superb. A far better use of the STB material - there's no doubt it shines brightest on the mains power supply.

Puzzling indeed. My mind keeps returning to the painting on the wall. Significantly distanced from the hi-fi, yet effecting an improvement which requires no straining to appreciate. I can only imagine that the mains wiring passes behind it; and if so, you are correct in saying that power supply treatment is key (together with the digital line, if present). Having said that, I would like to see the terms "perfection" and "completion" figure more prominently in your STB adventures. My theory of physics is that it's the last 1% which makes 200% difference; that's certainly been my experience in treating sound systems with your polymers.

 

[bosshoss]

Puzzling indeed. My mind keeps returning to the painting on the wall. Significantly distanced from the hi-fi, yet effecting an improvement which requires no straining to appreciate..

It could be because I took the STB from where I had it on the floor between the speakers and used it on the stands and speaker boxes. Therefore, it was only being moved from one location to another nearby location. But the speaker stands and boxes were not much more effective than the floor. By contrast, the wall hanging was painted with additional STB straight from the pot. And moving the STB from the floor to the distribution board was a huge improvement because the new location was far more effective than the floor.

Another thing - the bottoms of the speakers had been completely covered in TFT, which I removed to add the STB. So that would have skewed the results as well.

 

[sanjuro73]

I want to say something that is going to sound over dramatic but it’s true. STB has changed my life, and so much for the better. This isn’t just me blowing smoke.

I have a condition called synesthesia that means I have visualizations with everything I hear. This made me skeptical that STB would have any additional effect upon my listening experience given that I already hear and see things so intensely.

Fast forward to me getting the Nuclear pack, I am completely blown away. I feel like I have reached a state of auditory nirvana. Please please Mark, get this patented ASAP. More people need to hear this. It is a game changer.

 

[bosshoss]

I want to say something that is going to sound over dramatic but it’s true. STB has changed my life, and so much for the better. This isn’t just me blowing smoke.

I have a condition called synesthesia that means I have visualizations with everything I hear. This made me skeptical that STB would have any additional effect upon my listening experience given that I already hear and see things so intensely.

Fast forward to me getting the Nuclear pack, I am completely blown away. I feel like I have reached a state of auditory nirvana. Please please Mark, get this patented ASAP. More people need to hear this. It is a game changer.

That is so great to hear SJ. It's very hard for me to know what effect STB is having on other systems in various parts of the world. To get some feedback that matches the experience I have had, and Daniel has had, is very reassuring.

I think it's interesting about your synesthesia, and I must have something similar, but maybe not at the level where I would call it a condition. When I listen to music with STB, every sound has a specific size, shape and position, and it also has a specific weight, density and texture. I judge my STB formula improvements by remembering these attributes, and seeing how they change with a new mixture. I never think of the music as being "incredibly clear", which is how most visitors describe it. If it was "clear", something would be wrong, because all the musical "objects" would be invisible.

I can't patent the STB formula, not because anyone else has ever discovered it, but because the microwave blocking effects of the ingredients have been published in various technical papers. Not for audio, but for general research in the field of EMI blocking. Once something has been published in the public arena, it is very difficult or impossible to patent it. Having said that, I'm 100% certain no-one else has ever thought of using the particular ingredients for audio enhancement. I don't think anyone will ever discover it, because I only discovered it by accident, even though I was pretty dedicated in my research and investigations. I'm not worried about anyone else patenting it, they would have the same difficulties that I found.

I'd be interested to know which location offered the most improvement, when you applied the Nuclear STB?

 

[sanjuro73]

I'd be interested to know which location offered the most improvement, when you applied the Nuclear STB?

Definitely adding Nuclear to the outlet, cords, and areas closest to my system. I originally had the Sonic Elevator on the breaker box, but put the Nuclear Brick in its place which definitely made a difference. In the last few days, however, I switched them out and put the Brick directly behind my system and so swear I heard a major improvement. I feel really spoiled for getting this all for free!

 

[bosshoss]

Definitely adding Nuclear to the outlet, cords, and areas closest to my system. I originally had the Sonic Elevator on the breaker box, but put the Nuclear Brick in its place which definitely made a difference. In the last few days, however, I switched them out and put the Brick directly behind my system and so swear I heard a major improvement. I feel really spoiled for getting this all for free!

Thanks for that reprt SJ. It's my pleasure, especially knowing how well it's working in your audio system.

 

[bosshoss]

Here is a fascinating explanation of how STB works when wrapped around cables, without touching the wire.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

It explains why STB can have an effect on the current flow at a distance from the wires, but for me to understand how it effects it, someone will need to draw me a picture. There would also be an optimal distance you would think.

 

[bosshoss]

The optimal distance is very close to the outside of the wire. As close as possible. That reasoning is explained in these further (much more technical) video links. They are pretty hard to watch (and repetitive!), but the points made are very interesting and confirm everything we already knew from STB experiments.

Both of the videos are critiques of the above video, and they examine and pull apart every tiny detail. Basically they confirm it is true, adding more detail and precision. My main impression is they seem slightly annoyed they didn't say it first.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

The optimal distance is very close to the outside of the wire. As close as possible.

Time to strip off the outer sheaf from those power cables and apply TFT directly on the inner wires. I was already thinking that last night!

 

[bosshoss]

If you were going to do something risky like that, it would be better to start with excellent wire and terminations, and build your own from scratch. Like the van den Hul silver/copper monocrystal power cables I have downstairs (used for flac transfers). They have ultra thin teflon insulation over the internal wire, not thick PVC like most power cords.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

After watching all three videos, I was a little confused over the exact difference in power transmission between A/C and DC. Anyway, out of the 3 sound systems I've treated with STB, the one which showed the greatest improvement was the one which runs on DC. It is the cheapest of the three, yet after full treatment shows the greatest transparency.

 

[howlin' hoosier]

Been away for awhile - the latest experiments look mighty interesting - I still have a few small pieces from the last batch I received - looks like I'll need to find a use for those...

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Been away for awhile - the latest experiments look mighty interesting - I still have a few small pieces from the last batch I received - looks like I'll need to find a use for those...

Fuses and breaker switches give the best mm coverage to improvement ratio.

 

[bosshoss]

I still haven't received the SDS yet. However, I have discovered a way to make the Nuclear STB tape much better. The latest batch is possibly twice as powerfiul as Nuclear STB. I call it Bat Wing tape, because of its appearance. It consists of an undercoat of all white ingredients (including natural mica, tourmaline etc), covered by two coats of black ingredients which are the same as Nuclear STB. You can't mix them into one formulation, because I think the Nuclear layer has to be solid and can not have "gaps" in it which lets microwaves through causing harshness. The layers have to be kept separate. It's still very experimental, but so far I'm very impressed by the improvement gained by having one large sheet of Bat Wing lying on the floor. The high frequencies are greatly improved without the suspected harshness of earlier (pre-Nuclear) fornulations. Nuclear itself has no harshness, but it also does not enhance the high frequencies to the same extent as Bat Wing. Hopefully with the addition of SDS, there will be an even greater improvement to the formula soon.

15 minutes later - yes! This is a major improvement. All the power of Nuclear plus significantly more realism, detail and smoothness.

 

[bosshoss]

Bat Wing is really insane! It made 6pm sound like midnight. Now at 7:30 pm, I've never heard anything like it. The images are twice the size they used to be, on certain records. The bass is nothing short of awesome, but mainly it's a huge leap in overall realism. I can only imagine what Bat Wing will sound like when I cut some slices and apply it to cables etc. At the moment, it's just lying on the floor. I have never heard so much improvement before, from any sheet.

8:15 PM - Nuclear STB was a revolution. Bat Wing is an outrage.