I find as I get older I trust my ears less, so I don't know what that's all about
The truth - is not user-friendly - too much for many here😉
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Yes, I was given three of the Large REGULAR Quantum Purifiers...2" x 1/2' with the Pacific resistor inside....2 intact and one dissasembled, thank you Mike Bettinger, RIP.
I have tried them in all manner of situations and I hear them perfectly clearly, problem for me is that they impart a signature over everything that is ultimately not to my liking.
I have also trialled these....Black Discus sample copies (thankyou to MSA) and these have another effect that I am ultimately not keen on....quiter, better damped but with a Musak quality to everything with these in the system.
With the BQP's I find lowering of noise floor also but with a different 'wrong' decay sound which also becomes identifiable as a signature that eventually 'drives me out of the room' (Thanks Jocko)
I am only able to say the above because of my adventures and experiences with my versions of this 'filtering'....lower noise floor, better clarity, dynamics etc but above all 'groove' and 'fun' factor in music is restored big time and to my ear unlike the above examples.
This perfectly 'portable' solution does not really have a signature...the system signature is revealed when the filters are removed and absent with the filters....music emerges from pretty much anything, high end and PA sounds like it should.
I am yet to find this treatment tiring, or boring or annoying etc....I find in fact the opposite is true in that systems don't sound 'right' without it.
I have not grown tired of the 'sound' of my version in all manner of trials from bedroom radio to full on club PA system...stage/back line, mix desk, PA amp rack and speakers/monitors inputs...and a bunch of arena/stadium system secret AB trials on power and/or multicore.
Those who are in the know really dig what it does to live sound, audiences unwittingly, I also have pro guitarist and bass player using these long term.
Sure. I noticed interesting/curious effects long time ago, and this has led a long path to where I am at now.
Sure. Been there, done that, still doing it. 😎
I have a bunch of other versions/applications well proven.
Or just as deluded as the rest of us. 😉
I'm having the same troubles...perfectly audible but I don't have definitive measurements...yet.
It'd be interesting if you were to describe what JB's new gadget is.
Dan.
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Jack's new process is a material that seems to effect audio equipment around it. It is usually pressed into being a layer of what looks like a thin strip of modeling clay, but is usually black or grey in color. I have some stuff here with sticky tape on the back. It seems to make digital more analog sounding to me. I will try it next with the STAX headphone driver (tube) that I use as my listening reference.
I too have been disappointed at times with the Bybee devices, but the important thing is that they do SOMETHING, sometimes significantly removed from the circuit itself (the latest process does not need an electrical connection). However, WHY does it sometimes make things sound lousy? Even embarrassingly so, sometimes.
In my opinion this is a whole new physics that nobody normally knows anything about. Just like 'dark matter' or 'dark energy' were 30+ years ago when I learned astronomy, and how the universe works. Black holes? They are sort of new too! '-)
I too have been disappointed at times with the Bybee devices, but the important thing is that they do SOMETHING, sometimes significantly removed from the circuit itself (the latest process does not need an electrical connection). However, WHY does it sometimes make things sound lousy? Even embarrassingly so, sometimes.
In my opinion this is a whole new physics that nobody normally knows anything about. Just like 'dark matter' or 'dark energy' were 30+ years ago when I learned astronomy, and how the universe works. Black holes? They are sort of new too! '-)
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Who do you think you're fooling? Black holes are not that new in any case. Having participated in real physics recently, this stuff is not even at the level of a good joke. Now no electrical connection, "spooky action at a distance".
Too bad I am not morally bankrupt enough sell complete snake oil to gullible idiots. I might make enough on the side to buy a Bentley.
IIRC JB made a bunch hot chipping cars to get around the emissions stuff, motorhead misanthropy at its best.
I have similar form factor that can be moulded to any shape.
I find everything sounds more analog, and especially useful is that older recordings that are 'suspect' (lots of sixties, 70's rock/pop etc) come to life and noises and distortions don't matter anymore.
Good and really good recordings become magical.
It seems to be to do with intrinsic noise...and yes proximity effect of some sort seems to be the root.
It seems that our ears are more discriminating of low level information than is generally given credit for.
Some sounds just don't go together, a bit like cables can make or break a system, or different film caps that sit 'right' or not. ,
Yeah. I have wav files on my HD that sound different according to whether I used OEM cable or my own custom cable to transfer to a thumb drive and back again.....certainly my USB sound card sounds different with a custom USB Male/Female extension in circuit.......something curious is going on at a deeper level.
Dan.
My mother used to make some extra money at her salon singe cutting guys beards and doing a real straight razor shave, another use for that extra coin.
How about sending those out like Mooly to the unwashed masses for a listen?
Jack doesn't have a Bentley anymore. We now have to jump on Richard Marsh for owning one. '-)
Jack told me that he is too old to really enjoy the extra power that he had (650HP or so, yes he re-chipped it) so he sold it and now drives a similar Korean made car that is very quiet and comfortable. He gave me a ride to the restaurant in it this week. Jack has made very little money in audio, he told me that he bought his Bentley from earnings in the stock market several years ago. He just does audio to keep busy. No, I am the guy who needs to design audio stuff to make a living, and fortunately it keeps me busy too!
Scott can now retire and find out what it does to him. I have been on SS for 10 years now, and I am glad to keep working, at least part time.
Jack works far harder than me, and he is 13 years older. I think he just wants to get out of the house and fool around with new technology.
Jack told me that he is too old to really enjoy the extra power that he had (650HP or so, yes he re-chipped it) so he sold it and now drives a similar Korean made car that is very quiet and comfortable. He gave me a ride to the restaurant in it this week. Jack has made very little money in audio, he told me that he bought his Bentley from earnings in the stock market several years ago. He just does audio to keep busy. No, I am the guy who needs to design audio stuff to make a living, and fortunately it keeps me busy too!
Scott can now retire and find out what it does to him. I have been on SS for 10 years now, and I am glad to keep working, at least part time.
Jack works far harder than me, and he is 13 years older. I think he just wants to get out of the house and fool around with new technology.
I have been using Metcal's for 25 years. I have about 20 different tips on hand. Its hard to improve on the design. I have a Metcal desoldering tool but don't use it much. Too much hassle for a few connections. However a hot air tool is really useful as well. I have recommended them several times here. EBay is the only way to buy them.
John, do you have a resistor noise test set? If the Bybee's make a tangible different it should show up there. It would be an interesting spin on the fundamental physics if they could reduce the thermal noise of a resistor. Let me know if you want to try them on the Quantech 315C or the RE CLT-1.
Max, I would be interested in giving it a listen as well. Happy to provide feedback if you would like.
Demian, we were able to test for resistor noise change with just and external resistor and a K147 as the test fet.
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