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Acoustic Revive RGC-24 Ground Conditioner DIY

Posted by steely (A) on April 1, 2008 at 13:59:51

I saw a few web reviews of the RGC-24 and was intrigued enough to investigate what type of mineral was in them. I did a web search for terms like "negative charge mineral". I didn't find anything that looked like what is pictured at the Acoustic Revive site, but I did find many references to bentonite, a soil that is negatively charged when wet. I purchased 2 pounds of bentonite for something less than than $10 with shipping on Ebay.

For my condtioner, I used a round tin box with a wire soldered to the outside with a spade lug on the other end. I used around 4 ounces of water with 1.5 tablespoons of bentonite mixed together in the tin box. The lid was placed on and sealed with tape to prevent evaporation.

I attached this to my preamp case and mounted the box near the power transformer. At first I didn't think there was any change, but after a few minutes I realized my system was sounding better than I had ever heard it with a cleaner more powerful sound. I also, tried it on my Samsung DLP and had I nice improvement in the picture.

So, this has tweak is way up there on the price/benefit and effort/benefit scales. I am hoping that some other users can try this out and maybe some lingering questions can be answered. For instance, is a gallon of the mixture better than a few ounces. Are conditioners hooked to multiple components beneficial? What ratio of bentonite to water produce the highest charge and how can it be meausured?

There are also other substances that home winemakers apparently use that clarify the wine with a negative charge. I suspect that these could be worthy also.

I am particularly eager to hear a comparison of a DIY version to the Acoustic Revive product. I still also would love to know what mineral is in there.

I wouldn't be surprised if the bentonite mixture created some sort of reaction at the metal surface that eventually broke down the metal. So, I am hoping maybe a chemical engineering type could weigh in on this matter. It wouldn't seem to be serious problem, though, since it all can be redone cheaply. But, maybe some metals would be more resistant to damage.

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