Thanks to everyone who requested free sample

Posted by beautox (M) on September 29, 2013 at 18:59:06

In Reply to: Review of new product, "Black Discus" posted by Winston Smith on September 25, 2013 at 16:55:23:

We've got a decent flood of free sample requests which I've tracked down to this thread. Thanks everyone.

As to what the black stuff actually is...well, I very much doubt that anyone can guess or figure it out. But, more importantly, it's not the composition that is important - it's the processing.

The black stuff is a composite of epoxy and various finely ground minerals.

But the secret is in the processing. (Although there are some requirements on the minerals, and I've tried various mixtures to find the best) It takes several hours for the composite to cure, and during this time it's subjected to a variety of fairly extreme things. I built a rig, computer controlled, that does most of the processing (but there is some manual intervention as well). This contains, among other things, what could be described as a mini particle accelerator. It uses tens of thousands of volts. It has quite some character, buzzing and crackling away. There's one process that affects the interior of the device, and there's another process that affects the surface (the rough surface).

If you just take a raw BlackDiscus and do not put it through the processing, you get something that looks exactly the same, but has no effect on audio systems. In fact, we have used such discs in our blind testing, as the dummy.

Also interesting is that if I make a BlackDiscus with only one or other of the processes (surface, interior) there is almost no effect - which makes me think that there is some synergy between the two effects.

After the composite has cured and the high-energy processing is done, they are heat treated (why ? because it makes them sound better! How do I know? Blind testing...so you see, I am pretty scientific about this.)

So you can see, it's a fairly complex process. And I make them all by hand. The main processing machine can take about 25-30 cupcake sized devices at a time. So there's a limit to how many I can make at a time.

May : yes, funny about the coffee table. We must be the only two people with coffee tables by our stereos!

But seriously, I requested (and received) some of Peter and May's free samples while I was developing BlackDiscus. I even bought some of their devices for further testing. I also tried some Quantum Chips and Shakti devices. I was very pleased to find that none of these things were in the same league as BlackDiscus. imho.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - Review of new product, "Black Discus" - Winston Smith 16:55:23 09/25/13 (29)

RE: Review of new product, "Black Discus" - geoffkait 04:26:47 09/30/13 (10)

You sound - unclestu 14:20:53 09/30/13 (8)

Oopsy Daisy - geoffkait 06:12:18 10/01/13 (7)

Not mechanical - beautox 15:05:49 10/01/13 (6)

That's interesting. - geoffkait 16:32:57 10/01/13 (5)

RE: That's interesting. - beautox 16:45:12 10/01/13 (4)

RE: That's interesting. - geoffkait 05:32:46 10/02/13 (3)

RE: That's interesting. - Lak 06:30:43 07/03/14 (2)

RE: That's interesting. - Jack D II 22:48:23 07/03/14 (1)

RE: That's interesting. - slippers... 16:41:31 07/13/14 (0)

RE: Review of new product, "Black Discus" - JBen 10:44:14 09/30/13 (0)

Thanks to everyone who requested free sample - beautox 18:59:06 09/29/13 (1)

RE: Thanks to everyone who requested free sample - RadioWonder 03:52:33 09/30/13 (0)

Hmmm -ala Harmonix dots? - Des 17:44:06 09/28/13 (0)

Ah yes, grasshopper... - bartc 20:01:23 09/27/13 (0)

Very interesting. What's the theory? - geoffkait 15:38:46 09/27/13 (6)

my theory is... - My name is Fred 19:29:04 09/28/13 (5)

That's nice. - geoffkait 06:25:24 09/29/13 (4)

But where is my neutron bomb? I want to just kill living things., leave the infrastructure.. nt - Elizabeth 15:37:51 09/30/13 (0)

RE: That's nice. - unclestu 12:04:15 09/29/13 (1)

You talkin' to me? - geoffkait 12:49:38 09/29/13 (0)

I could do without the atomic bombs..... (nt.) - Winston Smith 10:43:08 09/29/13 (0)

RE: Review of new product, "Black Discus" - May Belt 09:58:49 09/27/13 (1)

Excellent point..... - Winston Smith 10:58:36 09/27/13 (0)

RE: Review of new product, "Black Discus" - doglover1 08:50:43 09/27/13 (4)

Good on you! - Winston Smith 11:00:44 09/27/13 (0)

RE: Review of new product, "Black Discus" - ahendler 09:18:04 09/27/13 (2)

Yes, Alan..... - Winston Smith 11:02:57 09/27/13 (1)

RE: Yes, Alan..... - ahendler 15:09:52 09/27/13 (0)

Follow Ups

Thanks to everyone who requested free sample - beautox 18:59:06 09/29/13 (1)

RE: Thanks to everyone who requested free sample - RadioWonder 03:52:33 09/30/13 (0)

Thanks to everyone who requested free sample

Post a Message!