There has been much tossed about about things like the Himalayan Salt lamps, Ion generators, Tourmaline hair dryers and curlers, the battery ground tweak, and such. All seem to work on the same principle: a generator of negative ions (electrons) improves the sound quality heard. Typically the effect is described as being more open, with clearer top end extension better microdynamics, and increased detail.
No one has been able to provide an explanation for the perceived effects, however. One thing that has struck me is that electricity and electrons are basically he only subatomic particle we work with and harness on a daily basis. In that light, I suspect the ion generators are actually invoking the principles of quantum mechanics, where electrons can interact with other electrons at great distances instantly.
No one has an adequate explanation of how these surplus electrons can affect gear, and some have suggested that they are really affecting the human observer. While that may be true, electrons entering the human neural pathways will take a longer time to transit to the brain than what is perceived by most observers (users of the hair dryers say the aural effect is almost immediate). I suspect the quantum nature of the electron is what is affecting the circuitry.
Stu
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Topic - Spectulation about the ion tweaks - unclestu 13:13:29 05/16/11 (43)
- RE: Spectulation about the ion tweaks - May Belt 08:00:21 05/17/11 (4)
- My speculation - unclestu 14:37:00 05/17/11 (3)
- RE: My speculation - May Belt 09:19:13 05/18/11 (2)
- I would submit - unclestu 12:47:00 05/18/11 (1)
- An ordinary man has no means of deliverance - geoffkait 07:38:13 05/22/11 (0)
- RE: "I suspect the ion generators are actually invoking the principles of quantum mechanics" - geoffkait 06:57:42 05/17/11 (35)
- C'mon theoretical physicist! - unclestu 14:31:20 05/17/11 (34)
- Never give a sucker an even break - geoffkait 15:35:18 05/17/11 (33)
- C'mon "theoretical physicist" - unclestu 12:13:28 05/18/11 (32)
- RE: "I believe the ions are contributing to the "pool" of electrons available for an electrical circuit." - geoffkait 13:25:06 05/18/11 (31)
- F- for reading comprehension again - unclestu 14:37:28 05/18/11 (30)
- Methinks you're overly enamored with your own whacky theory. - geoffkait 14:54:03 05/18/11 (29)
- Well: Mr Wacky theory.......smirk, smirk...... - unclestu 15:56:52 05/18/11 (28)
- Looks like I struck a nerve. LOL nt - geoffkait 17:08:09 05/18/11 (27)
- Oh, yeah,..... - unclestu 17:14:45 05/18/11 (26)
- You may want to cut back just a skosh on your meds - geoffkait 17:44:50 05/18/11 (25)
- I may want to add some scotch to my meds? Alright! - QuadTodd 19:11:42 05/19/11 (0)
- really LOL! - unclestu 15:51:53 05/19/11 (1)
- RE: really LOL! - geoffkait 16:22:11 05/19/11 (0)
- Good to see you read - unclestu 15:34:45 05/19/11 (21)
- Haldane or Haldol? - geoffkait 16:37:43 05/19/11 (20)
- Hilarious..... - unclestu 12:54:14 05/20/11 (9)
- RE: "Then you make the stupendous leap and say I attribute everything to it" - geoffkait 14:38:51 05/20/11 (8)
- Don't worry - unclestu 15:09:15 05/20/11 (7)
- RE: Don't worry - edbk 01:25:48 05/21/11 (1)
- Quite so - geoffkait 14:15:51 05/21/11 (0)
- Uh, oh, not enough Haldol - geoffkait 15:32:55 05/20/11 (4)
- obviously not in the cave you live in - unclestu 16:24:28 05/20/11 (3)
- RE: "I attribute the effects on CD and LP to degaussing." - geoffkait 16:36:53 05/20/11 (2)
- My, my - unclestu 21:15:18 05/22/11 (1)
- That would be illogical, Captain - geoffkait 02:18:06 05/23/11 (0)
- Ahh woundn't the negative ions, allow more freely available electrons to be 'around' ?? - Elizabeth 23:20:39 05/19/11 (9)
- RE: Ahh woundn't the negative ions, allow more freely available electrons to be 'around' ?? - unclestu 13:08:33 05/23/11 (7)
- Houston, we have a problem. - geoffkait 15:33:26 05/23/11 (6)
- RE: Houston, we have a problem. Geoff evades actual issue in post, red herrings his way to nowhereland - Elizabeth 06:39:44 05/25/11 (5)
- By the - unclestu 11:58:05 05/25/11 (3)
- RE: By the way - unclestu 16:55:05 05/25/11 (1)
- But - geoffkait 16:59:47 05/25/11 (0)
- The mind is a terrible thing to lose. You've apparently lost yours. LOL - geoffkait 12:12:21 05/25/11 (0)
- RE: Houston, we have a problem. Geoff evades actual issue in post, red herrings his way to nowhereland - geoffkait 08:27:39 05/25/11 (0)
- RE: Ahh woundn't the negative ions, allow more freely available electrons to be 'around' ?? - geoffkait 03:28:53 05/20/11 (0)
- RE: " a generator of negative ions (electrons)" - geoffkait 14:25:46 05/16/11 (1)
- RE: " a generator of negative ions (electrons)" - unclestu 15:12:48 05/16/11 (0)