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In Reply to: RE: Simple tweak to upgrade power cable performance... posted by cdc on December 18, 2023 at 18:01:37
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Magnetite sand subdues the electromagnetic field generated by AC power flowing through the cable to components which are then able to produce more clearly defined musical notes due to the smaller electrical ripples used in their production.
Securing a 7" long sandwich bag a third full of Magnetite on both sides of the cable at each end leads to live music clarity but also an exhaustingly shrill, high-contrast, treble sound. Inserting four 2.5"x2" bags each filled with four teaspoons of Rochelle salts between parts of the Magnetite sandwich wrap and the cable at each end (for a total of 8) appears to eliminate the problem without sacrificing instrument sound separation. Others may prefer the wrap position in the middle.
The only disadvantage to the tweak is the stress on the AC cable from the Magnetite wrap weight so a purer sand leading to reduced wrap weight is helpful.
Give the setup 48 hours or so to settle-in.
First the Magnetite AC Power Cable Wrap improves performance on "most" AC and SMPS DC power cables. I would not say all, I use these wraps on 6 of my 7 power cables in my headphone system. On one cable I did not what I heard. The effect is immediate and there is a 24-48 hour settling in.
Your question is a very good one. What is heard after installing a wrap will depend on the cable, system and component the power cable is powering. Generally improvements heard are benefits of lowering the noise floor:
* Less digital or a more relaxed analog presentation.
* Possibly improved resolution of micro, macro or both.
* Possibly improved soundstage.
* Possibly improved separation or delineation of what is heard.
* Possibly improved attack speed or decay.
* Possibly improved PRaT.
I think you get the drift. Think the benefits received when noise floor is reduced. The Magnetite AC Power Cable wrap offers about 1/3 the performance of a well built and installed ground box and ground cable. The Magnetite AC Power Cable wrap itself does not remove noise. What the wrap is doing is disrupting the electrical field generated by the power flowing through the cable. Disrupting the electrical field lowers distortion, thus improving the performance of the power cable.
"disrupting the electrical field generated by the power flowing through the cable."
There is equal current flowing in both directions (one direction in one of the two conductors and the other direction in the other conductor) and through a power cable or a speaker cable and that cancels the field you speak of so there is nothing to disrupt.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
Electrical field outside the conductors. This is a thing.
This is easy, many have tried this tweak and love it. Entreq sells a retail version of this tweak. You can try it or don't.
"Electrical field outside the conductors"Yes. That field (the one that is outside the conductor) is caused by the current flowing in the conductor. The current flowing in each conductor is flowing in the opposite direction, one conductor vs. the other conductor, and that means the two fields cancel each other. So there has to be something else causing the change in sound that you are hearing.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
Edits: 01/22/24
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