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In Reply to: RE: So in what way does this improve the sound? (nt) posted by DDzStereo on January 21, 2024 at 05:41:46

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.

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RE: Great question - Tre' 19:41:22 01/21/24 (2)
"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"
- RE: Great question - cdc 19:45:45 01/21/24 (1)
  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.
  - RE: Great question - Tre' 06:34:37 01/22/24 (0)
    "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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