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Jut for the record I am a skeptic when it comes to this type of thing, free sample so why not.
Ok, just got my Black Discus free sample, put them on the + terminal of my amp, put on Fleetwood Mac Rumours , a record I have heard thousands of times! There is a difference to me , it adds a openness\realism it sounds very nice!
Try the free sample and judge for yourself, it may or may not do anything for your set up but with mine there is a difference with them, I wonder what is in the things anyway ?
 
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darksolstice said:
Jut for the record I am a skeptic when it comes to this type of thing, free sample so why not.
Ok, just got my Black Discus free sample, put them on the + terminal of my amp, put on Fleetwood Mac Rumours , a record I have heard thousands of times! There is a difference to me , it adds a openness\realism it sounds very nice!
Try the free sample and judge for yourself, it may or may not do anything for your set up but with mine there is a difference with them, I wonder what is in the things anyway ?
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I was the same, I thought that there would be no difference what so ever!

I listened for NO difference, yet there was a difference.
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It looks like a reminder is needed for folks to read the forum rules.

NO ONE needs to prove what they hear in this forum. It's in the forum rules.

Actually, no one should need to prove what they hear anywhere on AK. That would be the All Audio, No Attitude thing.
 
In the new year I am planing of getting some power cords, and after living with the Discus for a little while now, they will have to be from MSA :)
 
I haven't ordered or tried these, so have nothing to report. I am impressed that a number of listeners (Hyfi, datafone, Lee Harvey and others), who are methodical and are aware of the possibility that their own confirmation bias may be influencing them, are nevertheless reporting actual differences, and positive ones. It's enough to make me think there's something to this.

Yet, I'm at a loss to explain it. Dielectric effects? No, since the thing only goes on the positive terminal, there is no polarization across it. Shielding from cosmic radiation? Well, no. What's left? Electromagnetic coupling to the AC current in the terminal? Seems like that would add inductance to the circuit, causing phase shift (one poster did say it seemed like there was a delay in some of the sound).

Well, I don't know. Used to be we thought claims made for cables were baloney, but now we have reasonable explanations, such as strand jumping, grain boundaries, dielectric effect of the insulation. What scientific explanations might emerge in the future for these little black (or blue) disks?
 
I don't see an explanation on the website. I see mentions of "physics and engineering," and a vague appeal to Einstein and the Theory of Relativity; none of which is further elaborated. Did I miss something? I must have failed to click on something in the site.
 
I sent a couple of requests, but never got any response. So I haven't tried them either. Couple of comments:

1) In doing some reading, I saw some mention that putting magnets on your speaker terminals can have similar effects to what these devices seem to do. I wonder if somebody who actually tried a set of these might be able to swap in some magnets and see if (a) the magnets have any effects, and (b) if they do, are they similar?

2) For all the discussion around high end interconnects, I thought one of the main objectives was to eliminate outside interference. Yet these devices seem to be injecting some outside interference, hopefully in a desirable manner. From a cable perspective, if you're spending a lot of money on cables, wouldn't the preference to be that something like this has little to no effect? I wonder if anybody has tried these with different sets of cables, and if so, has the effect been more pronounced or less pronounced based on the grade of cable?

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Some have stated that they didn't want to believe and heard a difference, or that they didn't expect to hear a difference or that they think they heard a diff. but aren't sure.

Has anyone tried some scientific testing yet?
 
I didn't think for a second that I would hear a difference, so I was actually listening for NO difference once they were added..... but It's definitely there in my system. I still had very small doubts with the samples. That's why I purchased a retail pair, and adding these confirmed without doubt for myself that they have a positive effect in my system.

I will purchase more... after I get some other things out of the way first.
 
Reports like the above are enough to convince me that something real must be going on! I really want to know the explanation! What can they be putting in those little things? Magnets? And why would that improve anything?
 
Geez, guys, understand that some IP can't be explained for obvious reasons, also Bob says on his site these are not magnets, and I have tested them and they appear to have no magnetic proprieties!

And as for TerryO, are you suggesting that it is placebo or the like, if so you are out of line for this section of the forums, and you know it.
 
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phatster said:
Maybe its like arthritis with the cooper bracelet!
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I don't understand this comment, a you have tried them and reported that female vocals seemed a little clearer.

Remember guys, MSA report that those that have tried these about 85% reported a positive effect, so they may not work in every system or to the same degree.
 
Really? Such drama?

TerryO's comment seems to me to be a supportive statement and 240sx4u's I took to be a generally neutral statement inasmuch as BS can be a two-way street.
 
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240sx4u's I took to be a generally neutral statement inasmuch as BS can be a two-way street.
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Exactly. My point was that as far as testing goes, the vendor has done it and there's no reason to suspect they aren't being honest about results.
 
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