I received my Schumman Generator on Saturday and I was finally able to try it out today. I tried it centered between the speakers on my rack at about 3ft from the floor. I really couldn't hear much of a difference. I moved it around the room and placed it on different surfaces all about 3ft from the floor. I listened to the same song, all the way through, at each location. I still didn't hear anything different. Then I placed it on top of one of my diffuser panels that is centered between the speakers behind my listening position. This is about 6ft from the floor. Now, I definitely heard a difference. The sound stage widened and the instruments had a more defined space within the sound stage.
Now for the questions. Would higher work even better? Is there a sweet spot for the distance from the floor that has worked for you? Does more than one generator improve things?
There's people said it has to be 6ft off the floor. The idea is it radiates radio waves, so no idea why it would matter. In my room the first two were added at about 5ft off the floor. No problem hearing just one, and the second seemed about as much additional improvement, so I ordered a couple more. Those two went about the same height on the other side of the room. Same thing, each one gave about the same additional improvement.
Well they are cheap so I ordered a couple more. And then a couple more after that. Finally went for a 9th. Pretty sure we are up to 9 now. Was going after Mahgister but he has 11, too rich for me! No actually it's just I am running out of USB chargers. Got another power supply but that involves hard wiring, I have too many projects going......
I haven't noticed location has anything to do with it. I did however once again accidentally prove something really does make a difference. Was messing around and unbeknownst to me pulled one of the plugs out. It was running 2 generators. The system sounded a bit flat. I've been reviewing cables and changing things around and thought at first that was it. Darn cables just not quite as good as I thought.
Until I went to double check and dress the cables and wait- what? How'd that get on the floor? Plugged it back in and once again all is well.
Still one of the crazier tweaks. I would suggest moving it around, see if you can get away with putting it somewhere behind gear where you don't have to see how cheap and ugly the darn thing is. Then order some more! lol!
I sent Krissy one, said it made her feel better right away. Her cat loves it. Wherever she moves it cat goes and curls up and sleeps next to it. One time she moved it while the cat was asleep. Minute later cat wakes up, finds the SG, curls up goes right back to sleep. Okay but Krissy, does it sound better???! lol!
Was going after Mahgister but he has 11, too rich for me! N
I own 12....Connected and modified ... I called that my S.G. grid.... Useful to improve the listener envelopment factor and imaging... Less powerful than my mechanical equalizer ....I also use 2 ionizers with success...
the only way to make them work as advertised is to sync the fields so they occur at exactly the same time. A master clock if you will, and entirely sinusoidal, not square waved.
so one needs a sine generator as a master clock and then to couple the output of the that generator to multiple antenna. to also create the harmonics of the field as well, so, third time's the charm:... it's a sine generator with matching correct harmonics and a set of coupled antennas. Then.... it's a proper multiple generator set up.
@millercarbon I will be adding a couple more in my listening room and now my wife wants one in the bedroom. I guess we will be trying out all of the potential benefits.
so one needs a sine generator as a master clock and then to couple the output of the that generator to multiple antenna. to also create the harmonics of the field as well, so, third time's the charm:... it's a sine generator with matching correct harmonics and a set of coupled antennas. Then.... it's a proper multiple generator set up.
So now we'll have more RFI/EMI in the room which we've been trying to eliminate.
I think at least 50 inches off the floor is good, but not critical. Mahgister's tweak using shungite and Herkimer diamonds is also very effective, even though it sounds crazy. I trusted him and it worked.
You can get them on ebay (where else?). The Herkimer diamonds are, as far as I can tell, clear quartz crystals, but mined in Herkimer NY. I use a plate of shungite with copper flat tape wrapped around it in four stripes around the plate, and I put one crystal on top. As Mahgister said, with just the shungite, there is more definition, easily heard, but a little dry sounding. The crystal takes care of that. I happened to have the copper tape because I do stained glass, but you can get it anywhere stained glass supplies are sold, or online. It has adhesive on one side. By the way, I don’t really thing that there is any real difference between Herkimer and regular clear quartz, and I am a gemologist, so you can probably get it cheaper than I did on ebay. It’s pretty common.
I don’t really thing that there is any real difference between Herkimer and regular clear quartz,
H.D. are more powerful for sound quality even very small one...
Quartz is not always "quartz"....All is not equal....Anyway....
Minerals are like trees they grow with different characters in different area of the world...
And using micro H.D. on a S.G. is easy to do and you can do an experiment using regular quartz and a good H.D. the difference will be less harshness more "fluid" effect....
All minerals works with an effect on cable for example and each minerals has his own signature , Jasper is not agate.... And some are bad....I experimented with 30 for fun.... At the end my most used are tourmaline, H.D. and shungite.... But shungite must no be used on main gear at all....And always use copper tape on a side.... I called that my "golden plate" it is a passive filtering all along my electrical line....Try a couple and listen....It is free i sold nothing....I bought nothing.... I created or replicated at no cost....
Anyway i am nuts but i am happy...
My system of 500 bucks is all i need... Thanks to my complete " hallucinations" ... I thank God to not be an average consumer reading specs sheets like if it was truth manifested by the manufacturer and here in my city no blindtest is necessary, we are all "bat" coming from another dimension and clothed as humans....
«Trust your ears they will never deceive you without giving to you an ecstasy»-Myself
wrapped around it in four stripes around the plate, and I put one crystal on top.
NO
put the copper tape ONLY on the external side of the application... IF you use it all along the electrical grid of your house dont use an H.D. use a big chunk of quartz like 100 gram at least... it will balance the sound especially if your system is already too warm... If your system is already too cold only the golden plate will be necessary....If you use the golden plate on a S.G. it is better with a small H.D. around 1 or 2 gram...But all along the electrical grid no quartz is necessary save for balancing a too warm audio system....
Try it on the main electrical appliance of your choice not on gear....Router,electrical box, conditioner, even you computer listen and keep it where the effect will be the more powerful and next try another one....
I will let the pretense of "science" free here to be used in your audio reviews sellings...
I dont need to "buy" the trust of anybody especially not for these cheap and simple and fun experiments...I sell creativity and fun for peanuts costs.... What do you sell?
I am not a sleeping princess waiting for the crowd of his wedding...
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