Stillpoints ERS cloth for EMI/RFI


If you have experience or knowledge- in how many areas of a cd one box player could this material be effective on, and how to install?. I have read about transformer noise, digital chip processing noise, clock noise, etc. Would like to try full blown use for inside the box noise as my line isolation & conditioning are well handled.
ptss
Hi Ptss

This is one of those products you have to experiment with, too much and you'll get the results that Geoffkait notes as I too have experienced. I've been using it for about 10 years. It DOES work in making things quieter but you don't want it to interfer with the music either, just noise from RFI/EMI. Best thing is to buy a sheet and experiment. I have it on the small transformers in my Berning amp. I also had it on over the impedance converters in the amp but discovered after removing it over a period of time some of the sparkle in the music came back without gaining noise. Results can be dramatic or subtle. You can try a small piece on the top of different components and see what happens. It's effect is going to be different depending on the system, noise your system is picking up and other things unknown, the audio voodoo gremlins. I'm not sure there is a clear answer, in any case use judiciously and DON'T line the inside of any component, I doubt you'll like the result.
I was thinking of lining the Equitech I use for the TV as I already have Bybees inside.
My experience parallels those of Geofkait and Tubegroover. This stuff is like Cilantro - you have to get the proportion just right. I actually wound up cutting the sheets into very small strips and dots - nothing bigger than a half inch square. I used them on top of my CDP, moving them around by ear. I finally gave them up as being too tweaky after a cleaning lady broke through all my defenses and dusted my system.