Chinese degausser revisited

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Recently I fell for a posting (http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=tweaks&m=167621) that was made here on a $10 (with shipping1) degausser from China. I had already placed my order on Dealexreme when I realized it said 220volt! Shit. Oh well, WTF it's only ten bucks. Yesterday the thing arrived and it had what looked like a (sub)standard 110volt plug on it. I was afraid to plug it in, thinking it might blow up in my hand or pop the breaker, or both. I summoned up some curiosity fueled courage and plugged it in. Hmmm, nothing happened. I pushed the button on the devise and it made a noise that I assumed was it doing it's thing. Hmmm. Next I summoned up the courage again to try it on a cd and I zapped the cd after listening to it. I thought I detected a slight change in the sound. Hmmm, must be placebo effect. I then tried a few listen tests and damned if I didn't hear a difference, that being of a veil being lifted, to use a cliche ridden term. This veil lifting was not discernable on all cd's, but for example on Gladiator there is ambient sound mixed with middle eastern instruments, percussion, etc. I noticed the wind instrument sounded more pronounced (not harsh) with a more relaxed presentation, with more presence. Hmmm. Must be placebo effect, OR this thing actually works.
The bottom line for any of you that may be remotely interested is that yes, this thing did lift a veil or two, and no it was not obviously discernable on everything, but damned if it doesn't work. This morning I looked up some reviews on the Furutech demagnetizer for lp and cd's and damned if they didn't echo some of the results I was hearing. To date I have not tried enough lp's to give a recommendation.
For the record I am not affiliated with the orignal poster whose comments seemed like he was representing the company. All I can say is, it's ten bucks. The Furutech is $1800. If this thing does a quarter of what the Furutech does and I can hear a difference, then WTF?
Your mileage will undoubtedly vary and for you naysayers out there, kindly keep your traps shut until you actually try a product, THEN rant or rave. Happy listening

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Topic - Chinese degausser revisited - Ric 08:34:23 01/30/10 (7)

easy enough to use a step up transformer - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 08:32:51 01/31/10 (2)

RE: easy enough to use a step up transformer - Ric 10:03:11 01/31/10 (1)

It eliminates static electricity - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 12:31:31 02/01/10 (0)

RE: Chinese degausser revisited - Ron Oehlert 15:55:54 01/30/10 (3)

"Or do you simply not know how CD players or Record players work?" - Jake 16:47:30 01/31/10 (0)

RE: Chinese degausser revisited - Ric 07:54:01 01/31/10 (0)

RE: "Or do you simply not know how CD players or Record players work?" Hmmm....interesting - geoffkait 17:31:34 01/30/10 (0)

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