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I did something quite out of the ordinary

I read the instructions on their website! ;^)>

"Instructions: Remove the orange Intelligent Chip from its clear plastic protective case and place it on top of the CD/DVD/SACD player directly above the transport section, silver label facing up."

Perhaps their stating that it should be placed facing a certain way has to do with proximity rather than some sort of polarity issue. Maybe the label blocks some form of emission?

another interesting comment:

"The Chip should always be stored in its protective case well away from the digital player, otherwise it may lose its effectiveness over time. It is also suggested that the Chip be used in a timely manner to avoid the possibility of loss of effectiveness."

Battery life? Demagnetizing? Self-destruct counter like the Epson intellichip? What mechanism kills this thing? And how does the transport or spinning disc turn it on?

I have not seen the chip in the flesh, let alone tried it. I don't dispute that it may be quite effective. I've heard the positive effect of cryogenic treatment of transformers, and have heard long crystal copper wire play louder than generic wire (much to my disdain). So I am open minded about tweaks. I'm neither fer nor agin' this little bugger. I'm just plain curious. I rather doubt it's just a hunk of plastic. I admit to being intrigued, I'd like to know what the theory is behind it, and what's inside it.

The vagaries of the theory of operation on the website convey not the brash bullshit of a charlatan, but the paranoia of someone who believes that their billions will vaporize if somebody else figures out what they are doing.

"Description/Theory: The Intelligent Chip corrects a relatively obscure but important problem inherent in all commercial discs; this problem is one reason commercial discs frequently "don't sound quite right," sounding amemic, overly bright or tinny. The disc upgrade is permanent and the upgraded disc will sound better even when played on other machines."

Well there's a description there, but there's certainly no theory there! There's at best a vague hypothetical, at worst, really s**tty marketing copy. Why not just tell us how it does what it does? This is the age of MP3. Nobody who shops at Target or Wally World gives a s**t how their CDs sound. At a profit margin of a few bucks each and direct sales to the teeny high end market it's unlikely that anyone is going to bother to try to cut into their action if it's an original design. And if they come forth with an interesting contribution to the information base they stand to establish themselves as talented, creative thinkers.


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