Bybee Audio tweeks. IQSE


His latest offering: QUANTUN SIGNAL ENHANCER/  IQSE
Any feedback from users of his PROTON/ ELECTRON aligning pad?
POSITIVE  or Negative  gains from your hard earned$$$ spent on it?
If positive explain:
tubes444
tubes444,

I'll take that under advisement. Now that you've mentioned it, I seem to recall reading something similar years ago.

Happy Listening!
Well...I have had my iQSEs for almost a month now.  One in SACD player, one in line stage and one in power amp.  I don't claim to understand the "science" behind these devices.  If I understand Bybee's explanation, the crystals in each iQSE condition the EM in the applied gear resulting in a more natural, organic sound.  

There is a conversation on PS Audio's Power Forum about these.  Paul McGowan  who is an engineer/designer admits that he often doesn't understand the "science" behind Jack Bybee's offerings but in most of his experiences, his devices do what he claims for them.

So what do I hear?  Rather than try to identify a typical audiophile characteristic, for me my listening experience is more involving ( I find myself putting down the laptop or magazine"), I listen longer finding new appreciation for long loved recordings.  This increased level of listening involvement is consistent since installing the iQSEs.  

If your involvement in audiophilia is dependent on scientific bases for what devices you employ in your system, then these are probably not for you.  And that's fine.

For me, there are many experiences in life that occur around the world that seemingly transcend science.  I plan to stay open to my ears and my body's reaction to what I hear.  Science or not.
I gave Jack Bybee one of my Mikro Brilliant Pebbles about ten years ago, or maybe John Curl gave it to him. Anyway, nice to see Jack finally figure out the crystals. The explanation for how crystals work is given on my web site.

Does this mean crystals have finally gone mainstream? 😛

Slaw's suggestion of Maestro outlets is a good one.  I've tried many, and the Maestro is the only one that doesn't color the sound in some way or other.
Before today, I had 3 iQSEs in my system. One each inside my transport and DAC, near the power transformers, and one in my Equi=Core 300 balanced PC/conditioner. I also had a spare that I was saving to use as a demonstrator on friends’ systems.

I had read here that they are not as effective for amps as front end components, but today I decided to try it on my amp. I placed it on top of the power transformer cover, with the printed side down. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but was very pleasantly surprised at how much improvement it made over the already fantastic sound I’ve been enjoying.

IME, placing one near the power transformer of any component that has one will get good results.