Schumann Resonance 'Tweaking the Tweak'


I have recently been experimenting with an Acoustic Revive RR-77 unit in a variety of stereo and A/V systems and have observed some surprising things:

* The unit has sonic and visible effects on whatever system it is incorporated into, but not always positive. In the case of our Home Theater high end room, it was only positive with excellent source material. A bad video/soundtrack only looked and sounded worse. It was almost like having more sensitive eyes and ears to be more discerning of the quality of the software.

* In our high end stereo rooms the effect was generally positive regardless of the source material, however, tweaking with the unit made surprising improvements. Adding Vibrapods under the box was a step in the right direction. Adding a large Mapleshade Heavyhat made a rather substantial improvement. Together the two tweaks took the AR-77 to another level entirely.

I am an 'avid tweaker' and have tried a good many tweaks over the years with mixed results. The Schumann Resonance is perhaps the most intriguing of any that has come along. I would enjoy comments by other AudioGon members with respect to your ongoing experiences with this unusual tweak.
brauser
To optimize the effect of Schumanns that have to be placed about 1.8 meters or 6 feet above floor level. I have 10 in my system. I have not noticed any negative effects.
Pretty sure the recommended height is about two meters for all the Acoustic Revive devices, RR-77, RR-777 and the new RR-888.
Thanks guys for the discussion. Sabai, your use of 10 units in your system is interesting. Did you bring them into the system one at a time and find an incremental improvement with each additional unit?? Also, how much real difference is there between the RR-77 and the RR-777?
Brauser,

That's right. I bought 2 SW1 and then 2 more and then 2 more. Later on I added 2 of the Chartes and then 2 more. Adding 2 at a time gave me a good idea of the improvements. I have not yet found diminishing returns with the Schumanns. IMO, people who start with one Schumann have a long way to go to optimize the Schumann effect.

According to a friend who knows more than I do, there does not appear to be much difference between the RR models -- except perhaps marketing.