This edition is possibly the best ever, and one loaded with emotion: we have to acknowledge not only advances at PWB, and the advances of those contributing to this Newsletter, but also the sad loss of one of its keenest supporters and contributors. The latter I will address first.
Whilst preparing this Newsletter I learnt that Peter Turner had recently died, and I would like dedicate this particular issue to him, as he has contributed so much over the past years. He will be much missed, and I have written further within these pages.
In no way balancing such a loss, I can confirm yet again that the rise in skill and imagination of the contributors continues, and this is a varied and stimulating read. It must be getting good, because we even had a piece from May Belt in this issue. The Newsletter is clearly secure enough in its position to cope with this, and May brings with her exciting prospects for the New Year. She also mentions the Free Gift that comes with the Newsletter. I don't know what this is as yet, nor know of the device that will be sent to the Competition winner. I think this is right, as it should be a surprise to all, and a particular privilege to receive something special for the Competition prize. The winner should receive their prize with this Newsletter. I hope they feel they could review it, because, as I understand it, it will be available to all of us eventually. Someone is going to have a very musical and merry Xmas. Makes you think you should have entered?!?
Inevitably, one looks back, as well as forward, at this time of year, and we do seem to have come a long way in 1996. Whilst there has really only been one new device, it has largely changed so much, and has developed so much, that it feels more like a dozen foils or other devices. I refer, of course, to the Q-Clip, with all of its current bits and pieces, which remains a device that one is in awe of. This doesn't mean all else is negated. On the contrary, everything continues to improve, linked-in as they are to the masters at PWB, and even such Freebies as Reef knots, return as marvels that still make a difference. Nothing is wasted in this realm.
Gratitude, as ever, must be given to our remarkable creative genius (and team) at PWB, but I think it only right to let you in on some secrets. Lets just say there have been power struggles at PWB this year, but now that May has the best computer, we will all benefit! I can say no more.
Seriously, we should all give thanks to Peter, May, Graham and Susan (the academic one know!) not just for these products that give so much pleasure, but for making life more fun and interesting. I feel we almost do have a PWB community littered around the country, and I know PWB and this Newsletter certainly make a difference to our lives: they certainly did for Peter Turner.
It would be nice for myself to have more time, but I hope to follow the Belt family further into Information Technology next year, so that the Newsletter is managed better, giving more time for some of those other matters, like a possible Convention.
Watch this space (again).
I cant help feeling, at this time, that 1997 is going to be a good year. There will be an established PWB Web Site, ongoing development, and further assaults of the establishment!!! What more could one hope for.
All that is left is for me to wish all a Merry, Merry Xmas, and a Very Happy New Year!
RG 15-12-96
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Well Sort of.
Again, there has not exactly been a rush on at PWB to flood the market with more devices. Instead, there has been a further consolidation of current products, whilst work in progress comes to fruition. Indeed, you will read of such progress elsewhere in this Newsletter, from the hand of May Belt no less. Its not that I feel threatened, but May is frankly stealing my thunder!
All is not lost though because I get to write about The Bottle. this is an extension, as it were, of the Q-Clip, and although it would probably work in its own right, as an auxiliary to the Q-Clip it is something alarmingly special. Further, the effect of this Bottle is almost to reinvent the Q-Clip as something more extraordinary, of devastating import.
One receives a bottle, not unlike the Morphic Liquid refill bottles, but this one is dressed in clear labels covered in strange printed designs, thanks to the PWB laser printer. The bottle is also surrounded by Ring Ties, two or three of which are used to complete the circle around the Bottle. One is instructed to place some unusual
In-line like devices, and a piece of carbon, inside the Bottle and then fill it with water. Effect: magic, powerful magic!
Then it is suggested that one uses the Q-Clip on the Blue Ring Tie end, as usual, towards the top of the Bottle. Clip, burn, stagger, ring PWB, as Phillip Turner might have written. This was unnerving and then the enormity hit me. PWB suggested that one could re-Clip items again, as the Bottle would enhance the effect considerably, just as long as one was Clipping within the territory.
Well, of all my PWB experiences, this was a corker. Clip after Clipenhanced the sound to such a degree that I wasn't sure what the limits were, from minute to minute. It really was a frighteningly good treatment. All the advantages of the Q-Clip, considerable as they were, went much, much further.
Taking the Bottle into the car, led to similar improvements there - the car is part of the family of course!
One thing that I have found most impressive though is that if the Blue Tie on the Bottle is Clipped everyday, the sound invariably comes up. So, this is what I do on getting home, most evenings; a few seconds, and a new harmony descends. Then one can re-Clip everything, and then everything else improves, especially the photographs.
The Bottle may be part of a wider system eventually, and it is certainly a taste of what is to come from PWB. Sadly, it does come with the Q-Clip, and would not be all it could be alone. On the more positive side, this means that the Q-Clip is better value than ever, should anyone have doubts, and is more of an investment than ever (however, it remains the same price).
I think it is important to leave this here, as there is more than enough evidence now for readers to decide what they can or wish to do, but worth repeating that the best got better.
RG
Many readers might have gleaned from some source or another that just prior to this Newsletter coming out, Peter Turner died. I thought it important to make some comment, as one way or another, I am certain that most of us will sorely miss him, and he is an enormous loss for this Newsletter.
My experience of Peter, from my two visits to his home, and the letters and telephone calls in between, was that of someone with a fearless belief in the truthfulness of his own experience. He could not be swayed into believing something if it did not seen right to him; if it did seem right, he was a force to reckon with, and was not shaken from his position. I will always remember him, in part, telling me of his experience of Julian Vereker bringing around the first Naim CD Player; And I told him what I thought. I suspect such honesty won Peter many friends, and more that respected his views and position.
Of course, such views might make him unpopular, and readers will know of the discussions between Peter and myself, on such matters as hierarchy, and I decided to leave the letter opposite, and my response to it, as they were first typed, before Peter death. As usual, he takes me to task, but this was always good natured. Peters belief in the Newsletter, in PWB, was such that he could afford to be critical, and the criticism was always free from the competitive sting that underpins the criticism from other quarters.
Such personality, and force of personality at that, evolved from a great many experiences, and I know not all of them of course. In my conversations with Peter, his academic background, theological and psychotherapeutic (Jungian) perspectives were easily apparent in the best sense. His sharp mind made for good company, and I know Peter and his good friend Dennis, spent many an hour contemplating the rather sad state of the current audio world. Peter knew many of the great figures in that world, and many of them had visited him. It is sad to think they would not have heard his system in recent times as Peter really pushed the limits of good sound, with great enthusiasm.
One of the hardest things to bear in this world is the simple fact that a strong lively mind or personality is trapped within a frail body. I know that in recent years, Peters health was not always good, and this caused him a great deal of distress. More tragically, this autumn, he felt he had made a good step forward with an eye operation, which afforded him a return to a freedom thought lost. Sadly, this was not to be for long, and a fall led to further illness.
I'm sure every reader will join me in giving June, Peters wife, our deepest sympathies, and to echo that he will be missed enormously. If he can influence things from above, he will undoubtedly see the virtue of a small miracle with respect to my typing abilities, which he often corrected. I suspect he will be thinking instead of what the heavenly hosts would sound like with just a bit of foil on their wings. We will miss his beautifully written pieces and support for this Newsletter, and more, his pursuit of truth.
I cant think of a much better compliment than that in describing someone, but it is of course woefully inadequate.
May he Rest in Peace.RG
Whence, I wonder, did you get this idea that my namesake Phillips wonderful experience with his Belt sent CD finally puts to rest the notion of hierarchy? With respect (and without impugning the sanity of Phillip and his friends!) it does nothing of the kind.
The minimal experiment to establish or refute the idea of hierarchy - on which the whole industry has been based - is to take two identical pieces of equipment, and upgrade one of them by conventional means: the substitution of supposedly superior components such as capacitors, resistors, and the like. The result, the industry would say, would be to improve the sound of this upgraded piece. Most of us will have experiences confirming this. It would then be necessary to treat both pieces identically with Belt devices and observe the result. Should the two pieces then sound as alike as two different pieces can sound, then the notion of hierarchy would finally be put to rest. Should the Belt treatment still leave the conventionally-treated piece sounding superior, then the notion of hierarchy would be confirmed. I do not pretend to predict the result of the experiment; but I wish that somebody would carry it out.
It is worth pointing out, however, that quite apart from any gain in sound quality from upgrading of components, one gets increased length of life and reliability from higher grade components: those things are not unimportant; and even if there is no difference in sound quality between a £200 player and one costing £500, that is not the whole story.
Seasons Greetings
Peter Turner
A RESPONSE FROM THE EDITOR
It is hard to acknowledge this, but of course Peter is right. Phillips CD player can not completely solve the riddle of hierarchy, but it does go some way. I will explain.
The audio industry, I feel, often treats its customers with contempt, and suggests to us that our senses and our memory are unreliable. Whilst these things are not totally reliable, they do have something more to them, We thus construct a picture of the world in our minds, which although somewhat distorted, should bear, and usually does even in the most ill individuals, a close correlation with the outside world. Phillip informed us that this Belted CD player proved to be vastly superior to a previously purchased, and probably superior in Peters terms of components, Sugden CD player, which had also received a near obscene amount of PWB treatments. Whilst this is not quite the same as the more controlled experiment suggested by Peter, it is fairly close to it. I would suspect that the Sugden model differed from others mainly in terms of different components, as many CD players share the same chips, or transport. Out to rest; not quite, but nearly.
RG
Dear Editor,
Your request for an unusual and preferably new type of device, as a prize for the best readers entry to your PWB Newsletter No. 10 competition, has taken the form of a replacement Morphic Liquid Spray Bottle. This will be sent direct to the winner when we know of your decision.
We would like to take the opportunity of enclosing, with the Christmas Newsletter, a free Quantum A.C. Energy Manipulation Kit. (Readers, you will realise that I thought this was a good development for the Newsletter, and the device should be with this piece - RG). We have constructed this experimental kit utilising the Quantum effect that light particles have on a mirrored surface. The actual production device will be a laser printout of a computer generated pattern. We also attempt the impossible - a very short description of this device.
It is necessary to familiarise oneself with the concept of symmetry and asymmetry. The human senses function by having, situated within the body, an internal standard of symmetry. All the senses, in a highly holistic manner, measure asymmetric pattern changes which occur externally to the body, and the senses constantly compare any differences with the established symmetry within the body. This enables external, moving patterns to have their direction ascertained.
To understand how the human senses function, it is necessary to challenge two long-standing scientific assumptions. The first is how the sense of hearing functions. Early observations, which were made a very long time before the concept of quantum mechanics emerged, assumed that our sense of hearing was activated solely by mechanical air pressure variations - hence the term ear drum; a purely mechanical transducer. We at PWB are now totally convinced that this assumption is erroneous. We believe that the sense of hearing derives information from particles that are quantitatively disturbed within air pressures. The erroneous practice of measuring the acoustic output of loudspeaker systems and of measuring acoustic air pressures within buildings, is nonsensical. It is necessary to interpret the quantum mechanical information enclosed within these air pressure variations.
The second erroneous scientific assumption concerns the function of the human memory. There has been no observation, whatsoever to support the assumption that the brain holds some type of memory bank. We, at PWB, are totally convinced that our senses have the ability to contact and read significant events that we have marked in our past.
Unfortunately, the photographic process and the recording process of sound and vision mark significant events which happened in the past, but attached to these recordings is a temporal asymmetry that is beyond the scope of our senses to interact with.
For the past twelve months, we have concentrated our research efforts into producing devices to manipulate these strange asymmetric, man-made energy patterns that currently defeat the human senses.
The beginning of 1996 saw us take an interest in the left and right symmetrical patterns of nature; this resulted in the Quantum Clip device. The multiple copper strands of the Quantum Clip that are heated with the butane gas lighter, are, in fact, complex windings of left and right handed twisted strands of copper. When heat high entropy) is applied to the end of these, a balanced pattern appears at the jaws of the Clip.
Now back to the prize, and the free gift!!!
We have, during the past year, invested heavily in computer equipment and knowledge. We found that we could write complex programmes in full, multiple, brilliant colours, and this colour information is retained when printed in shades of black on a high quality laser printer. The other advance of this technique is that we can apply multiple layers of information so that a printed label can be printed with a number of hierarchical layers of information. This new technique enables us to print highly controlled asymmetrical information that can be attached to an object which has a highly defined asymmetrical pattern, to form the necessary base symmetrical condition. This technique is particularly important to solve the problem created by an alternating power source. The constant variations created by the A.C. energy pattern are presented to the human senses as small asymmetric variations, superimposed on a dominant symmetric pattern. The connection of an A.C. power supply, connected via the countries vast network of electrical power wiring, creates an asymmetrical condition that our senses cannot cope with. We are quoting the obvious inter linking of objects via the electrical wiring system of a country. The situation is far worse than this. The analogy that explains the true situation is that seen within wired telegraphy and the wireless radio. The quantum variations of the A.C. power supply now link every group of distinctive objects, without any visible means of interconnection. The objects can be situated at opposite ends of the earth.
It is this interconnecting of objects that we exploit on the new type of Morphic Liquid Spray Bottle. Quantum energy linked objects situated remotely by temporal asymmetry, create confusion for the human senses. The Morphic Liquid, placed in the spray bottle container with the special label attached, can be activated by directing a stream of unidirectional light particles, generated by a battery powered flashlight, onto the label on the bottle, so as to energise the label. This label is programmed to respond in a highly directional temporal asymmetry - the direction is that of the present to the past. The naturally occurring asymmetrical pattern that is created on the man-made objects is from the past looking forward. The PWB device completes the symmetry, thus forming a compatible situation for the senses. Spraying a small amount of this treated liquid onto any object terminates the object in a symmetrical manner; the human senses can interact with that object in a far more satisfactory manner.
Owners of a PWB Morphic Liquid Spray Bottle can purchase, from today, a refill bottle of Morphic Liquid which has one of these special labels attached. This new bottle should then be used as a replacement main spray reservoir, and the original reservoir bottle discarded. Further instructions will be included with the refill bottle.
The free gift of the experimental A.C. Supply Manipulation Kit included with the Christmas Newsletter will have further instructions enclosed. Included with this kit will be a description of a very effective experiment utilising personal photographs and a deep freeze!
Kind Regards
May Belt
Aren't we (Human Beings) bizarre?
It would seem that we spend most of our waking hours attempting to control and maintain our environments. Mowing the lawn, servicing the car, dusting, decorating, etc. Some of us are more obsessional than others though, and I myself must confess to the occasional bouts of impromptu neurosis. I don't know if this condition is widespread or a personal madness, but I must be a pit to live with sometimes. For example, some people cannot tolerate smoking in their homes; I really cant abide the sight of an uncrossed Barcode!! Its a bit like Heathrow Customs at our house; I've not resorted to strip searches yet, but there may be a day. Excuse me, do you have any Bar codes on you? is my general welcome. Well, hand them over, and lets get them crossed out. Armed with my trusty X-Pen, I grab the offending item and give it a quick down stroke, breathe a sigh of relief and quickly say Tea anyone?
But seriously, it can be difficult maintaining the PWB Environment, especially at this time of year. Its a situation that I've become increasingly aware of. Id managed to get the sound to a previously unobtained peak; then arriving home one day I was greeted by a six-foot Christmas Tree, adorned with multitudes of glass baubles, beads and fairy lights.
The funny thing was that about 4 o'clock that day, Id had a weird feeling that something was wrong; a sort of minor hangover sensation. This feeling coincided with the time the tree was put up at home! PWB had mentioned that we are constantly guarding our territory; could it be I sensed a threat there? After consultation with PWB, Clipping, Spraying, and general housekeeping of the Belt variety, Id managed to restore most of the sensory bliss that Id attained before. I could also sleep easily again, without the bed feeling lumpy, or any slight noise awaking me. Several points here are interesting. Firstly the tree decorations were much less of a problem when packed-up, and stored separately, than when on display. Further, my general mood, in terms of how comfortable and relaxed I felt, suffered not just at home, but also in the work environment, or whilst in the town. One could conclude that we constantly reference our senses to our homes; we subconsciously guard them wherever we are (in the universe?). It is either that or I've lost it all together! Just how territorial are we?! Uncontrollably it would seem. It all reminds me of nature programmes, depicting birds fleeing their nests because of a predatorial scent or disturbance. Home appears to be a great deal more than just where the heart is.
This brings me to the weirdest things I've ever done in terms of improving/treating my environment.
Heres a top five:
5. Placing a lock or snip of hair in each bag of Morphic Fibre.
4. Taking a full length Photograph of myself in the Leonardo (World in Action) pose, so that I could apply Quantum strips to my hands and feet.
3. Apply comfort Foil to Photographs of Ladies Chests.
2. Carefully fitting a Green and White Magnadisc on the ceiling, directly above the centre of the lavatory bowl.
1. Taking a Photograph of the lavatory bowl, and of the front door, and then placing them, facing each other, in a special Folder.
I'm sure what I've done will be quite mild in comparison to experiments at 18 Pasture Crescent, but I did suffer lengthy ridicule when friends found photographs of the lavatory bowl on my kitchen work tops (Of course they laughed; everyone knows they should have been in the Folder, facing the front door photo ...RG ).
I'm a Martyr to Music.
Phillip Turner (December 1996)
I hope it is fairly obvious to all, that the winner of this years competition is Kevin Kehoe, whose artwork will provide us with some Christmas Cheer. I am not sure I approve of the Sadomasochistic slant on the word Belt (fortunate for Peter that his name is not Peter Damngoodthrashing, as Kevin could have gone too far, and the RSPCA would have to have been informed!). Many thanks Kevin, and I hope we might have more of your creative artwork in the future.
I feel Phillip Turner also deserves a special mention for revealing to us just what he has been getting up to. I hadn't even heard of some of his techniques, and simply am not sure I could do some of them - where does he get so many photos of women's chests dare I ask? There's a side to Phillip I hadn't predicted, and I hope PWB sends him a Morphic message to cool him down. Ohh-uh missus!
Thanks to everyone else who responded, and I am sure we can have a further attempt next year at the sort of fun that would simply be out of place in any other magazine.
That of course is a huge compliment to all.
Merry Xmas
RG
Dear Editor,
In response to your article in the tenth Newsletter, I certainly believe that a meeting or a seminar for us enthusiasts is long awaited. Also if yourself (and/or someone else? - RG) would like to take to the Audio Club that I belong to, you would be most welcome to attend, and speak on the subject of PWB products. The idea of someone attending one of our meetings to talk about the above has come up many a time.
The most useful Morphic Message I have come across is MY NAME > OK. The most unusual site of a morphic message has been on my cars camshaft cover, which reads
16V Power > O.K.
also These TIMBERS > STRONG situated in the attic.
John Dymond
Dear Editor,
Reading the articles and letters in Newsletter Number 10, one is struck by one essential realisation. The PWB Newsletter has come of age! It points to a growing body of individuals who have shared in and helped to create a new dawn of musical appreciation.
There is a sense in which creativity now enters into the listening process, as well as the making of the music. Both sides of the coin are subject to beneficial change.
I look forward to reading more articles by existing writers and from others we have not yet heard of.
In answer to your question, the idea of a mini PWB HiFi convention sounds very good indeed!
Another additional idea might be to meet at a music venue where Todd Cunliffe has tuned the piano.
Kenneth Hyam
Glancing through the PWB price list that came with the Newsletter No. 10, I noticed there was no listing for the Quantum Energy Block Silverfoil, but I am happy to report that this remarkable foil is still available.
For readers unfamiliar with the QEB Silverfoil, which first appeared in October 1992, I can strongly recommend it and urge you to contact Leeds - it will make your Christmas listening that much more enjoyable (It is fairly cheap too - RG).
QEB Silverfoil is produced specifically to overcome adverse energy problems associated with box like structures - loudspeakers and HiFi equipment casings are obvious examples. The foil is cut into squares 25 mm x 25 mm, and the Union Jack symbol drawn on the foil, with a very fine blue marker pen. The pen is obtainable from PWB, of course.
I had not used the foil for some time, but recently came across some unused foil, whilst rummaging through my PWB Bits and Pieces box. There was enough to treat two items, and it seemed a crime not to use it. The first I fitted to a wooden cabinet in the hallway, and was delighted with the result - the piano sound I was listening to became that much more real, standing out more from the background, which now seemed so much more clean - typical PWB effects of course.
The second foil was fitted to a box like enclosure that houses a fan operated central heating radiator, also in the hallway. Again, there was no mistaking an obvious improvement to the sound.
It seemed the efficacy of the foils was now more effective than when first used years ago. I put this down to the fact that in the meantime I had employed numerous PWB treatments of various kinds, and all these treatments have a cumulative effect - the more PWB treatments you use, the better the individual treatments seem to be.
Following my experience with the two foils, I have now ordered from Leeds several times for further supplies. Objects treated include kitchen cabinets, under book shelves, washing machine, microwave, fish tank etc., I particularly recommend treating a video cassette.
I allocate one specifically for sitting in the video recorder, and this is always treated to the maximum. (I never cease to wonder at the effect of treated cassettes in the VCR).
Attaching a foil to the CD Remote Control, a slim box shape, was also effective. When you have experienced the benefits of QEB Silverfoil, you realise that any unnecessary boxes in the house are a menace. In my case, this has worked wonders in motivating me to have a good clear out. Getting rid of junk and improving sound quality at the same time - and at no cost - this is the stuff dreams are made of!
Tom Marsden
As someone with scant income and resources, I found myself ruminating over past fitted Belt devices and their inherent and/or implied philosophy. That implied philosophy is that having fitted Belt devices and perceived their positive effects, the effects not only continue, but cumulate and mature? Of course, if this is true, and is really part of May and Peter Belts theory and practice, then these effects would only become apparent or perceived by someone with a static system. That is a system raised to a certain point of Beltedness and then left at that point for a considerable period of time, in this instance one year.
From my last letter but one, I see that the last Beltisms fitted were the Green Magnadiscs, the 600 Hz label, and the Mirror Sticker.
These all produced individual and cumulative improvements. Saying it as simply as that reminds me of how difficult it is to convey changed sonics from a HiFi system, and their perceived and apparent effect, by the written word, to any single individual. Its all very well preaching to the converted, but decidedly more problematic to audio novices.
I still like to recall the raised eyebrows and open-mouthed incredulity at some of the PWB effects experienced by my own and my adult sons friends for the first time (and thereafter).
As usual, I seem to have rambled on, and what I'm trying to convey is that as far as I'm concerned, PWB effects are cumulative, and do mature. My system is now far easier to listen to, and keeps on becoming so! In gently imperceptible ways, the sound has altered for the better, and is a magnitude away from when I first assembled it (1974!) and is retrieving and reproducing more than it ever did, some 22 years on.
If this piece of retrograde rambling ever finds its way into the Xmas Newsletter, I wish all fellow Belt enthusiasts a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, especially May and Peter Belt without whose efforts, this world would be a colder and more boring place.
Ed Bennett
Here is a Christmas gift that is worth pounds. RG more than once has given comprehensive instructions on the PWB treatment of CDs. But I cannot recall that he mentioned this one. This was passed to me many years ago by PWB, and I still use it, because it still works, even after all the other treatments. Simply colour the inside edge of the centre hole of the CD with black marker pen - I am sure that everyone reading this will have a black pen from PWB. Colour the inside edge only and avoid the marker ink getting onto the flat surfaces. Amazing results. 1996 has been an amazing year for new products; if 1997 can bring new products anywhere near as good, then we are in for another wonderful year.
Addendum
Whilst tying up your Christmas presents, think about tying up your HiFi cables. Some time ago, I changed my interconnects - recently I tied left and right channels together with a Reef knot; result pure joy.
Tom Marsden
Dear Editor,
I have now had a chance to use the Q-Clip fairly extensively about the house, and can only stand in awe of its potency. Every LP and every CD so far played has snapped into focus - to use photographic terms - from what was a collection of soft focus impressions! Muzzy or woolly bass on some LPs has resolved into chords and notes of clarity and depth. Every other instrument shines out with more of its own voice, and, yet again, more apparent volume for a given setting on the amplifier. I have heard some very powerful sources, in the past, produce window rattling sound, but I have now heard a bow on the strings of a double bass from my 35w per channel amplifier, and as well as powerful, it is also a very complex and wonderful colour of sound.
My impression now of PWB products is that of bringing recorded sound/vision into a more natural state, or rather I should say, of allowing us to resolve it so. I say this because there are times now when listening to music, some of the sound appears to be outside the walls of the room; I've actually turned the volume down to check on it - that's how real I'm talking!
After living with the Q-Clip for a few months, I would suggest that its effects could be far more profound. Less anxiety, better sleep, more enjoyment of food, and great joy! £3 bottles of Red that like £6. Its a little early to claim the Q-Clip and other PWB products as the prime cause, but I am open to the possibility.
I have only used the Clip as suggested in the Newsletter, and as per the data that arrived with it from PWB.
I'm very interested in hearing from those wonderful, imaginative contributors to the Newsletter as to possible further uses.
Best Regards
Kevin Kehoe
What about the effects of the X-Pen introduced by PWB not long ago?; I have used it on CDs, LPs, Cassettes, on all audio and video equipment, stands and platform tables, household pictures; in fact anything and everything. The speaker drive unit cones respond well to your signature, as do the electricity and gas meters. I have found that signing your name on bulbs and fluorescent lights makes a good difference to the sound. You should treat every bulb in the house. Firstly, remove the bulb, and sign your name on the metal cap. Brush the tiniest amount of Sol-Electret onto the two contacts, and then apply a small amount of Morphic Liquid to the glass. Repeat this procedure for all bulbs, even to the one in the garage: you will be delighted with the effect.
What can I say about the Quantum-Clip? Its one hell of an amazing product. Even if you had not used any PWB devices in the past, this device alone will do wonders for your audio and TV. In the dept. where I work, I used the device on a portable cassette-radio, and it sounded amazing; a portable sounding that good, I wasn't amazed, but my colleagues who are in the main not interested in HiFi were very impressed. The Q-Clip is extremely effective when you programme all 3 pins of the mains plug, and the outer insulation of the mains cable. Programme all the cabinet faces of the speakers, including the drive units an the grilles. You can do this in stages, and savour the changes as you progress. In fact you can just about do anything in the house. The effect just has to be heard to be believed. Not content with the vast improvements that I had made, I opened up my equipment, and programmed every wire., resistor, IC, capacitor and transformer. The result was devastating. The effect of the device is only limited by your own limitations - you ain't heard nothing yet. If I can make a comparison in terms of what it costs to buy this device, recently, my favourite dealer lent me a Van der Hul The First interconnect. I compared this to my Audioquest cable which has been fully treated. I felt the Van der Hul was not worth its asking price of £250, as it will only be used with one piece of equipment at a time. On reflection, the Q-Clip, which costs £500, is amazing, and to top it up, PWB is even prepared for the customer to pay in stages - the amount being at the individuals discretion!
In summary, the devices I have used have given me hours and hours of pleasure. It even gives me a buzz that what I have heard in a dealers showroom is nothing to write home about. Too many people have buried their heads in the sand, have resigned themselves to what they want to accept; in fact my dealer made a remark that nothing exciting is happening. How wrong they can be. If only they would engage their ears, and open their mind.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Newsletter - I feel I have gained a lot from reading the articles.
John Peter
This is an edited version of a large piece of work by Mr Peter, which sadly could not be included in its entirety for reasons of space. I hope I have selected a good part, and would like to thank Mr Peter for his time and thoughtfulness; I hope we can include some more in the next newsletter.
RG
Occasionally I invite friends or acquaintances round to listen to some music. They are strangers to the World of PWB, and when looking through my collection of CDs, they are always intrigued at seeing the myriad of attractive coloured strips that now obliterate much of the label side of the disc. In answer to the inevitable question What are all these little coloured bits doing on the disc?, I simply tell them actually they improve the sound! A stunned silence usually follows, followed by a laugh of disbelief. Next comes the challenge How on earth can the sound possibly be affected by those coloured bits of paper or whatever? I am now on the defensive, and have to reply that, to be honest, I do not really know, but I do know a man in Leeds who does.
I realise this answer is not satisfactory and try better by explaining As I understand it, it has to do with the environment we live in, and the human brain! The disbelief of the stranger to the world of PWB is no less, and if I am in the mood, I then elaborate further.
You have to consider that the human brain has been evolving over the past 5 million years, and for virtually all of that time the environment has remained almost constant. During that time, the brain has been able to adapt to the small environmental changes that have occurred. However, when mankind took to agriculture, and with it began civilisation - which is quite recent in evolutionary terms - then the environment began to change a little faster. Since the industrial revolution, the changes have been dramatic, and now seem to be changing increasingly, at an exceptional rate. These recent changes are too fast for the brain to adapt to, and the evolution of the human brain is still at the pre-agriculture stage. (Some days, I don't even aspire to those heights ..RG) Primitive instincts, deep seated in the unconscious, find these environmental changes hostile and threatening. The unconscious therefore, in danger of being overwhelmed, puts up defence mechanisms. In effect, it partly anaesthetises the perceptions in order for it to cope with the new hostile environment. All of this, of course, is happening at the unconscious level, whereas at the conscious level we are completely unaware that all our senses have been dulled. We are all therefore listening with impaired hearing.
The application of the special coloured strips on the CD has the effect of making the local environment less hostile to the unconscious of the listener, enabling it to reduce some defence mechanisms, and thus allow the hearing to improve i.e., the music from the loudspeaker remains the same, but the enhanced hearing (due to a more friendly environment for the unconscious) sounds better and feels better in every way.
After all my explanation, I know the stranger to the world of PWB remains unconvinced, but when I play them some music, the response is always one of astonishment, with the exclamation that they have never heard sound so clear, detailed and so lifelike, that it would be impossible to get it any better. On the contrary, I inform them, every month it does get better, as I apply more coloured bits and other techniques.
To dwellers in the world of PWB, there appears to be no limit to achieving ever greater and deeper satisfaction from music.
Tom Marsden
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