Friends,
I know it’s been a while since I’ve stopped in here at AC, but there hasn’t been much to report lately. We’re still working on completing old orders while we await new funding and re-organization. There’s nothing absolutely definite yet, but we have strong reason to believe that it will only be a matter of weeks now and a brand new company will emerge.
As it is now I’ve been a bit frustrated with all of the waiting. Seeing that I’m only one of four shareholders, there’s a limit to how much I can do. So… in the mean time I’ve decided to launch out on my own with a project that I have total control over. I’ll be forming a new company separate from the loudspeaker manufacturing that will offer what I believe will be novel new products intended to enhance your listening pleasure. Seeing that the manufacturing of these new products will be totally under my control, the issues of long delays and such associated with SP Tech products will never become an issue – you can bet on that! Since I’m making all of the calls in this new outfit you can be darn sure things will be run quite differently. I’ll never go through the crap I’ve been through with SP Tech again and neither will my customers!
OK… so what’s it all about? I have settled on a company name –
Aether Audio. Don’t ask… you don’t want to get me started. I also have a new product developed. Many of you will remember my experimentation with speaker cables a while back? In fact, I made some claims to a “discovery” that I wouldn’t disclose the nature of and it ruffled a few feathers. Well since then I’ve found a way to sort of “condense” the parameters that effect the issues of amplifier/loudspeaker interface into a set of compensating components that will fit into a relatively small “black box.” This box is to be inserted in the signal chain between the end of the speaker cable and the speaker. The production version will have Cardas binding posts (can be substituted on special order) on the inputs and a pigtail set of leads that will connect directly to the speaker’s binding posts. The standard connectors on the pigtails will be spade lugs (I prefer them personally) but can be special ordered with whatever you desire.
I won’t disclose what the components are in this box or exactly how it works, but I assure you it will not harm either your speakers or your amplifier. There is more than one primary circuit contained within it and one of them is something I believe has never been duplicated before. I’m calling it the “Smith Cell” and it has the effect of allowing details to be reproduced that impart a type of “body” to the instruments and voices that for lack of better words… makes them sound more “real.” It’s sort of hard to put your finger on, but you know it when you hear it. Relax everybody, Bob’s not been seduced by the “dark side” such that he has now crossed over into the realm of “euphonics.” Nothing is being added to the signal; rather the masking effects of undesirable artifacts are being stripped away permitting you to hear what has always been there in the music all along.
Just so you know, I have had at least four other individuals test either the entire device or subcomponents thereof and in every case they have all claimed results far exceeding the effect of most any speaker cable change. In fact, one individual said it had a similar effect to inserting a well-known power conditioner into his system… except that it was 5 times more effective!!!
OK… enough of the hyperbole. The introductory price will be a mere $199.50 + shipping per box and therefore you’ll need two for a stereo pair of speakers. I seriously doubt that there’s another $400.00 tweak that you can add to your system that will provide anywhere near the level of improvement that the “BLACK BOX” will. You can find out for yourself though for only the cost of shipping, as I have a prototype pair of units that are already out on tour. Just send me an e-mail at
[email protected] and let me know that you want to be included in the tour. Then once you receive the prototypes just give them a listen and decide for yourself. After that all I ask is that you send them safely to the next person on the tour list. Easy enough? Oh… to be polite to others that are waiting I would ask that you complete your evaluation within a 7 day period. That should easily be long enough to make an honest determination – thanks.
As you will see from the pictures below (no pics of the production unit yet – will update ASAP), the prototype isn’t black and it’s too big to hang off of the back of your speakers. It comes with jumper wires having spades on each end to connect from its output to the input of the speaker. The one advantage it does have though is that you can select 4 different switch positions to find the one that sounds the best to your ears. I will suggest that positions 0 and 1 would be best suited for a small, low powered amp like an SET. Position 2 would tend to work better with a higher-powered tube amp and position 3 would definitely be best with a solid-state amp. In this, the amplifier being used is the only concern, such that the speaker type or size is irrelevant for any of the settings. Once you have selected the setting that sounds best during your evaluation and you want to purchase, let me know the setting value and I’ll build your units to match. The production units are of a fixed value so there is no user select-ability with them. Therefore, you want to make sure that you have made the best choice before you place your order.
Alright-y then… here we go. Let me know your thoughts and send me an e-mail if you want on the tour list. Of course… you can always purchase “sight unseen” if you don’t want to wait for the tour. All I need to know is the amp you’ll be using and we can build them from there (50% down payment required). I’m giving everybody that doesn’t want to wait for the tour a 2-week evaluation period wherein I’ll refund your money in full (shipping not included). Thanks and…
Take care,
-Bob
