[Cheeseboy]

I found this post to be very interesting. 

Much in the same way that Danny built a speaker with an upgraded crossover and compared it to the sound of the speaker with the standard crossover then made it available for us to hear, Brian Chaney at VMPS has built the same experiment for himself using the Bybee Resistors in a speaker build.  Take a look.  Could this be the next wave of speaker and amp improvements that need consideration?

I for one have been very sceptical until I read this.  Does that make me a flatearther?  Perhaps.  I just want to know more about these.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=88754.0

Based on the reveiw here by VMPS it may be worth a "MAD Scientist" experiement by GR Research as well or a DIY builder..

[Danny Richie]

Been there done that and was a Bybee dealer.

I still have some in an in line RCA if anyone wants them.



The Bybees alone were $80 and these have Vampire's best ins and outs. I have four of them left and will take $50 each for them. I also have one of the newer Bybee slip stream filters that at the time were $125 each. I'll take $75 for it.

Basically what they are is a high frequency noise filter. With most systems there are some notable effects and with a noisy system the effects can be positive. However, I have found that on top level systems they tend to take away air and space cues and cause the sound stage to flatten out. So I no longer use them anywhere in my system.

The last place I was using them was in the digital out from my transport to my DAC. Here they had some positive effect without any negative. But I am not using a transport anymore either.   

Anyone that wants to try these may do so at no cost to see if they are good or not for your system before purchasing them. Another free demo!

[Cheeseboy]

Looks like the boat sailed without me.

It's hard to be a newbee when it comes to Bybee.

Suck

[Tyson]

I have found that Bybees in power supplies or in power filters is great, but in the speaker level connections they are pretty poor.  On interconnects (digital or analog), it varies quite a bit - sometimes they work great, other times not so great.  Of course, I live in an area with a lot of cruddy power and lots of EMI/RFI issues so Bybees tend to work better for me in general.

[satfrat]

I have found that Bybees in power supplies or in power filters is great, but in the speaker level connections they are pretty poor.  On interconnects (digital or analog), it varies quite a bit - sometimes they work great, other times not so great.  Of course, I live in an area with a lot of cruddy power and lots of EMI/RFI issues so Bybees tend to work better for me in general.

I agree(power) and I highly disagree(speaker), I'll leave it at that.    
 
Cheers,
Robin

[horchai]

bybees work well as AC filters. Not so much for rca inputs or speaker cable filters. It smoothen out the sound too much, i lost transients and details. One good thing abt bybees is that it enlarges the image.
I would recommend them to be used for a bright sounding system. In short, it's not a cure all solution. 

[satfrat]

bybees work well as AC filters. Not so much for rca inputs or speaker cable filters. It smoothen out the sound too much, i lost transients and details. One good thing abt bybees is that it enlarges the image.
I would recommend them to be used for a bright sounding system. In short, it's not a cure all solution. 

I don't see Bybee's as a cure, period. But I do recommend them for anyone who holds in high regard a large system dynamics and a deep wide sound stage that helps hide loudspeaker pinpointing.
 
While Bybee's aren't everyone's cup of tea obviously, I would sooner take off my Bybee Ultra speaker filters than I would my sex tool unless they were to be replaced my Jack Bybee's latest Bybee Speaker filters (and I didn't have to fork over the 4K in the process and I get to keep my sex tool!!!) 
 
Cheers,
Robin

[HT cOz]

Dude you have me rolling on the flOOr!!!

Either my system sucks or well ok not going there.

[Cheeseboy]

You funny Robin.

[Tyson]

One other odd thing - I've had bybees as part of a pair of interconnects and it was good but I think a bit muted in the highs.  So I cut them out and put them inside the amp, connecting the RCA input with the audio board.  MUCH better.  I'm not sure why moving it would change anything at all, but there it is....