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Acoustic Revive RD-3 Disc Demagnetizer, the RIO-5 II Negative Ion Generator, and the RGC-24 Grounding Conditioner. See my Random Noise 3 column for a consistently bemused report on three items that do really nice things to my CDs. There as well as here I own up to ignorance and pig-in-poop contentment. (Go to www.LotusGroupUSA.com for more information as well as a link to Acoustic Revive.) [Mike Silverton]





Of all the audio peripherals Iive lived with, none has brought more pleasure than Acoustic Revive RR-77 Ultra Low Frequency Pulse Generator. The wherewithal behind this unassuming little container is based on the mathematical findings in 1952 of a German physicist, Winfried Otto Schumann, that postulates an aspect of Earth magnetic field operating at around 7.83 cps. The Schumann Resonance salubrious effect is said be degraded by modern living EMF nasties, with which the RR-77 does battle in the domestic setting in its demurely inaudible way. The joy is in the listening. Weird science notwithstanding, the RR-77 brings a more clearly detailed and lifelike sound-field closer to the listener. The difference is best characterized as a good if sonically unengaging recording compared with an event that sounds a lot more like live music. Improbable, yes, but there you are. [Mike Silverton]


Acoustic Revive AC conditioners , RGC-24 , RR-77 °ú RWL-3

Acoustic Revive, king of audiophile tweaks, sure got their name right based on whats been happening in my listening room. After listening to a plethora of products designed by Ken Ishiguro, the original Mr. Revive himself, Im convinced plenty here at ST are having an Acoustic Revival! Thanks are in order to our own Mike Silverton. He was the spark plug that got the engine running on these remarkable products.

Mike review, in his Random Noise column (here), struck me as rather odd because having known Mike for a number of years, he is always struck me as the audiophile curmudgeon. Especially, when it comes to tweaks. Or, so I thought. My first task after discussing these products with Mike, was to keep and open mind and get my hands on the RR-77 first (but on second thought, remaining open-minded, in todays economically troubled times, with products as potent and as expensive as these might actually be a bad idea). Well, I almost didnot believe what I was hearing when I finally did get a loaner. Honestly, I didnot want to believe in that Schumann Law, earth resonance crap. The RR-77 however, did everything Mike stated in his column.

Next up was the RGC-24 Earth Grounding device, followed by the RTP-2 AC conditioner which proved to be the most natural AC device I live heard period. Lastly, and probably the most startling, was the RWL-3 Acoustic Panels. I regard these as the top of the Acoustic Revive food chain strictly in terms of sonic impact. they are well-built, attractive and expensive. If you can get away with having these on your listening room walls, by way of an angelic significant other if you are not lucky enough to have your own dedicated room, well, only then would you understand my enthusiasm. [Clement Perry]


Acoustic Revive RR-77


Let me say that it may sound like a little weird science and I am not totally sure how it works (who does), but I know that I am definitely hearing something on the order of monumental, sonically speaking. All I had to do was plug the RR-77 in and turn it on (keeping in mind the 5-foot distance off the floor), to get a more organic and three-dimensional sound. Acoustic Revive has made a reputation by enhancing how we listen and judge our systems. Their premise that there is a lot more to hi-fi and electronics than just spending more money and manufacturers specs hit a nerve here. It is apparent we are physically and emotionally affected by our earth natural resonance is a daunting and thought-provoking proposition. [Carlos Sanchez]




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