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At least there has has been a bit more supplied to the subject - the info about tourmaline. Personally, I've never tried any such ideas, but the concept of self-capacitance may figure in this, and/or static issues. The latter is a biggy, and I've spent much time working out approaches to mitigate the audible influence of this - don't ask me why it should have significant impact, it just does! If I don't tackle this, then I don't get the quality I'm after - so, for me it's a necessary.

 

So, the "grounding boxes" may be about neutralising static build up, in some fashion - it's as good a theory as any floating around ...

 

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9 hours ago, Cornan said:

 

To make it simple I will decide your questions in 1:1 and 2:1 etc.

 

1:1 No, not what they are suppose to do either

1:2 How do you know? Explain.

1:3 How do you know? Explain.

1:4 How do you know? Explain

1:5 How do you know? Explain

 

2:1 How do you know? Explain

2:2 Nothing wrong with a common ground AFAIK.

2:3 Then please explain to me as a guy that do understandfor these things!

Firstly this as a general overview.

http://web.mst.edu/~jfan/slides/Archambeault2.pdf

1.1 If they worked them the designer would understand how.

1.2 Henry Ott Electromagnetic compatibility engineering.

1.3 Any basic analogue text on filters.

1.4 Ralf Morrison The fields of electronic. Any work any Maxwell and Heaviside

1.5 Link Above.

 

2.1 http://www.hottconsultants.com/pdf_files/dipoles-1.pdf

2.2 Depends... Nothing simple about controlling return currents.

2.3 I and many other do, we do it daily in our jobs at PCB level, component level and system level, its called signal integrity/EMC engineering.

 

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8 hours ago, Speed Racer said:

Grounding boxes and $1000 power cables.....where is Rob when you need him?

 

Rob Hood? 

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9 hours ago, Cornan said:

 

Wow esldude! I am impressed that you are actually trying to figure this out! I am not against the antenna clue at all. It is just so much negative impressions buried in that word. Tourmaline stones have really amazing properties if you start to learn about them. They are used in many different areas for their antistatic properties. Read about it. If you put pressure on tourmaline stones they'll release a lot of negatively charged ions. Think about if for a moment. Ground is negatively charged. It is right here where the puzzle starts. Why does negatively charged ions affect grounding?

No the ground is NOT negatively charged. These grounding boxes only exist (like a few other far out components) in the esoteric audio world, no other area of electronics, why is that one wonders. How many studios use these. How many high precision, low noise measurement set ups use them... That has to speak volumes about their effectiveness, they are only sold into a market where data sheets and measurements or even a basic explanation on how they work is not required, just some good marketing and a few believers...

Most other references to tourmaline stones is of this nature...

https://www.healingcrystals.com/Crystals_for_Electromagnetic_Pollution_from_Computers_Articles_592.html

O.o

Sorry for being rather abrupt, but these sort of devices and claims detract from the already abundant real problems in audio reproduction and neither forward the quest for fidelity or give the hobby a good name.  

:D

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8 hours ago, Cornan said:

 So, anyone got an idea why grounding boxes might work? 

 

 

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8 hours ago, Cornan said:

 

I have got atleast +30 years of experience in this hobby. I am very confident in hearing what is noise and what is not. In terms of objective and subjective I will always prefer the subjective part. Objective is boring!

From starting piano lessons at 4 on to listening to the radio under my bed clothes and onwards I have several decades behind me, one I learner NOT to trust my ears  my system has improved fidelity wise and I can concentrate on listening to the music, not the system.:D

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10 hours ago, Cornan said:

 

I would'nt qualify that as a hard evidence against grounding boxes. Bias controlled testing! Common! 

Just tell me how you think they work. Not by accusing believers of being half deaf. ?

 

Belief systems are the stories we tell ourselves to define our personal sense of Reality.

 

in WHAT ARE BELIEF SYSTEMS?

J.L. Usó-Doménech and J. Nescolarde-Selva

Department of Applied Mathematics. University of Alicante. Alicante. Spain 

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6 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

You have some very smart and talented people trying to help you and giving their own valuable time. 

 

More comments like this and you'll be asking for help on another site. 

 

Sorry Chris! I was just referring to the OP. Maybe it came out wrong?

 

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Above all keep it civil and without any personal attacks or stupid comments please! ?

 

I would love a discussion on this matter that could dig deeper in the subject rather than being a center for ironic comments.

 

 

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9 hours ago, esldude said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_conservation

 

wgscott normally gets paid to teach college students.  You'll need to find a high school teacher to start with high school level physics. 

 

You keep saying teach me, but you have to be willing to do your part as a student. 

 

I haven't gone thru these lessons here.  They claim to be equivalent to two terms of college level physics.  If you would like to learn for yourself give it a try, and it you find yourself lost, then maybe back up a step to something more basic.

 

http://fearofphysics.com/Videos/

 

 

 

I honestly do want to know how they work, but do not expect me to read the laws of physics. I am only interested if someone have a clue how they work. Not if someone do not have a clue. 

 

 

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10 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

 

your OP made personal attacks if not a stupid comment

 

If you call that a personal attack, you must not get out much as many would consider being "extremely curious" as a compliment.

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5 hours ago, fas42 said:

At least there has has been a bit more supplied to the subject - the info about tourmaline. Personally, I've never tried any such ideas, but the concept of self-capacitance may figure in this, and/or static issues. The latter is a biggy, and I've spent much time working out approaches to mitigate the audible influence of this - don't ask me why it should have significant impact, it just does! If I don't tackle this, then I don't get the quality I'm after - so, for me it's a necessary.

 

So, the "grounding boxes" may be about neutralising static build up, in some fashion - it's as good a theory as any floating around ...

 

Tourmaline stones, copper and silver are the main ingredients in the grounding boxes. As far as I see it there must be a reason for it to enhance SQ. They are usually very effective in chassi groundI and signal ground. I am all for the possibilities that it could deal with anti-statics for example.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Cornan said:

I honestly do want to know how they work,

Your honesty doesn't seem to include the possibility that they don't work.

2 minutes ago, Cornan said:

but do not expect me to read the laws of physics.

Too bad. Physics is where you'll find the answer.

2 minutes ago, Cornan said:

I am only interested if someone have a clue how they work. Not if someone do not have a clue. 

Then why do you keep dismissing everybody who tries to give you an explanation?

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2 hours ago, marce said:

No the ground is NOT negatively charged. These grounding boxes only exist (like a few other far out components) in the esoteric audio world, no other area of electronics, why is that one wonders. How many studios use these. How many high precision, low noise measurement set ups use them... That has to speak volumes about their effectiveness, they are only sold into a market where data sheets and measurements or even a basic explanation on how they work is not required, just some good marketing and a few believers...

Most other references to tourmaline stones is of this nature...

https://www.healingcrystals.com/Crystals_for_Electromagnetic_Pollution_from_Computers_Articles_592.html

O.o

Sorry for being rather abrupt, but these sort of devices and claims detract from the already abundant real problems in audio reproduction and neither forward the quest for fidelity or give the hobby a good name.  

:D

I know ground is a 0v reference and that ground is not negatively charged. I am trying to understand why the work? I know they do. They might not do it as a ground reference in a proper sence, but they seem to make those spots better. Could this be due to a reduction of anti-statics do you think? 

 

 

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1 hour ago, marce said:

Didn't work for me:D had to resort to major surgery, maybe I should have knelt on a grounding box.

 

Marce, I thought you had gone through a medical unpleasantness, and I see that it was a wee unpleasant, pun iintended :D. Hope life has restabilised fully, and you're in full stride, in everything that matters!

 

Myself, slowing down even more than before - I'm doing something now I never thought I would do, going to bed early in the evening sometimes; the energy reserves just run out, and it's time to call it quits for the day. Ahhh, well, the price of getting older ...

 

Cheers,

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