The listening experience interview in the Iraser test
Under the heading “we still have a question”, the listening experience in the latest Vortex HiFi Iraser test published an interview with Norbert Maurer about maintaining the sound of a hi-fi system.
Read the interview here:
Do we have another question?
HE: Mr Maurer, in the report we mentioned that even glass tables on which cell phones or digital radio telephones were lying (DECT telephones) should be erased with the Iraser wand. How do you come up with the idea of “demagnetizing” a glass table in order to improve the sound?
NM: This is a consistent continuation of the idea that the environment has a direct influence on people and thus on their perception of music.
HE: What do you mean by direct impact on people?
NM: The common approach in HiFi is that we only have a tonal change if the signal, and thus the sound, is changed due to an error in the transmission in such a way that the perceived sound changes. In short, without a signal change, there is no sound change.
And if, for example, there is interference on a power line and this is eliminated by a filter, it is assumed that the change in sound that we then hear has to do with a change in the signal and thus the sound. The disturbance in the power grid changes the signal, we perceive a change in the signal and the perception of music is so different. That's what I mean by indirect. This assumed influence is often not at all traceable in terms of measurement technology, and is actually not physically imaginable at the moment. I have proven this again and again with the test setup with "interferers". You can place a second system in the room and make changes that you can easily hear, but the music will be played by the first system. This also works with "disturbers" that are in adjoining rooms or adjoining rooms of adjoining rooms, even if the power source for the disturbance is a battery.
A direct influence on people is therefore given if one considers the direct effect of the interferer on people. The system emits interference directly to people and influences their perception of music, for example by creating stress or influencing the nervous system. In such cases, we also measure the effect on the autonomic nervous system by measuring the heart rate variability. Our building biology measuring devices, which represent the current top standard, can no longer measure fields at this distance. However, humans react to these field sources with stress, which we then measure.
Research shows this direct influence of fields on the nervous system both at high frequencies such as DECT, WLAN, but also in the low frequency range (dirty power) and with static electrical fields, which are held responsible for significant sleep disorders. This means that static electrical fields unconsciously trigger the human nervous system, which is why we sleep poorly and therefore we hear poorly. This is a new approach for HiFi, but corresponds to current research in the field of building biology and environmental medicine.
HE: We were able to understand this building biology and environmental medicine approach in our tests of your Ground Optimizer and the BOB line filter. With these measures, however, interference fields are reduced. However, a glass table does not create any fields.
NM: Once you have opened the door to a different way of thinking, you can discover a whole new world there with its influencing factors, but also cofactors. At the very beginning of my path with energetic accessories, I noticed that there are alternating electrical fields in the vicinity of glass panes that cannot be found further away. I therefore assumed early on that the jump in the dielectric resistance between air and glass would create potential vortices, as Prof. Dr. K. Meyl theoretically predicts. These vortices carry information about the material structure of the glass. These vortices act with their information on the human body. This can increase or decrease stress, depending on the information. That is why I have been offering interference suppression agents for window panes for over ten years. The amorphous glass can unfortunately - like water - be informed very easily. In the medium term, structures that are harmful to the sound also form in panes that we have suppressed with our interference suppression agents. These can now be erased for the first time with our Iraser wands. So it is not necessarily a field source like a device or a cable that affects us. There are also objects in the room where the omnipresent waves and fields swirl and thus interact with people.
HE: Is that also the reason for the better CD and LP sound when using the Iraser stick?
NM: I agree. There is no signal change due to a treated CD.
HE: But what about the damp cloth? Why does it sound any different when I wipe the screen, window or cable with this damp cloth?
NM: This is also an effect that can be explained in terms of building biology. As mentioned, static charges in the environment of a person can disturb sleep. The nervous system is constantly triggered. This not only applies to synthetic carpets, but also to lacquer, glass and other non-conductive plastic surfaces such as cables. The static charges can be removed with a damp cloth and you can listen to music in a relaxed and stress-free manner. That also means a lot more detailed. If one systematically suppresses all sources of interference in the human environment, a holistic, deep musical sensation is possible, in which one can sink into the music and is not repeatedly torn out by the subconscious. It's easy to get a flow. How important it is to remove static charges with a damp cloth can only be believed if you have heard it.