Gilbert has had his product for quite some time now and I was wondering how much of a knock-off the PS Audio item was. The Noisehound Mk-III is listed at the BC site as costing $120. Did you pick yours up used or maybe the older models were lower in price?kirkawall said:I have a unit, from Blue Circle Audio, that makes similar claims but lacks the cool flashing blue lights. It's called a "noisehound" and it cost about 60.00.
I thought these devices were a cumlative thing and was not required or needed at every outlet????I find I'm always a bit wary of add-ons which get better as you add more -- 99.95 is reasonable for a unit like this but I can see myself buying more and more of them -- and I have thirty-odd outlets in my house...
DTB300 said:Gilbert has had his product for quite some time now and I was wondering how much of a knock-off the PS Audio item was. The Noisehound Mk-III is listed at the BC site as costing $120. Did you pick yours up used or maybe the older models were lower in price?
I thought these devices were a cumlative thing and was not required or needed at every outlet????
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Is this statement based on first hand experience or scientific opinion? If opinion, please cite sources showing this device cannot work. The light is marketing for sure, but it is irrelevant to the purpose of the device since they could dissipate the energy in ways other than a blinking light.Genesis said:Marketing, pure and simple. Converting "noise" into "light"?? I bet I could even find a way to charge everyone here $80 a unit and make it flash when you plug it in near your dimmer so you believe me. Enjoy your sound system w/o this stuff and don't worry about it, if you need to tweak further look elsewhere
attyonline said:Is this statement based on first hand experience or scientific opinion? If opinion, please cite sources showing this device cannot work. The light is marketing for sure, but it is irrelevant to the purpose of the device since they could dissipate the energy in ways other than a blinking light.
No, the purpose of the light is to get rig of the noise. The noise harvester stores noise in a Capacitor and when the Capacitor gets full of noise it is converted to light and removed. Paul McGowan of PS Audio says…kirkawall said:My impression was that the purpose of the light is partly to show that the unit is "working;" in the same way that the metres on many PC units are designed to demonstrate the unit at work. I'm still confused about how this unit can dispose of AC noise "permanently," without merely shunting it off. Does that mean that the unit does not need to be left in the wall. Engineers?
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When I first heard about the NH I was a bit skeptical, the whole idea of an LED eliminating noise and the more you add the more noise you remove sounded like snake oil. But with a 30 money back grantee and PS Audio’s reputation on the line I said what the hell.twich54 said:Joe, Nice little video from PS Audio ! I guess if they offer a "no-risk" 30 day return then why not try it out and see !?
Yes it does.My other question would be does it primarily work on home induced noise, dimmers, small appl and such. If so then that further merits the running of dedicated lines from ones breaker box. On the other hand certian areas of the country have much "dirtier" electricity than others.
Well I wasn't saying that in theory the device wouldn't work, I was just commenting on the usefullness of an $80 noise "harvesting" unit that you plug into a wall outlet. A common tenet that PS Audio cite is that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted. This is the well known first law of thermodynamics. However, the basic fundamentals of energy conversion and its intricacies go well beyond what I think PSA is capable of harnessing into an $80 device. Yet, it's your money and your ears....who's to say anything different (?)attyonline said:Is this statement based on first hand experience or scientific opinion? If opinion, please cite sources showing this device cannot work. The light is marketing for sure, but it is irrelevant to the purpose of the device since they could dissipate the energy in ways other than a blinking light.
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