Hello everyone,
I would like to point out a device I recently encountered. It is called the "Blackhole Noise Trap" from a company called SoundStrip. I found out about it by reading a review by Roy G. over on his webpage. I ordered several sets to experiment with and see what's up.
It is very unassuming. Simply a small, black MDF box with two leads sticking out and they don't weigh very much either. You can get the leads terminated with a spade or banana and you can specify if you need longer leads. They are sold in pairs. If you consume audio by the pound you will be disapointed. However, if you are looking for products that elevate the performance of your system then this should be a stop on your path.
Connecting them is a breeze. Simply connect the leads to your speakers binding posts. Red-to-red and black-to-black. (or whatever color you have). The NoiseTrap is not directional so it really doesn't matter.
I first connected them to my PureLow subs. Startling improvement. The sound field gained clarity. That spaciousness thing that subwoofers do went exponential.
I took a pair of them to a friends house and connected them to the lower woofer of his Kharma speakers. I think two tracks define what happened. I suggested we listen to "The Peppery Man" by Natalie Merchant. This track has these four guys in the opening discussing the Peppery Man and how they don't want anything to do with him. There voices are low and gravelly. On many systems this sounds muffled. The words are slurred together and It can be difficult to understand all of the words they are saying. His system wasn't that bad but the voices were a little muffled sounded. I put in the Noise Traps and we hit play.
The first thing that stuck me was how much clearer and pure of tone the guitar was. Wait, I just talked about low, gruffy voices. Well, in the very beginning, before the guys start their dialog, there is a dobro guitar using a slide. It was amazing how much clarity was added to the upper registers by clearing up the lower woofer. Then when we arrived at the dialog, it was also much more articulate.
The second track was a song he was listening to earlier -- Patricia Barber's, "Bye Bye Blackbird" from the album Nightclub. The opening of this track starts with a piano and upright bass simultaneously playing the same notes. Listening to this song without the NoiseTrap, the low notes were a little blobby and it was difficult to differentiate between the piano and the upright bass. Their tones were mostly blurred together. After inserting the boxes everything cleaned up. Now we can hear the upright bass and the piano. Patricia's voice was also much clearer.
You might want to give these a try. They work!
I would like to point out a device I recently encountered. It is called the "Blackhole Noise Trap" from a company called SoundStrip. I found out about it by reading a review by Roy G. over on his webpage. I ordered several sets to experiment with and see what's up.
It is very unassuming. Simply a small, black MDF box with two leads sticking out and they don't weigh very much either. You can get the leads terminated with a spade or banana and you can specify if you need longer leads. They are sold in pairs. If you consume audio by the pound you will be disapointed. However, if you are looking for products that elevate the performance of your system then this should be a stop on your path.
Connecting them is a breeze. Simply connect the leads to your speakers binding posts. Red-to-red and black-to-black. (or whatever color you have). The NoiseTrap is not directional so it really doesn't matter.
I first connected them to my PureLow subs. Startling improvement. The sound field gained clarity. That spaciousness thing that subwoofers do went exponential.
I took a pair of them to a friends house and connected them to the lower woofer of his Kharma speakers. I think two tracks define what happened. I suggested we listen to "The Peppery Man" by Natalie Merchant. This track has these four guys in the opening discussing the Peppery Man and how they don't want anything to do with him. There voices are low and gravelly. On many systems this sounds muffled. The words are slurred together and It can be difficult to understand all of the words they are saying. His system wasn't that bad but the voices were a little muffled sounded. I put in the Noise Traps and we hit play.
The first thing that stuck me was how much clearer and pure of tone the guitar was. Wait, I just talked about low, gruffy voices. Well, in the very beginning, before the guys start their dialog, there is a dobro guitar using a slide. It was amazing how much clarity was added to the upper registers by clearing up the lower woofer. Then when we arrived at the dialog, it was also much more articulate.
The second track was a song he was listening to earlier -- Patricia Barber's, "Bye Bye Blackbird" from the album Nightclub. The opening of this track starts with a piano and upright bass simultaneously playing the same notes. Listening to this song without the NoiseTrap, the low notes were a little blobby and it was difficult to differentiate between the piano and the upright bass. Their tones were mostly blurred together. After inserting the boxes everything cleaned up. Now we can hear the upright bass and the piano. Patricia's voice was also much clearer.
You might want to give these a try. They work!
