ERS. The cheapest upgrade known to man?

[merlin]

Ok to kick off I have now got some ERS cloth. What

Yeah OK, it's a cloth right, that looks like a dishcloth and you would think was designed to clean your taps with

For those in the know (WM and others), it's fantastic at destroying the negative impact of RFI. Only costs about $25 per sheet. And a sheet goes a long way. One of the few products where less is more

Simply stuck on top of my Woolworths mains block powering my TV and AV system, the improvement is picture quality is amazing. Again placing a sheet between transport and dac has the effect of lowering the noise floor substantially.

Now I know this should be in the DIY forum, but seeing as all you need to do is put this stuff on top of your mains supply or components, I reckon those of us who are technologically challenged should know too

Real Buffs are wrapping transformers and other components in this stuff. But for most, simply slipping a sheet on top of their transport or mains block will be suffice.

 

[HenryT]

So where do you get this stuff from?

 

[merlin]

Henry,

there is a UK distributor but they are somewhat overpriced

Maybe WM can help out. Otherwise, I have a sheet or two I will lend you when I see you next.

 

[wadia-miester]

It's a fine tool in he aid of improving sound quality, but place it closer to the source and man it's good, there are 3 types, plain sheet, Sticky ( and Tape for winding round cables) un sitely but good. not that I use any of course WM

 

[Chea Johndle]

For more info....well only a little bit more...

http://www.stillpoints.us/1Pages/ers_products.html


Regards

 

[penance]

so would it be good to put on the shelves of a rack under the components?

and where can you get it?
i searched but fopund nothing

 

[wadia-miester]

Andy, I don't know where Merlin gets his from in the UK, but I get my direct from the states Cryo-Tweeks, but they do tend to frown on anything less than 4 sheets though (will deal for less, but they get grumpy), plus postage about $24 (for a fast 4 day job) else about 4 weeks . You can even put around the wall plug sockets, thats very interesting WM

 

[penance]

hmm, wall plugs eh, sounds like an interesting idea.
Shame i banned myself from useing the credit card!

worth serious consideration tho by the sounds of it

<edit> Tone do the have the addy for cyro tweaks?

 

[lowrider]

I am ordering one sheet, directly from Stillpoints, to try over the tunner, under the player...

Lets see, hear, what happens...

 

[Hodgesaargh]

could you use it inside your integrated cd player? say, to separate the DAC bit from the transformer and the transport bit?

 

[Hodgesaargh]

that stillpoints website doesnt say how much it costs

 

[Hodgesaargh]

So can anyone tell me the sodding price of this stuff or not?

 

[wadia-miester]

Miller, I'm afraid that it'as only available from the UK importer, and he's asking £60@sheet I have accquired mine in the past from the US however yesterday I recieved this e-mail from the suppiler



Tony,

I wish I could sell the ERS directly to you, but I am bound by an agreement with Stillpoints not to sell in the UK. Evidently the distributor their has sewn up an exclusive arrangement with them.

I can sell them just about everywhere else, and whatever the buyer does with them (or where they send them) after they purchase them from me is their business.

Anyhow, I won't have any in stock until late this week or early next week. I have had a bit of a run on the stuff the last few days. I can't really explain why.

Regards,

So if we say to antonio we'll have 40 sheets then we'll all divvy up. WM

 

[merlin]

The problem is Hodge old boy, that there is confusion at the moment

Stateside, a 8"x11" sheet goes for about $20. Trouble is, no one will ship to the UK as we now have our own distributer, Overkill Audio.

I think they sell 6" x 18" sheets at about $45, but you would need to ask them the price.

It's worth remembering that a sheet goes a long way, even a 2" x 3" patch on your mains block can have a real affect. The drawback is that you will play around for ages trying to get the maximum effect, and it is possible to overdo it.

 

[SteveC]

Is there any way to get some feedback in the positioning/testing process - like hold an untuned radio nearby to see if the hash is reduced? Come to that, has anyone tried that with and without the sheet in place?

 

[garyi]

Guys pease stop this. Some one wants to sell you a sheet of dishcloth, and you are all biting your hands of with excitment

Remember Merlin uses an EQ

 

[wadia-miester]

Problem is the dish cloth (sic) works Garyi, you were listening to it

 

[merlin]

Originally posted by garyi
Guys pease stop this. Some one wants to sell you a sheet of dishcloth, and you are all biting your hands of with excitment

Remember Merlin uses an EQ

Spoken like a true Naimee there Gary

It's no wonder that your imagination, when used to select an eating house, extended as far as a Beefeater

 

[garyi]

No doubt your system worked tony, but was it the dishcloth?

 

[Hodgesaargh]

Well this distributor stuff is quite lame isnt it. Basically it's just restricting competition, and I'll bet it's not just this wacky cloth stuff that is affected by this sort of thing. Pure profiteering. I would encourage everyone to avoid buying this stuff from UK until the price is forced back to a realistic level by market forces.