[David James]

While trying to get comments on an issue I have with the NuForce Icon, I ran across a thread about their Magic Cube . From the link

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The Magic Cube's proprietary Smith Cell operates on the speaker cables' current flow as an additional distortion-reducing mechanism. A degree of low-level phase error occurs within metal conductors, resulting in a blurring effect, particularly with respect to micro-dynamics. While this form of distortion is certainly subtle, a high-resolution system will reveal its presence to the experienced listener. The process giving rise to phase error is a subject of debate among physicists and electrical engineers.

All that for only $249. If you bi-wire, then you get twice the improvement for only $498. Add some magic pebbles and you're in sonic nirvana.

 

[tvrgeek]

It does make one wonder if this is really some grad student project. Map where in the world people who buy them are from, and then present a paper showing "X" is the most stupid culture on earth. Giveaway is the word Magic" in the name. Maybe they sell an identical unit with a more esoteric name elsewhere, so they can compare the effect of the name. It has to be something, as this seems to be a real company and they make real amps. I love the idea of a grad project that pays for itself.