Artificial atoms used to improve compact discs?

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"Artificial atoms" used to improve compact discs?

This should be very entertaining for all of you. If you visit http://machinadynamica.com/ you will find many interesting devices. Some of them are complete bunk (for example, the "Clever Little Clock", the "Brilliant Pebbles", and the "Teleportation Tweak"). A few, however, are in a more gray area (such as the "Codename Turquoise", "Promethean Base", and the "Intelligent Box").

My brother engaged them in a long thread, which is posted below. (Read from the bottom up)

From: Geoff Kait [mailto:geoffkait@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:35 AM
To: ...
Subject: Re: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

The Box has a dedicated laser in it (so the box simulates the CD player
"box" and laser). The advantage of the Intelligent Box is that the active
material in the card is inserted into the interior of the Box so the active
ingredient is very close to the laser and the CD, which is placed on top of
the Intelligent Box when treating it. The top of the Box is clear so the CD
is exposed to the photons of the laser and the photons emitted by the card
when the laser strikes it. The active ingredient is contained in a thin
layer spread out in the card's interior, like a sandwich. The simultaneous
interaction of the laser photons and the Card photons with the polycarbonate
layer of the CD improves the *transparency* of the layer so that when the CD
is played the CD player laser "reads" the embedded data more accurately.

The active ingredient in the Card - as for the Chip - is actually artificial
atoms! Pretty innovative for an audio product, wouldn't you say?

From: ...
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:06:59 -0500
To: "'Geoff Kait'" <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Ok, I¹m no quantum physicist, so this was a little confusing. What
specifically does the box do, and what kind of specific sound changes does
this product create? Again, thanks for your help. My students will
appreciate innovations in the audio technology arena.

-----Original Message-----

Patents too expensive, firthermore I don't wish to reveal certain
information so I don't go that route. Ironically, Much safer not to have
patent in these cases.

The Intelligent Box/Intelligent Card is the evolution of the Intelligent
Chip, which does the same thing as the Box. The box replicates the CD
player laser and gets the active material very close to the CD, one thing
the Intelligent Chip did not do - the Chip was placed on top of the player
chassis while the CD played for 2 seconds. But the effects of the Chip and
the Box are the same. The explanation of the Box is the same as for the
Chip - quantum mechanics - photon interaction with the CD material. It's
all explained in excrutiating detail in my paper on the Intelligent Chip.

Geoff

From: ...
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:55:59 -0500
To: "'Geoff Kait'" <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Geoff,

Thanks, the pages on your site helped. None of the writing seems to describe
the mechanisms of your inventions. Do you have the patent number for these
devices so that I might see how exactly they work? I am very interested in
the Intelligent Box and Card. I¹m not seeing exactly what these do, and
especially how they might work. I¹m curious as to what exactly is changed on
a CD to enhance its sound, as a CD on contains data in the form of a dye. Do
you change the dye somehow?

Thanks for all your help!

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Kait [mailto:geoffkait@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:59 PM
To: ...
Subject: Re: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

..., my website has many pages; there is navigation at the top of the main
page.

Audio Video Accessories and Tweaks: Vibration Isolation, Resonance Control, Teleportation, Isolation Stand, Clever Little Clock, Crystals


Geoff


From: ...
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:48:44 -0500
To: "'Geoff Kait'" <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

I have students that can filter through much of this information. Also,
reading things like this is what I do for a living. I have plenty of time to
read, and if I only spend a single year doing research then I¹m happy. Any
additional material you have would be helpful. Do you have any other
websites?



-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Kait [mailto:geoffkait@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:30 PM
To: ...
Subject: Re: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

I don't think you realize what you're getting yourself into. There is so
much information available on-line you won't have enough time in a year or
two to thoroughly examine it all, much less come to conclusions on the
effectiveness of these products or how they compare to other products.


There was review of Clever Little Clock in Positive Feedback last year:

clock nespa



I have white paper on Brilliant Pebbles at:

Machina Dynamica White Paper on Brilliant Pebbles



I have paper on Intelligent Chip at:

How the Intelligent Chip Works - Definitive Explanation



Reveiw of Intelligent Box by 2 PhDs at 6 Moons at:

6moons audio reviews: Machina Dynamica Intelligent Box



there was review of Intelligent Chip by 2 PhDs at 6 Moons in Jan 07:

6moons audio reviews: Photon Cannons




From: ...
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:13:33 -0500
To: "'Geoff Kait'" <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Ok, I understand. I wanted to perform an in-class comparison of your goods
with other well-known audio products. Additionally, I was going to publish
some materials concerning comparisons between high-end sound technologies.
How can I get information on your data? Have there been any reviews of your
products in magazines or online?



-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Kait [mailto:geoffkait@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:33 AM
To: ...
Subject: Re: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

... - All testing information is proprietary. Performance data is also
proprietary. All information that we deem relevant is published on Machina
Dynamica's web site.

Regards, Geoff at Machina Dynamica

From: ...
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:07:20 -0500
To: "'Geoff Kait'" <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Do you have any publish materials on the testing and performance of your
products?



-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Kait [mailto:geoffkait@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:54 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Hello, ..., thanks for your interest in Machina Dynamica. I respectfully
decline to submit any of our products for testing.

regards, Geoff Kait
Machina Dynamica

From: ...
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:59 -0500
To: <geoffkait@verizon.net>
Subject: Testing Your Products at an Accredited University

Geoff,

I teach classes on music technology at an accredited university. I would
like to test some of your products and publish materials on them. I am very
excited about the possibility of seeing and hearing some of your devices. Is
there anyway we might discuss this further?

Which, to the layperson almost sounds plausible until he gets to the "artificial atoms" part. It turns out, there is such a concept of "artificial atoms" in QM ... lending some credibility to the claims. However, this statement:

There is so
much information available on-line you won't have enough time in a year or
two to thoroughly examine it all, much less come to conclusions on the
effectiveness of these products or how they compare to other products.

... clearly illustrates the pseudo-science approach of these products.

Anyone here care to comment on the claims of the so-called "Intelligent Box" ... even if for a laugh? :-)

 

[mgb_phys]

Best buy were trying to sell me a $50 HDMI ( digital video ) cable yesterday.
Not only does it give a better quality picture than the cheap one but it improves resolution!

 

[Ben Niehoff]

Best Buy employees don't generally know very much. Obviously the cable cannot improve the resolution beyond the device standards. But the material the cable is made of can improve its conductivity, reducing losses and line-induced noise. The best materials are of course gold and platinum. Hence why all those nice cables are expensive.

As for Machina Dynamica, that's a good laugh. My favorite product is the Duplex Cover. I knew my wall sockets were the culprit in my slightly-less-than-perfect sound setup! :P

I'm sure the only way they've avoided a lawsuit is because all of their claims are so vague.

 

[cesiumfrog]

Is there anything wrong with producing a more expensive digital-data cable?

Legally, if you (at least use slightly more precious metal and) advertise absolutely no claims whatsoever, aren't you free to charge whatever you like?

Morally, it is obvious that many uninformed people will buy the most expensive product because of a mistaken expectation that the alternative will perform less well. That's dishonest, and not everyone can ever be an expert on every topic.

Can there be a system to prevent such exploitation, or must this just be accepted as a lesser evil?

 

[mgb_phys]

Can there be a system to prevent such exploitation, or must this just be accepted as a lesser evil?

I believe it's called education :tongue:


I don't know what error correction is in HDMI, but as long as the link reliability is enough that the corrected data gets through it doesn't matter.
It did always strike me as crazy that audio equipement has hugley expensive analogue interconnects rather than use things like differential signals to give much better S/N with crappy cable.

 

[Ajwrighter]

with the use of nano technology, Bigger atoms such as Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Carbon and Oxygen can be artificially made. On a side note, I remember listening to a seminar where when of the speakers was discussing the possibility of creating an apple from the molecules around us.