SCHUMANN RESONANCE PLUG

Truly new visions and products can only emerge by leaving the beaten track. For audio/video products this is definitely not the most common and easy way. Revolutionary tech-nology rarely comes from the mar-keting department either. For us at KE this is the result from our deep knowledge, thorough development and the strong ambition to develop unique products with an outstanding price/performance ratio.

The convincing proof that this approach can lead to some very remarkable products can be found in our SR PLUG and QA PLUG. Diffe-

rent and unusual for sure but by no means less effective. Just follow your eyes and ears. The improvement in sound and picture quality is impossible to miss.

We proudly present to you the SCHUMANN RESONANCE PLUG

What is the Schumann Resonance?

In 1952, the German physicist Wilfried Otto Schumann discovered that the cavity between the earth and ionosphere acts as an electro-magnetic resonant cavity. Energized by elec-trical discharges (lightning), very low frequency resonances are created around the earth. The lowest frequency (the fundamental) has a frequency of only 7,83 Hz which corres-ponds with a wavelength of 38,000 km/24,000 miles (the circumference of the earth is about 40,000 km/25,000 miles). The ionosphere pro-

Greater involvement in sound & vision

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tects us against harmful radiation from the sun and from out of space, there are indicati-ons that the so-called Schumann Resonance plays a role in this.

On the earth, mankind is creating more and more high frequency radiation. RFI (Radio Fre-quency Interference) and EMI (Electro Mag-netic Interference) will pollute your A/V set and, according to certain people, also your listening room and your body.

What does it do?

The newly generated 7,83 Hz wave by the SCHUMANN RESONANCE PLUG will counteract the effects of this radiation. With the SR PLUG, you will notice a clearer sound with a richer timbre, more details, a deeper soundstage and a more powerful and dynamic sound.

The SR PLUG relies on a fully different principle than all other mains related products. Thus, the SR PLUG cannot degrade the effect of other products. On the contrary, the positive effects do enhance each other.

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Where to install?

For best results, we advise to position the wire antenna vertically in the middle between your loudspeakers. Most practical way to do so, is to attach the antenna to the wall behind them. The SR PLUG is sensitive to its orientation, you can estimate this by means of listening. Under most circumstances, the middle position of the

SCHUMANN RESONANCE PLUG product specification

•Shuntdevice,nodynamicrestrictionpossible•GeneratesanewSchumannresonance•Adjustableintensity•Atmaximumlevel,Schumannovertones

are also generated •Pottedinresintopreventmicrophoniceffects•8ft.(2,5m)wireantenna,foroptimumresult•Canbecombinedwithallothermainsrelated

products •MultipleSRPLUGSintensifytheeffect•Simple‘plugandplay’installation•Alsoavailablewithwhitewireantenna

leveladjusteristhemostpleasantone,butfeelfreetoturnitupalittlemore,inwhichcaseyou’llhear more detail and precision. However, you may notice a slight decrease in timbre, but this will mainly depend on the set used, the listening room and your personal preferences.

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StereoTimes.com, March 2009; “Kemp Elektroniks SR PLUG, A Follow-up”, by Dennis Parham

“In conclusion, I am in total concurrence with CP’s review. I alsoagreewithMr. Kempsbro-chure that the SR Plugs “provide a richer more detailed and holographic sonic experience.”Switching them out to conduct a quick A/B was very easy by simply unplugging them. Immedia-tely, upon doing this, I noticed a less dimensional stage with images stuck more to the physical plane of my loudspeakers.”

reviews

StereoTimes.com, January 2009; “Kemp Elektroniks Resonance Plug, Resonates with me...”, by Clement Perry

“The sonic benefits of adding the Kemp SRplug(s) into my listening space were immedi-ate and obvious. With the RR-77 still powered up, I could easily hear greater three-dimensi-onality placing a single Kemp SR plug directly center, between my Sunny loudspeakers. Yes, all the accolades formerly applied to the RR-77s were applicable to the SR plug. A greater sense of air and bloom seemed to surround in-struments. The acoustic space of each recor-ding also made itself more apparent making the leap of faith of “being transported to the recording” that much more believable.”

Home Studio, mei 2008; “Even mysterieuze als muzikale accessoires”, door John van Polen (English translation)

“The effects of the SR-plug are totally diffe-rent from the ones of the QA-plug. The effect is more in the area of clarity, damping, purity, and the total suppression of noise. A cleaner, more analytical sound with more details, without a shrinking of the soundstage. After a few days of settling, the combined effects of both plugs have become even more notice-able. The sound has become more natural, it simply sounds more like real music.”

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Responses from customers

Received the SR plug replacement yesterday andtrieditlastnight.MustsaythatI’mhappywith the results. :) Imparts a more controlled feel to the sound and allows one to be better drawn/relaxintothemusic....

Mr. Kong Wy Mun from Singapore

When I plug the SR and pla-cing the wire between my speakers, immediately eve-rything become more clea-ner with great hights making me to hear more from the recordings. Micro- details. Wow! what a great tweak.

Khat from Japan

BeingagratifieduseroftheKemp QA-Plug and SNS-Plug for several years now, I was very curious about this new SR-Plug. It must be said: the effects are obvious at once. Amore refined treble, bet-ter retrieval of detail (even new details appeared!) and a more “real” sound. At the start, I was too lazy to strech out the antenna, which was wrong, be-cause this clearly enhances the effect. At my place, the SR-Plug sounded at its best when set atmaximumoutput.This triggered the ideaofbuying another one, which raised the bene-fitsasexpected.Inmyopinion,thisisthebestPlug Kemp has ever made.

Dhr. Wintels from Heerhugowaard/The Netherlands

(translated by John van Polen)

Yesterday,IcollectedaSR-Plugatmydealer’sto try it at home. I kept the device right away, becausethisPlugdoesexactlywhatis inthereview by Mr. John van Polen. A lower noise floor, bass ismore taut,moreaccurate ima-ging and better retrieval of detail are among its effects. In short, an astounding result.Dhr. van den Oever from Katwijk aan Zee/The

Netherlands (translated by John van Polen)

“The music presentation is super clear, even more dynamic and soundstage depth and width presentation is so real. This is the most significanttweakinmy20yearsintohifi.Simplybreathtaking!”

Mervin from Singapore

I feel very happy with “my” sound: wide, deep, open, transparent, tidy, rich, dy-namic. I can hardly imagine anything better downside a 5 figure high-end exoticmonsters. At least - until this weekend.

*Step 1: turned poten-tiometer down to zero, plugged SR and here-we-go. I’ve chosen Hail-the IDub compilation: a hea-venly production, clean, clear and tidy.*Step 2: turn clockwise to 9 o’clock. Apart slightly dee-per bass (illusion?) I did not notice audible differences. *Step 3: potentiometer

turned to 11 o’clock. Wow! Bang! The bassgot “edge”, the soundstage depth becomes deeper, higher, wider, naturally balanced with whole lotta “black space” between in-struments. Almost holographic. Voices placed in front of drums (as it should be), colour and tidiness of voice to die for. *Step4:potentiometerturnedfrom1o’clocktomax.Toomuchofagoodthingequalsno-good. *Back to 11 o’clock – back to heaven. Thesound reminded me to the “deep listening” sessions after bong (ab)use when I was young(er). *The last step: SR Plug switched of. The sound I’vethoughtwasfine.seemed-wallofsound!Plugged again. I will never unplug it again.

I damn love itIvan Benja from Milan (Italy)

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A spectacular device, as far as I am con-cerned the most important accessory in my audio chain. Not the cheapest around, but the very best I know of. A recommendation well-deserved.

Walther Steenbrink from Apeldoorn/the Netherlands (translated by John van Polen)

...I hooked it up last night. This thing is nothing shortofamazing-it’spresenceworkedagreatimprovement in my system. The reviews of this device were right on the money: it may be the most cost-effective tweak I have ever used.

A customer of one of our US dealers; Highend-electronics

First impressions of this device are positive: if fact, very positive but difficult to describe.To sum up the very unusual effect would be to say that music played through my system sounds more “pleasant”. This is an ambiguous wordbutmywifeconfirmed thisdescription.She mentioned that listening with the SR plug is “less strenuous on the ears, easier on the head”

Herman from Chicago