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    Coolmodo: It does work, and it does use real science. Basically it removes $959 from your wallet, then, if you claim it doesn't work you'll look like a douchbag... more »
    Gary_7vn: $959 and it doesn't even go to 11. "When I remove the Blackbody, the attractiveness of the music is gone." I think he meant, "When I remove MY BRAIN... more »
    Kirkaiya: Yet in seeming violation of the principles of quantum mechanics, the LessLoss disentangles you from your money... (okay - so the.coolest's comment is... more »
    ELPARTO: I bet it keeps mountain lions away too. more »
    the.coolest: I could confirm first-hand the efficacy of this black box. My non-audiophile stereo's sound quality profoundly improved after a particle interaction ... more »
    MyPetFly: This will improve your sound quality too. more »
    taodude: There MUST be crystals involved, somehow. My New Age Bullshit detector went into overload reading the device description. more »
    Mark A Peskin: Clarly the market for this thing is Trekkies. It must have a flux capacitor in there somewhere... more »
    thebigcheese: If they don't use it in the studio, you don't need it at home. And they don't use that in any studio anywhere. I'm quite certain of that. more »
    HeroOfTomorrow: But it's wireless! If it's wireless it's cool, regardless of what it does. And if you don't want to brag about your LessLossBlackBody (which sounds li... more »
    KhaiJB: what happens if you ducttape 2 of them together, "speaker" to "speaker" boom? more »
    Mr. Damage-wants two front teeth for XMAS: I have a set of cables perfect for this setup. They are forged near the Yellow River Mountain in China. Once they arrive at the states, they are tre... more »
    jepzilla: It's not real science. more »
    TickleMeElmo: Selling audiophile snake oil is bad enough, but using a video of Richard Feynman to lend authenticity to your quantum mechanics mumbo jumbo? Heinous. more »
    bededog: "The Blackbody takes advantage of the quantum nature of particle interaction..." Yeah, when a product claims to use quantum mechanics, you know it's ... more »
    Michai: Wait for it.....wait for........it........ Ga....JUNK! more »
    crazydave_w: Hmm, wouldn't the output of this device would increase exponentially with sound frequency, leading to an "A/V Catastrophe"? more »
    jdskeleven: From their site: "The Blackbody’s effects easily traverse equipment cases, furniture, and other obstacles, for photon energy is pure energy that ca... more »
    AmishJohn: Don't be so skeptical; I'm sure it contains a highly-tuned filter to seperate fools from their money. more »
    FrankenPC: I place my cat near the stereo. Does the same thing. more »
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