ERS Paper - picture and video thread - Page 25

Yes, the improvements are cumulative, the more ERS Paper the bigger the improvements! 100 sheets of ERS Paper ($2000) gave more for the price than any other tweak in my system. Amazing paper!
Wrapping a few sheets of ERS Paper and toilet paper rolls around the 1 meter Valhalla power cord for my DAC1 made a bigger improvement than Premier Power Plant ($2200). Premier added weaknesses while ERS Paper didn't, that's why ERS Paper is so good. It doesn't need to be upgraded later unless it burns up in a fire.


When I tried 2 layers of ERS Paper there was almost no difference compared to 1 layer. So the thin ERS Paper is good enough in my system. It's also easy to cut into smaller pieces so you can put it all over the place (jam the circuit boards). The soft ERS Paper is also great for cables because you can easily bend them.





I still don't know which is the better bang for buck, Magix levitation feet or ERS Paper. They are both worth much more than I spent on them. Other tweaks (like power cords) are a waste of money because they add problems to the sound, it doesn't matter how big the difference is if it will be a bottleneck in later tweakings. Tweaks that don't add bottlenecks are the best values. Valhalla power cord is the biggest bottleneck in my system now, but I keep it because I like the way it worsens the sound, it gives a smooth and veiled flavor which makes it sound clean.

If there are brightness problems in the system you can fix it fast by veiling the sound with a power cord or pasting the ends with goo. But you will get muddiness problems later if you tweak with ERS Paper or Magix. It's better for the long-term to invest on tweaks that don't add any weaknesses.




PS Audio xStream Statement power cords (bottleneck 3 months later)
QuickSilver Contact Enhancer (bottleneck 1 year later)
Ultimate Outlet (bottleneck 1.5 years later)
P300 Power Plant (bottleneck 2 years later)
Nordost Valhalla power cords (bottleneck 2.5 years later)
Magix levitation feet (no bottleneck!)
ERS Paper (no bottleneck!)

Partsconnexion has a 15% sale this month, so ERS Paper is cheap now. If I already didn't have my system fully wrapped I would buy a truck load of ERS Paper, it's that good.

Value of ERS Paper

If the audio system sounds bright because of enviromental influences it is better to fix those problems instead of hiding those problems by pouring cheap mud into the audio system. The mud is cheaper but also removes the details in the process.

With ERS Paper I haven't heard a reduction in performance no matter where I put it. Putting the paper anywhere will make it more dry, it's like it sucks out the water from the mud and leaves small grains of sand.

If the system is warm to begin with then the ERS Paper will make it sound too warm. That extra warmth in my system came from too thick cables, with thin cables I hear the most low-level detail and resolution. Thin cables without ERS Paper sounds edgy and fatiguing, but when they are wrapped with ERS Paper and toilet paper rolls they sound better than any other combo.

The only time ERS Paper made it worse was when I put it too close to my headphone cable like I tried earlier in this thread, it sounded muddy. The next time I tried it I used toilet paper rolls and it got better in every way. It seems like there's a constant 1cm field around the ERS Paper that tones down the surface details which makes the low-level details more audible. When I put the paper 1+cm from the headphone cable the surface details were toned up instead, and the improvement in low-level detail was huge. It got better in both directions, when I heard it the first time the price of ERS Paper felt very cheap.

The adhesive version is $100 for 4 sheets. Without the adhesive it is $70 for 4 sheets, $60 with the 15% discount.

Proof that ERS Paper works!

When I removed a sheet of ERS Paper from behind my rack I found a worm at the back of the sheet. It appears that he has lived there for a while. Has he been eating the ERS Paper or does he feel better when he is shielded from EMI? I guess these bugs are smarter than the skeptics. I can't wait to wrap myself!