Synergistic Research Ground Block

Small, yet powerful. What if you could significantly upgrade your audio system without changing any of your components? Simply connect your system to the SR Ground Block and you will hear things you’ve never heard before. Even the most sophisticated electronics are transformed with a dramatic reduction in noise. Music ushers forth from a jet black sonic background, with never before noticed detail. And modest components take on new refinement to perform far above their class with virtually every area of system performance being enhanced in dramatic and surprising ways. Available for in-home audition, experiment and confirm for yourself that the SR Ground Block is an unprecedented breakthrough that will forever change how you experience music at home. The SR Grounding Block was engineered to improve ground performance on our new Atmosphere Series Level 2, 3, and 4 interconnects and speaker cables, as well as all SR products with external ground plane connections—like Tranquility Base isolation platforms, FEQ, and Atmosphere wave generators. With optional connectivity cables the SR Ground Block also dramatically improves the performance of turntables, DAC’s, Pre-Amps, Power Amps, USB devices or any component with an active or passive circuit inside. Note:  Many power amplifiers will sound best without the ground engaged.  Try your power amp and speaker cables with and without the ground attached and choose what sounds best for your system. The term “ground” refers to a connection to the Earth, which acts as a reservoir of charge. The high-speed, SR Grounding Block provides a conductive path for this ground, separate from the normal current-carrying path of your components, which under certain conditions can add up to 10 dB of noise if poorly designed! The ground path with the least resistance is the best path to Earth, and there is no better ground path for your components than the SR Grounding Block. Peripheral HUB: 18 ports to perfection. By cleaning up your system’s ground connection you hear a noticeable improvement in soundstage height, depth and width thanks to a lower noise floor. Soundstage scale is improved with richer tonal density especially at the edges of your sound field. Image outlines are brought into clearer focus while musicality and overall system refinement are greatly improved. When using Atmosphere Interconnects and Speaker Cables Levels 2–4, the Grounding Block applies our UEF technology to the directly to the ground path’s shields lowering the noise floor and ramping up overall performance. Applications Synergistic Research Galileo UEF and Atmosphere CablesSynergistic Research Tranquility BasesSynergistic Research AtmospheresTurntables – Standard or Small Spade Connect to Ground Post on TurntablePhono-stage – Standard or Small Spade Connect to Ground PostDigital to Analog Converters (DACs) – Connect to spare Digital Input, Output or Chassis GroundReel to Reel Tape – Connect to spare Analog Input, Output or Chassis GroundPre-Amplifiers – Connect to spare Analog Input, Output or Chassis GroundPower Amplifiers – Connect to spare Analog Input, Output or Chassis Ground.  Note:  Many power amplifiers will sound best without the ground engaged.  Try your power amp and speaker cables with and without the ground attached and choose what sounds best for your system.USB Devices – Connect to spare USB Input, Output or Chassis GroundAudio Computers – 3.5mm Headphone JackAny Component with an active circuit inside – Connect to spare Input, Output or Chassis Ground Specifications: 1 each (10 ft) standard wall ground wire to connect SR Ground Block to the wall 4 each (4 ft) standard ground wires: Enough to connect up to 2 pairs of SR Atmosphere or Galileo UEF Series Interconnects or Speaker Cables 2 each (8 ft) standard ground wires: Enough to connect 1 pair of SR Atmosphere or Galileo UEF Series Interconnects or Speaker Cables Available connections for other SR products with SR Ground Plane Technology: Synergistic Research Atmosphere: Acoustic Wave Generator Synergistic Research FEQ: Frequency Equalizer Synergistic Research Tranquility Base Products Optional High-Def connectivity ground cables are available for the following applications: Turntables: Connect to Ground Plug on Turntable Digital to Analog Converters (DACs): Connect to spare Digital Input, Output or Chassis Ground Pre-Amplifiers: Connect to spare Analog Input, Output or Chassis Ground Power Amplifiers: Connect to spare Analog Input, Output or Chassis Ground. USB Devices: Connect to spare USB Input, Output or Chassis Ground Any Component with an active circuit inside: Connect to spare Input, Output or Chassis Ground User Manual