I was looking up some information on the California Audio Show and found this site as a sponsor. I have never heard of them or some of the brands they carry. I thought I would scan through their site to see what they make and/or carry and saw this power conditioner they were selling. They state it is a John Curl/Jack Bybee design.
Just wondering what the gurus here think of the Curl/Bybee way of building a power conditioner. I can't figure out how to paste images to this post, so you will have to do without for now.
FROM THE WELLS AUDIO WEBSITE
Meet "Looking Glass"
$1999.00 and $5500.00 USD
Power conditioners should do only one thing and that is to simply eliminate noise without removing dynamics and tonal color. Nearly all currently available power line conditioners on the market fail miserably to accomplish this seemingly simple task. Following in the footsteps of such monumental successes such as the Innamorata amplifier and the Majestic integrated amplifier as well as the standard setting Headtrip headphone amplifier comes the "Looking Glass" series of power line conditioners. The "Looking Glass" conditioners following our philosophy of "simplicity in design but meticulous in execution" is passive in design. This eliminates the dynamics robbing of regenerative conditioners.
At the heart of our conditioners we use a circuit developed by John Curl and Jack Bybee as it's main filtering technology. This circuit employs a series of filtering caps and also contains a "gas module" that breaks the circuit when it senses an overcurrent condition. Once the condition has passed the gas within the module reforms and once again becomes conductive allowing the conditioner to once again function normally. The specially designed outlets have phosphor bronze contacts (the best sounding material for audio contacts), all wiring is sourced directly from the wire manufacturer and is proprietary. Wire insulation is teflon.
In the Reference we go even further with the installation of a Bybee Module and employment of exclusive OEM Bybee Crystal technology as well as a Furatech IEC. All conductive components receive cryogenic treatment. The "Looking Glass" power line conditioners will improve the sound of your system dramatically. Dynamics will be explosive, the soundstage the largest, separation the greatest and bass the most prodigious your have ever experienced through your system. Don't take our word for it, ask for a demonstration today!