Active Ground Block SE - USED

Active Ground Block SE, the heart of your system.

The Active Ground Block takes the award winning UEF Ground Filter from our original SR Ground Block and adds an active ULF Field Generator, and on the SE model, a dedicated Active EM Cell as found in SR PowerCell line conditioners to supercharge the performance of every component in your system including Synergistic Research cables equipped with external grounding technology. Benefits include a noticeable increase in deep bass power and weight, a more holographic sound field, smoother high frequencies with greater extension and ‘air’, a more present and layered mid-range, increased tonal density with an apparent increase in resolution; it’s like going from a standard resolution Redbook file to Double DSD, the improvement is that dramatic. Nearly every aspect of system performance is transformed over the original; in fact, the difference between the new Active Ground Block and our original SR Ground Block is greater than the difference between the original Ground Block and no ground filter at all!

How it works: It all starts with 44 Star Ground Points to reduce component to component ground inductance. That’s 44 ground connections to the original’s 18. You can ground your entire system including most components, a full loom of SR cable shields, and even equipment racks, computer hard drives, absolutely everything in your system can be grounded to one SR Active Ground Block. Filtration is handled by a UEF Ground Filter that’s 3 times the size of the original’s UEF Ground Filter and this translates into 3 times the performance of the passive ground filter alone. To this we add an Active ULF Field generator as found in our PowerCell 12 UEF which re-clocks high-frequency ground noise to the Earth’s Schumann resonance as well as noise generated inside connected components at the circuit level, so each connected component’s performance is fundamentally transformed at the source. And the Active Ground Filter is the only ground filter in the world to use such a filter mechanism for a performance unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Stepping up to the Active Ground Block SE replaces the standard model’s passive Quantum Black Power Cord with a specially modified Atmosphere Level 2 Active power cord equipped with Galileo UEF Quantum Gold and Silver Filters that give you two distinctive sonic options to the overall sound of your system. With the included Galileo UEF filters you perfectly tailor the sound of the Active Ground Block SE to match your system, or leave the Galileo UEF Filters disconnected, the choice is yours. Lastly, the SE version has an Active EM Cell similar to the EM Cells found in our PowerCell 8 power conditioners to actively remove noise from ground for even blacker backgrounds, with improved dynamics, and finesse.

Note:  Integrated amplifiers and preamps like to be grounded, but in general, most power amplifiers do not. Of course it's worth it to try grounding a power amp, but we usually recommend starting with other components first.

The term “ground” refers to a connection to the Earth, which acts as a reservoir of charge. The high-speed, SR Active Ground 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 Active Ground Block.

Peripheral HUB, 44 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.

UEF Orange Fuse, Orange is the new Blue.
Now an included upgrade on the Active Ground Block SE model, the new SR BLUE Quantum Fuse was developed over a two year period and represents our most advanced UEF Technology to date. At its heart is a completely new UEF / Graphene coating that delivers a dramatic increase in resolution and holographic realism over SR Black. And thanks to a new conditioning process, break-in time is cut in half. In fact a brand new out-of-the-box BLUE Fuse should significantly out perform a fully broken-in BLACK Fuse and it only gets better from there with full performance after 200 hrs of continues power.

Synergistic Research Ground Cables, Shields engaged

Many of Synergistic's upper level cables, including select Atmosphere and Galileo models can be grounded to a Ground Block, connecting our UEF technology directly to the ground path’s shields and lowering the noise floor and ramping up overall performance.

 Applications

• Synergistic Research Galileo UEF and Atmosphere Cables
• Synergistic Research Tranquility Bases
• Synergistic Research Atmospheres
• Turntables – Standard or Small Spade Connect to Ground Post on Turntable
• Phono-stage - Standard or Small Spade Connect to Ground Post
• Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) – Connect to spare Digital Input, Output or Chassis Ground
• Reel to Reel Tape - Connect to spare Analog 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.  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 Ground
• Audio Computers - 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• Any Component with an active circuit inside – Connect to spare Input, Output or Chassis Ground

    •    Excellent: New in box (10/10).
    •    Very good: Perfect front face, 1 minor flaw on body is acceptable (8-9/10).
    •    Good: 1 or 2 minor flaws, used but well maintained (6-7/10).
    •    Fair: 3 or 4 minor flaws, or 1 major scratch, appears used (5/10).

USED PRODUCT WARRANTIES:
In addition to any warranties from manufacturers, all products including used products purchased from our company will be repaired or replaced at our option should they malfunction under normal use within one year of purchase. Please contact us for an RMA number (Return Merchandise Authorization) prior to sending anything to The Cable Company or the manufacturer.

USED PRODUCTS EXCHANGE POLICY:
Unhappy with the purchase? We offer a 30 day full value exchange for used product purchases. The full final purchase price of the merchandise (not including freight) will be applied to any purchase new or used products of equal or greater value. The customer is responsible for all shipping costs for returns.