STEREOPHILE RECOMMENDED COMPONENT - P.W.B. Electronics Cream Electret:
The active ingredient of this nontoxic, odorless balm was discovered by Peter W. Belt to improve the listening experience by relieving stress. AD heard slight increases in nuance and force when he spread the cream under the front edge of his preamp, but heard no change in the sound when he spread the cream on his speaker stands. "No one with an open mind, a sense of whimsy, and $40 in his pocket should fail to try this tweak, which is made my two of the most sincere people in the industry,"

When applied to specific areas of audio and video equipment, this non toxic polarised cream has a profoundly beneficial effect on the perceived sound. Apply a thin coating of Cream-Electret to both sides of a Compact Disc, then wipe off with a clean non-abrasive white cloth. Cream-Electret should not be applied to the playing portion of the vinyl record but a thin coating of Cream-Electret should be carefully applied to the labels on a vinyl record.

Quotation taken from SOUNDSTAGE and written by Greg Weaver. on Cream Electret.

"I couldn’t believe it. There was more shimmer on cymbals and slightly better decay. Bass was weightier -- and slightly tauter. I could now hear a little more deeply into the presentation and pick up slightly more detail. There was a bit more substance to instrument locations. The disc seemed just a bit louder."



July 2012 - Bill Gaw

So was there any effect, how great or significant was it, was it worth the effort and expense, is it based on science, religion or magic, and was the effect actual or some psychologically induced phantom of my imagination? Yes, there was an effect on the sound when applied to electronics, a tightening of transients but a softening of the total soundscape making it more natural. The change was not huge, but definitely there. Unhappily I know of no way of completely removing the cream so there is no way of reversing the process or being able to do a double blind evaluation. At 1/2 hour and about $30 plus shipping, I'd say it is worth the effort and cost, as that wouldn't even cover the cost of one high end RCA plug.

I know of no scientific principle presently known that can account for the changes. It's not due to changing the electrical properties as it supposedly works on inert objects which shouldn't be carrying charges. Nor is it due to changing the molecular characteristics of the piece as one is only using a small amount on a small portion of the surface area. I did try coating larger areas of chassis but it didn't seem to improve on doing a small percentage of the surface area. I doubt it was psychological or my knowing what I had done, as my wife, who has superb hearing, came into the room and asked what I had done to remove some harshness from the sound of the system. So that leaves black (or white) magic, meaning some scientific principle not presently known which is causing a change either in how the surroundings or our bodies are being affected by the material.