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Accidental Tech Podcast

131: Finding Your Way Back In

Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment

Technology

4.32.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2015

⏱️ 102 minutes

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0:00.0

I installed the world's most expensive power switch.

0:04.4

There is a product by the audio company called Sh**, which I like a lot.

0:08.6

It is actually pronounced that way.

0:11.0

And they saw a lot of products mostly, headphone amps and stuff,

0:14.4

most of which I own or have owned at some point.

0:17.9

And they're great.

0:19.7

And they sell a product called the Word, the W-Y-R-D.

0:23.6

Wait, so sh**, sells the word.

0:25.7

So it's the sh** word.

0:27.0

Yes, so I have a sh** word between my USB hub and my audio interface.

0:35.3

And the purpose of the word is to provide power isolation.

0:39.6

It's basically like the USB equivalent of a ground loop isolator for audio.

0:42.8

You ever have to use one of those?

0:43.8

I can call audio or anything.

0:45.3

I know what you're referring to, but I've never had to use one.

0:47.3

It's literally just like to make sure there's no physical,

0:51.1

like I think it used to transformers or something.

0:52.8

I don't know.

0:53.3

I don't know.

0:53.8

John, you probably can explain it better.

0:55.2

More than meets the eye.

0:56.8

Yeah, basically, it electrically isolates the two sides in the case of a ground loop isolator

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