Peter Belt

{{short description|British inventor}}

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Peter W. Belt (1930 – 17 February 2017) was a British manufacturer of unusual "treatments" to be applied to hi-fi equipment by audiophile enthusiasts.{{Cite web|date=2017-03-14|title=Peter Belt, 1930–2017|url=https://www.stereophile.com/content/peter-belt-1930-2017|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Stereophile.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=1987-12-25|title=L'Affaire Belt|url=https://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/110/index.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Stereophile.com|language=en}} His products, sold through his company PWB Electronics, included the £500 "quantum clip"{{Cite web|date=1999-04-04|title=Magic Thrives at PWB Electronics|url=https://www.stereophile.com/news/10415/index.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Stereophile.com|language=en}} that consisted of a crocodile clip with a short length of wire attached, and £15 "morphic link paper clips", which were paper clips that Belt stated had been "treated" to give them special properties. Belt claimed that the principles of some of his products derived from morphic resonance, a paranormal concept hypothesized by Rupert Sheldrake.{{Cite web|title=Hunting the Snark: More On The Strange Audio World Of Peter W. Belt|date=September 2005|website=MusicWeb International|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/sep05/Snark.htm|access-date=2020-12-19}}

Belt and his "treatments" made common appearances in hi-fi magazines,{{Cite book|title=High Fidelity News and Record Review, Volume 36, Issues 7–12|date=1991|publisher=Link House Publications|language=en|page=11}}{{Cite book|title=High Fidelity News and Record Review, Volume 37, Issues 1–6|date=1992|publisher=Link House Publications|language=en|page=15}} with opinions varying from the skeptical to the laudatory.{{Cite web|date=2017-03-26|title=Elhunyt Peter W. Belt|url=http://hangzasvilag.hu/elhunyt-peter-w-belt/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=HangzásVilág Magazin|language=hu}} Some of Belt's other ideas included freezing compact discs before playing, and using only white cables.{{Cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=2015-07-25|title=Audiophiles: Are They Hearing Something We're Not?|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/music/8618/are-the-audiophiles-hearing-something-were-not/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Esquire|language=en-GB}}