QSA Stones


I have had 6 QSA Stones on top of my power conditioner (2 each of red blue and clear) for about three months, and have really enjoyed what they bring to my system. This week, I got another set of 6.


One thing I have learned over many years in this hobby is the importance of power supplies, and the impact they have on the sound of individual components and systems. A number of audiophiles with DIY skills upgrade the power supplies on components with bigger and/or better capacitors, and in various other ways. Unfortunately, I lack the skills to do this.


I ended up placing the new stones on top of the power supplies of my CD transport and amp (1 red, blue and clear on each). To me the very positive results sound similar to upgrading the power supplies, without all the hassle of soldering etc. Particularly with my amp, there was an increased sense of ease and musical flow, along with more solidity and authority.


I don’t claim to have any real explanation as to how the QSA stones work, but it seems to have something to do with their interaction with electromagnetic fields, such as those around power transformers. Fortunately, I don’t need an explanation to enjoy the results🙂


If you think this is all bunk, or can’t see how these type of things can have any impact on the sound, that’s fine, but I’ll politely ask you to refrain from making repeated posts to that effect. The QSA Stones are obviously not for you, nor is this thread directed towards you.
tommylion
I currently have QSA blue fuses in all of my components. How much of a jump is there going from blue to yellow?
Pretty big. I went from Light Blue to Violet, that was insane! Frank has compared QSA Yellow with the new SR Purple and he slightly prefers Purple. I like Yellow enough to feel it is not worth the time and trouble. Now if Ted wants to send me one for free, hint hint, happy to compare! 

I would do it anyway but the darn things are different sizes. I don't mind different values for comparing but different sizes just don't fit. My general approach anyway is once one thing like this is elevated above stock then instead of looking to upgrade that one again it is better to look for something else. Like Pods, elevators, outlets, contacts, that kind of thing. The nice thing about QSA though at least via tweak geeks you can exchange for full value towards a better one. So many little things to consider....
I’m ignorant about these things, so I gotta ask....what are they? They’re called "stones", but I assume there’s more to them than that? Are they magnets of some sort? Insulator shields? Some technical explanations please!
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Some technical explanations please!
The only technical info you’ll get on these, is. 😴


Cheers George