since 1977 Chuck and still going strong, winning awards and making people happy….
Lets check back in two decades from now…..
Lets check back in two decades from now…..
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.
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"in spite of the fact no one has a very good explanation of how they work" You said it Miller. Except no-one has any explanation WHATEVER. Except me. The impression that a passive lumps of **** can have any effect on system sound is caused by psychological and mood changes in the listener and mistaken post purchase sub-conscious need for gratification. OK. OK. You believers go on wasting your money, why should I care. And by the way, Miller, don't badmouth my system. You have no idea what it is, except I have posted it contains the greatest power packing amps of them all: the Krell Reference KRS200, uprated to 400w. Don't make em like that any more, the green madmen don't allow it. That's why in power amps vintage kit rules more and more. Soon we will all have to have wimpy Class D by law and some will continue pretending it can do a Class A job. Ho hum. |
The stones/pebbles/magic rocks scam has been around a while. Interesting study would be to see what states allow Corp or LLC from these people. Maybe it is in the words of the marketing literature....words like "May" and "Could" instead of a fact? Here is a thread from 2007 https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-machina-dynamica-brilliant-pebbles-tweak - No idea if this guy is still selling rocks. Audiophile Rocks were sold by Coconuts Audio....they are shut down. One guy I read swears by cans of spam & soup. Have to admit they will be a better price point than a painted rock. Another fellow even swears by Charcoal Briquettes......something to do with Carbon. Puts them under components, on top of speakers and lays bags on cables. Charcoal. I can only imagine the mess. While I have an open mind, I do not smoke my breakfast. Contempt prior to investigation is never a good thing but it requires limits. Never a new debate here so I look forward to the wonderful and exiting news about how these old scam tweaks are breaking new ground and the delightful reasons why Upscale Audio, Sweetwater and Audio Advisor, just to name a few, are not selling them. I am going to call a couple of the top 10 audio equipment dealers in the country and ask when they plan on stocking these wonderful rocks. Strangely enough they began selling these things when the internet became popular. I'm having trouble finding magic rocks that predate the 90s. The only stones I can find are, of course, Rolling. PS. For 1500 bucks you can buy this piece of wood. https://www.shakti-innovations.com/product/hallograph/ I doubt many will want to buy because for that kind of coin you can actually improve your system by upgrading a component. |
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