Shakti Stone?

I THINK IF YOU DO PROPER WIRING AND HAVE GOOD SHIELDED CABLES THIS STONE IS JUST ANOTHER OF THE MANY SNAKE OIL PRODUCTS OUT THERE.DONT BELIVE WHAT MOST REVIEWRS HAVE TO SAY.WHEN YOU GET FREE GEAR YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE STUPID TO SAY IT DOES NOT WORK.GIVE IT A TRY AND LET US KNOW. I BET A DEDICATED AC LINE WOULD DO MUCH MORE.

To see if the Stone is effective as anything other than a mass loading effect find an object the same weight as the stone and place it on the component in question. If the Stone has a real effect then you should be able to tell between the two. Has anybody tried this experiment? - Dan

Shakti stones are very light not meant for dampening effect. They are supposed to absorb EMF which causes distortion in your audio signal. As I stated above I experimented with stones on CDP, Dac, preamp, amp. Easy to audition because you add/remove stone while music is playing. I hear no improvement in sound when stone is added to my system. And yes some reviewers claim to hear improvement, perhaps in another system it would work.

Yes I did check whether its just the weight. I was very sceptical before I tested the Shakti Stone. It works noticebly on my Forsell CD transport and DVD/LD player (Pioneer 909). I did blind tests with my friends who don't have to hear a difference just because one spend the money. I compared the stone with the VPI brick and other materials of approx. the same weight (granite, sand box). The consistent result is that the stone when placed on top of CD transport or DVD transport section of my equipment deepens the soundstage and increases the audio signal to noise ratio more than any of the other mass objects. The effect is not huge but for some audio lovers it's worth it. I never heard an effect on preamps, amps, or DACs.

David- don't let Leaf's skepticism affect you (nothin' personal Leafs- by the way, are you in Toronto? just a hunch!!). I would pay most attention to the posts from those who actually HAVE tried the Stones (or own them, like myself). Again, I agree with last post (Rogerwalk, above)- best effect on transport/DAC area of CD player. Good luck- I won't be selling my Shakti stones any time soon!