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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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phcollie
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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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oregonpapa
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phcollie ....


Have you tried the Shakti Hallographs in your own listening environment? I have four ... one in each corner of the room. They make for a very easy a/b comparison because they can be easily removed from the room. I’ve demonstrated the effect for friends many times. Once removed, the soundstage collapses and the sound goes to hell. They are expensive, I agree. They are flimsily made (keep a tube of Gorilla Glue handy), but they are absolutely essential for getting room acoustics under control. And by the way, I don’t know of an electrical component that will give the same type of improvement the Shakti Hallographs will. If you know of one, please name it. Thanks.

Frank

PS: Please give a short synopsis of what your experience has been when you used the Shakti Hallographs in your own listening environment. I look forward to your input. 

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phcollie
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@oregonpapa

Absolutely Oregon, I do not argue against diffusion. I find the same thing happens when I remove the ficus trees that I use with my Magnepans. However, I did not spend 3000 dollars for a set of 4.
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oregonpapa
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  • "However, I did not spend 3000 dollars for a set of 4."

And neither did I.

And by the way, what were the results when you compared four Shakti Hallographs to your two small ficus trees? Did you prefer the ficus trees over the Hallographs??  Please describe the differences. Thanks.

Frank


noske
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I feel sorry for all of you that are unwilling to try something outside of your limited belief systems.


Insofar as certain tweaks are concerned, the word "belief" is not in the vocabulary of the skeptic. Any requirement to have the necessary belief system is conceding that no known science may explain certain characteristics.

Which makes statements such as the one quoted rather redundant.

Sometimes certain unusual technology may be caught by this requirement to have faith were it not possible for purveyors of said technology to take full advantage of the patents system for a variety of very good reasons.  Credibility being one reason.

A possible  example I read about recently on these pages was the liquid technology as embodied in teo products.
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