Are Shakti Stones effective?

Never used the phrase "snake oil".

Just wondering where that phrase originated?

Hoping the moe enlightened can enlighten me.

I guess the same could be said for those that refuse to believe.

I used many materials, trying to damp vibrations over the years,(years ago). Yes I could here differences. Realized later, that as far as controlling vibrations goes, starting from the ground up made more improvement and more sense.

These devices like Shakti, Bybee, Akiko and so on aren't the same. Just because Shakti is placed on top of a component doesn't mean it's purpose is mass loading.

+1 @artargyle

With my similar products, no strain was needed to hear the positive difference.

Shakti and similar products don’t use mass as their effectiveness. In the products I use, use rare earth minerals that absorb RFI/EMI, I only assume the Shakti does this as well.

I'm not histrionic about it as one here is.

+1 @tvad

Some end users may have less issues with RFI/EMI than others. This should be taken in consideration before making a proclamation against any product designed to address those issues.

From my understanding, they're supposed to absorb RFI/EMI. I've never used them but do use other products that do similar and have been impressed.