Brilliant Pebbles, a new tweak, cheaper than high end cables.

"Before you know it, you’ve got yourself a Fortress of Solitude, dude."

Most of the people achieve that with a lock and key, not pebbles on the ceiling.

Maybe the very best way to find out where crystals should be placed in a given room is to map out the 3 dimensional space of the room using a SPL meter and a test tone, a good test tone is 315 Hz but they are probably others, too. Wherever you find sound pressure peaks in the room, including reflection points and standing waves, etc. that exceed the average SPL in the room by more than 6 dB, bingo! That’s where one goes! Example, upper room corners. Before you know it, you’ve got yourself a Fortress of Solitude, dude.

I would say be careful drinking a few beers in the cave, standing up without thinking a taking a stalactite to the head.

If your listening room consisted of a pebble encrusted cave you'd be set.

As far as I'm concerned, it's small chunks of amber all the way.  I sticky-tape them to everything.  Just be sure they're nice and clear.  Those pesky prehistoric insects have a distinctly deleterious effect on what is otherwise a massive improvement in timbral presentation.

Lucky they fixed the problem with the  none linear response of glass bottles.

"The original glass bottles for Brilliant Pebbles have been replaced by clear zip lock bags, which have a more linear response than glass."

More good stuff on the original Star Wars’ Brilliant Pebbles concept.

The name is a play on the idea of Smart Rocks, a concept promoted by Daniel O. Graham as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).[a] This used large battle stations with powerful sensors, carrying dozens of small missiles, the rocks. To keep enough missiles above the Soviet Union at any given time, a minimum of 423 stations would be needed. The United States Air Force pointed out that this would require an enormous space lift capability, well beyond what was available. In meetings with Graham, Teller dismissed the concept as "outlandish"[3] and vulnerable to attack by anti-satellite weapons. The SDI Office (SDIO) was similarly dismissive of the concept.

Teller and Wood initially proposed their own BMD system, Project Excalibur. This used an X-ray laser driven by a nuclear warhead that could attack dozens of ICBMs at once. In 1986, Excalibur failed several critical tests. Soon after, the American Physical Society published a report stating that none of the directed-energy weapons being studied by SDI were remotely ready for use. Abandoning these approaches for the short term, SDIO then promoted a new concept that was essentially a renamed Smart Rocks. It was at this point that Wood introduced Pebbles, suggesting that advances in sensors and microprocessors meant there was no need for a central station—the missiles could host all the equipment they needed to act alone. To attack this system, anti-satellite weapons would have to be launched against every pebble, not every station.

Thanks guys, all in good fun.

If your results don't pan out you can always return them for a refund......
with a slingshot.

Hey, dude, take a Valium. This is a hobby, not World War III.

No one seems to know Brilliant Pebbles was the brainchild of Lawrence Livermore physicist Lowell L Wood as part of the SDI initiative taken up by the Reagan administration in the late 1980's. Instead of thousands of kinetic satellites placed in orbit defending humanity from nuclear annihilation we have a handful of crystals defending your tunes. This proves the adage that history repeats itself, first as drama, then as farce.

" This thread was really unnecessary dude. That stated, It would not matter what you did with that McIntosh equipment, it will still sound like the sub-par over priced McIntosh equipment it is. The best thing you could do is start over.

You are correct. I feel kind of embarrassed to say I have a brand that has had a history of shabby engineering and poor sound quality. It just dose not hold it’s value because there is no demand for 2nd hand Mc. stuff, so I know I’m stuck with it. But please don’t be judgmental about my equipment. When I get my results, I am willing to forward the Pebbles to you for a real high end audiophile test. Perhaps better gear will reveal more of the sonic benefits of the Pebbles. Thank you in advance for your help.

Hmmm, I always thought it was "Etiam tu, mi fili" although in Greek. Who would know, after all these years?

I actually had glow-in-the dark Crocs around and did not notice any impact on sound. On the other hand, I rarely use air conditioning so I cannot say they would not help if I did.

et tu, Brute?

What is the sonic difference between brilliant pebbles and matte ones? Is the sound with matte type a bit dull?

"Get a humidifier and a powerful AC.."

Not a good idea. Air conditioner would dry it out in the end but would need to work harder than usual and you know it would wreak havoc on your electrical circuit. You would need glow-in-the-dark rocks to manage that issue although some say that glow-in-the-dark Crocs would work well, too, and at significantly lower price.

Pebbles, pebbles who need pebbles.

No..
Get a humidifier and a powerful AC.. Cold humid air is dense and makes sound great..  Better than $10,000 cables but not as good as $20,000 cables...😎
Or you can order some Himalayan cave air (for $100,000) to get the absolute heaven in musical quality..🤪

I think it will be brilliant when your clients start picking up those pebbles and directing them your way!!

WoW!

The Pebbles Court

tobor,
This thread was really unnecessary dude. That stated, It would not matter what you did with that McIntosh equipment, it will still sound like the sub-par over priced McIntosh equipment it is. The best thing you could do is start over. 

Whoa! Easy, big boy! Take a deep breath, kubla khan.

Sounds like just more of Dr. So and So’s magic elixer to me. I read these forums for actual, valuable information, not advertising masquerading as forum comments.

Sgt. Pepples Lonely Hearts Club Band

I like rocks better than you can rock and roll. Pepples are you joking!!

Power to the Pebble! ✊

No I haven't used them.  I should have also asked if anyone has tried them. However, I do not want to be agenda driven (a fair statement). This is an example of a person (me) not being open minded and not testing the product prior to making a judgement. But I will buy some Mikro Pebbles ($39 for a small bag) and test them for a week or so. Per the instructions, I will have my wife strap a couple of bags of Pebbles on (and off) the cables over the course of several days. I will keep a log of my findings. Then I will do the the test for her. Hopefully, we will hear the difference. Certainly Machina Dynamica is not making false claims They have "white paper test results called "Power to the Pebble". I will be using McIntosh 601's, McIntosh c47 pre, Salon 2 speakers, Kimber cable, and a Rega P2 turntable with an Ortofor (blue) cartridge. It is a dedicated (quiet) sound room with no extraneous noise. I will report back with my findings. 

@tobor007 - Have you used Brilliant Peebles? Where did you place them? What was the result? How did the sound change/improve?

Nothing like an agenda driven attack to start the new year. 

Geoff Kait evidently lives beside the beach.  Happy combing for 2019!