O.K. guys, here's the explanation to why they work:
The pebbles have both a mass and resonance structure that will affect some components sound, believe it or not. Are they "brilliant"...uh, NO!! not in my opinion.
Here's a much more effective solution that tweakers should consider doing instead of spending such a rediculous amount of money on some pretty looking pebbles in a jar. (Please note: my suggestion does not look as colorful though).
- If you place varying amounts of weight on any component, whether it be brass weights, baggies of sand, lead or even a bag of marbles or steelies you will hear a slight change in the soundstucture (provided your system is capable of conveying such mass add changes). I strongly suggest that tweakers should just buy 20 lbs of sand at their local home depot and 100 small zip lock baggies for a grand total of $12. It won't look as good, but you'll have enough variations in your "custom fill able resonance changing devices" to enhance your system (along with enough sand and zip lock bags left over for another 20 audiophile friends too!
BTW: I found that my CD transport likes 8 lbs of sand, my pre-amp none, my D/A converter power supply 5 lbs and my cat 14 lbs. (The first true are actually true, the damn cat still wants the "good smelling" real litter though. ARGH! Perhaps my cat is a "High End Litterphile"?
The pebbles have both a mass and resonance structure that will affect some components sound, believe it or not. Are they "brilliant"...uh, NO!! not in my opinion.
Here's a much more effective solution that tweakers should consider doing instead of spending such a rediculous amount of money on some pretty looking pebbles in a jar. (Please note: my suggestion does not look as colorful though).
- If you place varying amounts of weight on any component, whether it be brass weights, baggies of sand, lead or even a bag of marbles or steelies you will hear a slight change in the soundstucture (provided your system is capable of conveying such mass add changes). I strongly suggest that tweakers should just buy 20 lbs of sand at their local home depot and 100 small zip lock baggies for a grand total of $12. It won't look as good, but you'll have enough variations in your "custom fill able resonance changing devices" to enhance your system (along with enough sand and zip lock bags left over for another 20 audiophile friends too!
BTW: I found that my CD transport likes 8 lbs of sand, my pre-amp none, my D/A converter power supply 5 lbs and my cat 14 lbs. (The first true are actually true, the damn cat still wants the "good smelling" real litter though. ARGH! Perhaps my cat is a "High End Litterphile"?