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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.
tommylion

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tommylion OP
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I did try the colors individually on my power conditioner, with the first batch. I decided that I like all 3 together best. This effectively means I have to buy 6 at a time, as the individual colors are sold in packs of 2. Not complaining, though, the improvements are well worth the price to me. I’m thinking I may get a batch for my DAC and pre next. Then there are the output transformers on my amp… Don’t know if there’s a point where they become too much of a good thing, but, if they work similarly to the PPT stuff, maybe not.

I was also considering upgrading one of my blue fuses to yellow, but, for not much more, I got improvements in two components, instead of just one.
tommylion OP
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I currently have QSA blue fuses in all of my components. How much of a jump is there going from blue to yellow?
tommylion OP
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Dear God .... Such *Desperate for attention*  arrogance ...

The true arrogance lies with those who, seeing no need to try or investigate it for themselves beforehand, make absolute statements that something cannot possibly work. It is inconceivable to them that anything outside the narrow world of their knowledge, understanding and training has any validity or merit.
tommylion OP
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“…Any requirement to have the necessary belief system is conceding that no known science may explain certain characteristics”

What many don’t seem to get is that the existence of these “characteristics” is entirely independent of explanation. They make the leap, totally unsupported by logic, to “I don't have an explanation, therefore fraud or deceit MUST be involved.”
tommylion OP
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Perhaps I should have said that their existence is entirely independent of any given person having an explanation, or not. Some really seem to believe that, if THEY don’t have an explanation for something, it can’t be true, it must be false or fraudulent.
tommylion OP
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“That sound like a Scientology chant”

That sounds like projection to me.
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