Curious about Bags of Coloured Crystals

[davidhugo]

Hi

This is an obscure request. With possible more reference to Alchemy than Audio.

I have been told about small bags of crystals that people tape to their leads with apparent improvement of quality. I am not sure if I am having my leg pulled as I cant find anything on the web.
Has any body heard of this product and could they supply a URL

Many Thanks

dhugo

[john blackburn]

Hi dhugo.

The magic rocks are here

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I've got some lovely pebbles here you can have for half the price!

John

[lineup]

Just for idiots ... with too much money to spend.

[davidhugo]

I hope the Scotch Tape that holding the Bags on is Audiophile Quality !!!

[neutron7]

Wow there is so much claptrap on that site. I am not sure if it a joke or not.

[pjp]

Its not a joke.

The natural vibrations from the crystals keep the dielectric in the cable from settling down and getting compacted, which leads to a dull and heavy sound to the music.

Within 2 - 3 weeks of tying on the crystals (less if you do it to a new cable) you will notice a deeper sound stage and the music will be clear as a bell.


It works because every crystal has a natural resonance - this is the same principle that makes quartz crystals in your computer work - and the bag of crystals gives you a broadband resonance because every crystal has a different frequency.

[Serge66]

Mmmmh!

And why not spread honey on the speaker cables and the speaker cones to obtain a mellow sound?

Don't about you, but I know a joke when I see one.

Cheers,

Serge

[wahab]

Originally Posted by pjp

Its not a joke.

The natural vibrations from the crystals keep the dielectric in the cable from settling down and getting compacted, which leads to a dull and heavy sound to the music.

Within 2 - 3 weeks of tying on the crystals (less if you do it to a new cable) you will notice a deeper sound stage and the music will be clear as a bell.


It works because every crystal has a natural resonance - this is the same principle that makes quartz crystals in your computer work - and the bag of crystals gives you a broadband resonance because every crystal has a different frequency.

Are you serious ?...
The only thing that will resonate is the bank accounts of the
eventual seller/buyer..
Loud for the former and hollow for the latter..

[neutron7]

Lol. shouldn't you tie bags of crystals to every capacitor in your amp and source just in case the dielectric gets "compacted"

Got to hand it to them for dreaming this up though.

How it actually works: You spent money, your brain tells you it sounds better.
If you did not know the crystals were there you would never hear the "improvement"

[jackand08]

Just look at all the absolute junk on the "manufacturer" website at PWB Electronics.

For example, here's some of their free techniques to "improve" sound quality. All sounds a bit superstitious to me.

To see whether they are joking I'll try and order a free sample of their Silver Rainbow Foil (read: tin foil). This should be fun .