Originally posted by brennser:
listen to Chaz - he knows his shit - he hooked with up with an awesome plasma, receiver and surround sound a few months back
Really I don't know much....but thanks! A friend of mine is really into this stuff and has turned me on to it a bit, on the audio side at least. There's a lot of info out there ot absorb, and for every product you can find at least one great review for it.
There are some serious A/V nuts out there. People will do or buy almost anything if they think it will make their stereo sound better.
Case in point:
ripoff #1 $199
The Clever Little Clock is a small, battery-powered alarm clock that has been extensively modified using a number of highly-specialized techniques. The Clever Little Clock does not plug into the wall and has no direct or indirect influence on the audio signal -- not on house wiring, audio components, cables, interconnects, power cords or acoustic waves. Yet the Clock has a pronounced affect on the sound produced by all digital and analog playback systems.
Remove the Clock from its clear bubble pack and place it anywhere in the listening room. The sound will be considerably more musical and live sounding. There will be less distortion, more information and a deep, coherent soundstage. Low frequencies will be articulate, extended and dynamic, high frequencies exceptionally smooth with phenomenal inner detail. In other words, More of Everything!!
ripoff # 2 (and my personal fave) $129
Brilliant Pebbles is an original concept for improving the sound in audio systems created by Machina Dynamica, makers of the Nimbus Sub-Hertz Platform, Promethean Base and Nirvana Base vibration isolation stands. Brilliant Pebbles capitalizes on special properties of mineral crystals to reduce noise & distortion in audio systems (and satellite video systems). The Original (Large) Brilliant Pebbles is a 3-inch tall, clear, closed glass bottle containing minerals & stones of various types, each possessing a unique crystal structure. Newer "Mini" and "Mikro" Brilliant Pebbles are considerably smaller in size, contain a wider variety of stones and have different applications than the Original. A number of highly-specialized preparation & assembly procedures contributes significantly to Brilliant Pebbles' effectiveness.
