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MD Brilliant Pebbles = Pet Rock for Audiophiles?

Serioulsy. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is up with this?
Please tell me, who among us has "splurged" for the girly rocks? Is our wretched condition in such a dismal state that suggestive marketing about some stupid shiny pebbles might actually sway us? This falls in the camp as the original rat shack tice digi clock with a happy sticker on it: bewilderment. Am I curious? Yes I am. About what? That grown men and women will place pet squirrely rocks in the listening room in a vein attempt to improve the sound...just imagine, did they use Machina Dynamica pet rock flubby dust during the mixing session? Oh i forgot it's just audiophiles that care more about the last 10 inches than any aerosmith fan. Give me a break. Once again this sheds light on the notion that there is an arse for every seat...
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I have a question for all of you. If you have the pebbles sitting on top of an amplifier and remove it and all of a sudden the sound improves, would you call that getting your rocks off?
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I have not experimented with any of Geoff's products and therefore have no opinion. I think silly jokes are preferable to criticism, keeps the thread alive too.

Anyway, shouldn't we all follow that old, well worn advice and "Look at the Brilliant side" ?

Sorry Geoff, I couldn't help myself. This pun help repair the damage?
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Audphile1,

I always wondered, how does a Mapleshade brass weight work better than a regular dumbell disc that you can buy in your local Models or Sports Authority? Doesn't it belong to same "useless" category as the Brilliant Pebbles?

HEY, I bought some of those EXPENSIVE weights (only they were Walker brand) so now I MUST use them or have too much invested in shiny brass paper weights.

Don't tell me a regular piece of metal would do the same thing just because it's true :^).

Seriously, I make many of my own chassis dampers using plastic boxes from Container Store filled with #7 lead shot. It works the same as the Walkers (that came as part of the tuning kit with my turntable). The only downside is they don't look as good.

I do believe in putting a bit of mass on chassis tops, it damps the chassis and reduces vibration. Hell, a book works about as well (Shakespeare's works if you want classy sound), just be sure it doesn't block vent holes).
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