VPI is bringing back the Magic Brick!

Just use a regular brick. Pavers will weigh a bit more.

A friend gave me a VPI Magic Brick years ago. The weight dampens chassis vibrations. Just go to a fishing tackle store and buy some heavy lead "sinkers" used for bottom fishing. I think they weigh three pounds or so. I have some and they do the same thing the VPI Bricks do without the fancy lipstick and mascara.

Frank

• No pun intended, but can you use the VPI magic brick on a hot tranny?

I don't know any hot trannies. I can't imagine how one would use a VPI Magic Brick on one either. 

Frank

• "Theres a low-level hum from the output transformer of a SET that I just bought and putting my hand on the transformer with some force eliminates the hum but after a while, the transformer gets quite hot.  Before I get one, I want to find out if it will be safe.  TIA :) "

I had the same problem with one of the transformers in my ARC REF-3. If I tapped the transformer, the hum would go away. Eventually, the hum wouldn't go away no matter what I did.  I ended up buying a new transformer from ARC. They said that that particular transformer "never goes out." The replacement ended the problem.

Frank

I got a set of these things in a pile of old stereo gear given to me. Just before I threw them away, I thought what the heck. I brought them into the stereo room and placed them one each on my tube monoblock amps.  

I listened for about an hour.  Took them out for about 5 minutes, then put them back in.  They are never coming back out

I could not believe how much better my system sounded. Especially, the separation between instruments and voices.

I am a firm believer!