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Re: Apparently you're not alone in your exasperation and skepticism

>>Excerpt from article (peer-reviewed, one assumes) in Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 120, No. 4, October 2006, M. C. M. Wright: A Short History of Bad Acoustics:<<

I'm not sure what Mr. Wright is getting at in general, but I presume it has something to do with building a recording studio in a bathroom. Which I will agree is a very very bad idea. However, I suppose it makes it all worthwhile when you read in a technical paper, the prestigious "Journal of Acoustical Society of America" no less, that:

"...Large Brilliant Pebbles reduces comb filter effects caused by very high sound pressure levels that occur in the corners when music is playing. Large Brilliant Pebbles is also effective on tube and solid state amps, on speaker cabinets, on armboards of turntables and on tube traps and Room Lenses".

So there you have it. Peer-reviewed proof that the funny rocks -work-. And, leaving no "stone unturned", Mr. Wright goes on to confirm the efficacy of Mr. Belt's products, saying:

"... Peter Belt, whose products have a small but devoted band of followers who seem to be convinced beyond doubt that their listening experience has been enhanced by the use of his products. And how could they not, after all:

"Any series of identical species of living objects are linked by Nature irrespective of their location within the world. This applies equally to inanimate objects such as identical Compact Discs, vinyl records, printed objects etc. The energy pattern emanating from such man made objects has similarities to those same living objects to which our senses evolved. The man-made objects have, however, some energy patterns which are dissimilar from those emanating from living objects. Placing a strip of the new type ‘Real’ Foil on these man made objects within the listening room interjects a changed energy pattern which allows the senses to respond as though the man made object had the same energy pattern as a living object."

So there you have it again. That's all the confirmation -anyone- needs to believe in these products. Jim, hey Jim? Are you getting this? There's your scientific peer-reviewed affirmation you've been longing for! Courtesy of an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship! Prestige and validation up the yazoo! Now you have no choice but to accept the truth.


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  • Re: Apparently you're not alone in your exasperation and skepticism - Posy Rorer 17:33:14 03/30/07 (1)


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