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    I've attended the fabulous Vancouver Folk Festival this weekend. Part of the lure and the magic of the festival are the vendors selling all kinds of new age shit. One incredibly nice lady was selling loads of crystals, so me and my wife went overboard and bought a boatload of her merch.

    OK, so after the fest I loaded my audio components with this new batch of crystals, and, ahem, I'm just head over heels with the new quality of sound I'm now getting. Is this the case of 'the more the better'? I thought too much of a good stuff is supposed to spoil the sound, but not in this case. The sound is now seductively sweet, all the rough edges seem to have been polished, and I'm left with the sound that feels like dripping honey. Not even a trace of digital harshness and grain. It's all silk and honey in the air.

    Anyway, just sayin'...
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    In the interests of helping you reach 1K..

    Where did you put that shedload of crystals..

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    Photos would be much appreciated. Also, what type of crystals are they?

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    Also, do you think the crystals need to be "raw" or can they be shaped into pyramids or balls etc?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HighFidelityGuy View Post


    Photos would be much appreciated. Also, what type of crystals are they?

    Cheers.
    Will see if I can get photos. I'm using three types of crystals: rose quartz, amethyst, and one more whose name escapes me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HighFidelityGuy View Post
    Also, do you think the crystals need to be "raw" or can they be shaped into pyramids or balls etc?
    Good question. Theories vary on this subject. Some people claim that it's better to mix and match various sizes. I'd say it's okay if they're not polished, as all the ones I'm using are raw and rough at the edges.
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    Pics please...
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    Quote Originally Posted by magiccarpetride View Post
    Will see if I can get photos. I'm using three types of crystals: rose quartz, amethyst, and one more whose name escapes me.
    Thanks. Pics would be very helpful to allow us to get an idea of crystal size and placement.

    Quote Originally Posted by magiccarpetride View Post
    Good question. Theories vary on this subject. Some people claim that it's better to mix and match various sizes. I'd say it's okay if they're not polished, as all the ones I'm using are raw and rough at the edges.
    Ok, so varying sizes as long as they are raw, rough, natural crystal shapes.

    I'll be honest and say that I'm rather sceptical about all this. Especially when I read some of the stuff that the different crystals are supposed to do. However I'm trying very hard to keep an open mind and not judge this before I've tried it. So with that in mind I'll embrace the idea and give it a go. I quite like the look of crystals anyway and they seem quite cheap on ebay.

    On the subject of ebay; I was browsing through the crystals and mainly just reading about the ones I thought looked nice when I stumbled upon Selenite. From what it says this crystal should have quite a strong effect. What do you think?
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    how regulary do u clense your crystals do you have a blessing or smuging cermony as well
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    John,

    do you have a blessing or smuging cermony
    good question, but in my opinion much more important: What’s the average burn-in time required for a crystal?

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