I'd imagine that its weight of 3+ pounds would certainly make a difference with some turntables. Although not necessarily for the better :-)
Regards,
-- Al
Regards,
-- Al
I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible
What is this Tice Clock that people have referred to?It was a $30 or so Radio Shack LED-based digital clock, that was allegedly subjected to some sort of "processing" that would allegedly enable it to improve the "coherence" of electrons in the AC current powering an audio system plugged in nearby. If I recall correctly, it was on the market in the 1980’s and/or 1990’s and sold for a bit under $300. Here is an article on it written by Dr. Robert E. Greene, a long-time writer for "The Absolute Sound." My own take on it: I suppose it’s conceivable that a digital clock could inject sufficient digital noise/garbage into the AC wiring to have perceivable sonic consequences on some systems plugged into a nearby outlet. And that some may have perceived those consequences as being "better." I wonder if anyone who may have claimed to have heard positive results from one of these things ever went to the trouble of doing a thorough and honest comparison between the effects of the Tice Clock and the effects the $30 Radio Shack version may have had under the same circumstances. Regards, -- Al |
Regarding blind testing, in this particular case I would certainly expect the differences between the Dalby D7 and most other weights or clamps to be distinguishable, at least when used on most turntables. As I intimated in my post dated 2-2-2016, in fact, I would think that its 3+ pound weight would even damage many turntables, eventually if not sooner. The real question, though, would be whether differences could be distinguished between this $6800 weight and another 3+ pound weight having similar contact area and costing say $50 or so. Likewise, while the article I linked to about the Tice clock in my post dated 2-5-16 mentions that in "a blind test ... Frank Doris [a reviewer] was able to detect the Clock with statistical significance," as I said in that post: I wonder if anyone who may have claimed to have heard positive results from one of these things ever went to the trouble of doing a thorough and honest comparison between the effects of the Tice Clock and the effects the $30 Radio Shack version may have had under the same circumstances.Regards, -- Al |