Gee whiz, how time flies! The Clever Little Clock is in its third edition since this thread started. If time didn’t exist man would have to create it.
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Clever Little Clock review hot off press at:
http://www.videohifi.com/18_la_pulce6.htm
if help needed translating, email me...
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Pitdog: Yes, very amusing as Randi is only about 9 months late on that one; the photo of the innards of the chip were exposed on my web site a long time ago.
Fatparrot: I agree with your paraphrasing of what I state on my web site with exception of (1) replacing the quartz module.
Dennis the Menace: "I'm totally dumbstruck" - I agree :-) |
Please note the Clever Little Clock is in no way related to the Tice Clock of times gone by; in fact, the Clever Little Clock is battery powered and does not plug into the wall. Furthermore, the Clever Little Clock does not directly affect the audio signal in any way - not the house wiring, components, cables, speakers or acoustic waves in the room.
Yet the Clever Little Clock has a profound influence on the sound. In fact, one customer opined recently on AA that the Clock is the most significant audio item ever, including components or cables, etc.
A product whose time has come.
Geoff Kait, manufacturer Machina Dynamica's Clever Little Clock |
Bigjoe, hello - I appreciate your curiosity regarding Mr. Clock. While I hate being mysterious or a tease as much as the next guy, I am deferring any explanation of the clock until sometime in the future. I have learned with Mr. Chip that explanations can sometimes bog things down, so to speak, rather than help anyone. For time being, I prefer to rely on my customers' descriptions of their experiences w/ Mr. Clock.
GK |
Mdhoover: You started off the post that initiated this thread, "Just my uninformed and untested opinion and maybe I am wrong..."
That characterization of your opinion has emerged as a predominant theme among posters here. Not sure I'd call it "skepticism," though. :-) |
Fatparrot - Ah, now i see what you meant. I use different brands/models to produce the CLC -- e.g., Timex Intrusion and Sharp LCD travel alarm.
Of course your skepticism is not unique; CLC customer comments at:
www.machinadynamica.com/machina41.htm
As unbelievable to you that the clock could possibly have any effect on the sound, there are scores who have heard it for themselves. The effects are real and they are quite pronounced.
Cheers, GK
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Mdhoover - methinks tests on an unfamiliar system can be a bit confusing, esp. for a group...my money's on the dude who heard all the changes, blind and sighted, during Rcprince's test of the clock.
In any case, Mr. Clock's covered by 30 day guarantee, time aplenty for testing should one wish. |
Mdhoover - I do not include return shipping costs in the guarantee; however, shipping only a few bucks -- shipping weight 1 lb.
Audiofeil - As I mentioned previously, an explanation of the clock is deferred until some time in the future; don't know when that will be...
Pableson - IMO you make a valid point.
Dennis the Menace - Yer right; I guess the dude was confused after all... |
Bigjoe - appreciate that you investigated my web site and your positive comments regarding my other audio products.
I see what you mean with respect to secrecy and skepticism; however, having weathered the long debate on the Intelligent Chip (primarily over at AA), I have to say I saw no let up of skepticism following my (very detailed) explanation. Same for Brilliant Pebbles (now 3 years old). And we won't even mention the skepticism, perhaps stronger than ever, with respect to PWB products, their explanations notwithstanding.
These observations lead me to conclude that what many (skeptical) people actually want is a concise explanation, one they can easily sign up to and for which they can say, "Oh, now I see!" Unfortunately, the Clever Lil Clock, like Mr. Chip and the pebbles, are not such products at all.
For the time being, as I indicated previously, I much prefer to let the results of my customers do the talking, so to speak, and defer discussion of the operating principles of the Clock until some later time...
BTW, I intend to have a number of these Clocks available at CES next month...
Geoff Kait, Machina Dynamica
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Cdc - are you suggesting we all go back to the 80s, (where you apparently got off)? Fortunately, many others are not quite so anxious to return to yesteryear...
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