Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity?

Audioari1,

Chicago is roughly equidistant to each of us.

I am surprised that Wellfed has agreed to this. Who cares what others think?...

Norm,

I guess I'm simply a sucker for a good Challenge.

Regarding concern over what others think, the line for me is charges of fraud without substantiation. Picture a Geico caveman as I say, "That is NOT cool!"

Tgun5, I agree to all your conditions. Wellfed, I travel to Chicago quite often so lets schedule a time to meet there. Please email me directly at audioari1@yahoo.com to make arrangements and to schedule this listening session.

For this test, both of us should place money into an escrow account. You will put in $1,000 and I will put in $10,000 for each challenger.

Sherod, the powercords could be changed on all components. I don't care how you slice it or dice it, everyone fails the power cord test in a double-blind listening session.

All of my contentions here including this challenge are really my support for the Clever Little Clock. I believe that the Clever Little Clock upgrade is roughly equivalent or better then a good power cord upgrade.

It makes a very meaningful imporvement in sound quality but cannot be identified when tested scientifically, therefore, the improvement is completely imaginary.

It makes me sick here that people are mocking the CLC when they invest in other similar upgrades and consider them perfectly acceptable.

I am will be waiting for emails from Tgun & Wellfed. Any other challengers please go ahead and email me. Heck, I could make a living this way, challenging people to power cord tests and making $1000 each time!

By the way, I have done many such tests with friends and other audiophiles with very good systems, and none of them have ever been able to identify a change in power cords in a double-blind test.

Elizabeth, what does me posting about DK Design products have anything to do with any of this?

Where shall I begin?
I PERSONAALY think this clever little clock is totally hype.
A rip off. It is for the weak minded and the rich who wish to play with other folks minds.
The value of this clock in my opinion is zero.
This clock is a travesty of marketing bull$hit.
Now, lets get to how I REALLY feel.
Cables make a slight difference. Even I have a few $100 powercords. I use Nordost Blue Heaven and Kimber Silver interconnects. I bought these used and averaged $120 to $200 for them. I HAD AQ Midnight speaker cables. and went to Kimber 8TC $200. new. (partially because I cound biwire them using a single wire of the eight to biwire the tweeters.
I would NEVER buy any cables over these sorts of prices, because Spending more is a waste of money, which is better spent on better equipment.
Wires from Home Depot are basically good enough for any system. I you want a bit better resolution etc then a low priced 'exotic' cable in the $80 to $100 range can do most of what anyone needs from a cable. And as I said, the improvements from big buck wires IS BETTER SPENT ON BETTER EQUIPMENT. Period.
This clock is a total sucker bet, Playing on the gullibility of nuerotic feebleminded audionuts, and the plaything of the wealthy, (who want to have all the crazy toys to show off their conspicuous consumption, and rattle the brains of visitors.
Clearly the folks who believe in this clock have need of something to (basically) hypnotize them into liking there system better. I say just sit in front of the mirror and tell your self over and over with feeling and belief "My system really sounds great" or something of that sort.
And it's free.