Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity?

Audioari1,,,There is nothing wrong with the measurements on the $200 JVC receiver. What is wrong is the assumption that its low distortion (for example) is what people want. The SET amp has loads of distortion, but some people like the sound of distortion. After all, a musical instrument, for example a violin, does not produce pure tones, but lots of harmonics. Just think of the SET amp as a musical instrument.

This is an entertaining thread. I feel that science cannot explain all of our experiences. How does science exlain that some people can walk barefoot on hot coals and not burn their feet? I believe it's in the power of the mind. I have yet to hear any scientifically proven explanation for this phenominon. Is there anyone reading this thread that thinks coal walking is a hoax?

I will refrain from any judgement on others if they feel the CLC makes a difference in what they hear. This may be an example of one of many phenominon that the science community just can't explain. It also may be the placebo effect, which certainly has been scientifically validated. In either case, the listener believes they are hearing a positive change and therefore the end result is equal.

A movie that comes to mind is "Contact". Very thought provoking.

Mootsdude...You picked a bad example with fire walking. Science has provided the explanation. White ash on the coals is a good insulator if you keep walking fast.

Ok. Maybe that is a bad example. Though science has an explanation for it, I still question whether everyone can walk on white hot coals without burning their feet - just by walking fast. Which still leads me to believe there may be something beyond the scientific explanation given. The point is there are many things that science has yet to explain - dare I enter religion into this discussion.

No, Mootsdude, it's actually a great example. Science had an answer--you just didn't know it. And when you were told it, you started speculating without any basis in fact, instead of just accepting the answer. That's exactly what too many audiophiles do when presented with something absurd like the CLC. The problem isn't what scientists don't know. It's what audiophiles don't know about science.