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The Irrational But Efficacious CD Tweak

A dear audiophile friend gave me the Ayre CD tweak that Charlie Hanson humorously has entitled, Irraional But Efficacious!

You set your system volume at a moderately low level, if you put at a very high level you run the risk of "smoking" your speakers and play track seven that lasts five minutes. A series of very powerful tone bursts at different frequences pulse through your entire system. It's recommended that you only use this tweak about twice a month.

Well, amazing results happened in my system:

1) Great increase of transparency/clarity.

2) The soundstage got bigger with more layering.

3) Macrodynamics/slam /jump improved.

I give great credit to both Charlie Hanson and George Cardas, who came up with this thing along time ago, for their total honesty about not really knowing how it works, hence the name Irrational But Efficacious! Unlike others who would come up with some secret mumbo-jumbo explanation and charge a ton of cash. This CD tweak only costs $20.00.

If any GON members have tried this CD tweak please share if your experience was as postive as mine and if you have not tried it I highly recommend you do.
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deecee
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Meanwhile 11 years later...

The disk still works but nowadays (with a slightly different system config) I find that the "effect" is better after regular music is played a while (15 mins?), rather than "fresh" from the IBE disk.

Still have not heard an explanation on why this works...
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jafant
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deecee

this Ayre disc is a tweak, nothing more, nothing less. Users may find it helpful within their respective systems.  Happy Listening!
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nonoise
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All I know is, as a tweak, it works. It helps in breaking in cables and avoiding cable burners, which some cable makers advise against. 

I have a brand new set of ICs that showed promise on the first day, bettering some aspects of the previous generation from the same maker but falling behind in other aspects. Running it on repeat for an hour and a half closed the gap considerably compared to a couple of weeks that it would have taken, playing just music.

So, right back in it goes for another hour or two.

All the best,
Nonoise
dfpeddle
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I have been wondering about the "Cardas - Ayre Acoustics Irrational, But Efficacious (IBE) Burn-in CD"...just recently came across it online. I have tried other burn-ins, wouldn't mind trying that one, but not really wanting to pay $20 for it. Does anyone know where to find a rip of that disc. Maybe someone here could possibly make a copy for people to try out. Not sure if a copied version would be as effective as the actual disc itself.
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uberwaltz
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Anybody know how this  compares to the XLO reference recordings test and burn in cd from 2004.
Better, worse, same etc.
Thanks
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