Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity?

Wellfed: You (and you alone) are welcome to email me if you'd care to have a friendly and open discussion about why I say the CLC is a fraud (contrasted with, if you like, why I don't believe power cords necessarily are, though I won't always defend their price/performance ratio or even the science supposedly behind them in many cases). I didn't use the word "fraud" with the intent to upset anyone, it was just a statement of fact as I see it. (In case you're wondering about my esteem for the manufacturer's sensitivities in this matter, since he knows exactly what he's doing, he therefore won't find it upsetting that I or anybody else should state it plainly, and indeed he's savvy enough to have remained silent on that point, so I wouldn't worry about him. If there's one thing he knows, it's how his bread is buttered -- including by this thread.) My aim would not be to persuade you that you are wrong, or "a sucker" (we're all suckers for something, and besides this entire hobby is largely based around spending silly money to legitimately questionable ends), but only to let you know my reasoning if you're interested, which I feel is sound (though you of course may disagree). Obviously it goes without saying that I haven't "heard" the CLC, but that's probably beside the point, because I doubt that you, as a true believer, would think that I, as an avowed nonbeliever, would be likely to hear a difference if I did "audition" it, or that you would draw any different conclusion about the product if I didn't hear one, and I suspect that's something we can both agree on. So, any discussion/debate with me on this topic would be held on a theoretical and logical plane, not an experiential one. If you don't want to have this talk with me (and I don't particularly fancy having it myself, I'm just willing to), that's fine too, simply don't email me, but I won't have it on this thread. The reason that I'm posting this invitation on the thread, rather than emailing it to you directly, is because you continue to publicly bring up my use of the word "fraud", and I want any readers who may question my having done so to know that A) my choice of language was deliberate and precise, and B) despite the tangent it sent you off on, there is zero legalistic implication to my having used it (as I can assure you the manufacturer well understands), it is simply my considered opinion.

Audioari1,you stated that the 'clever little clock' is the 'by far most disturbing audio accessory.....'I think that the 'brilliant pebbles',the Cardas wood blocks(forgot the official name)are no less disturbing,and I am truly mystified as to why anyone with at least a modicum of intelligence would actually buy any of these items.I am also mystified as to how any company that manufactures/sells other 'serious' products could even consider selling such things as the aforementioned 'products'.

Forgive the ignorant question here if a)it has recently been asked/answered on any of the 'audio enthusiast' websites,b)the answer is so obvious that anyone with a modicum of intellect should know the answer congenitally,or c)there is no scientifically measureable answer.I am a longtime music/audio enthusiast,but a recent 'returnee' to the hobby.So here goes,what are the qualifications for status as an 'audiophile' and where does one earn the degree or certificate which signifies the accomplishment?Thanks in advance for the 'serious' answers.All you gagsters,BM!

Double4w, one must be born unlucky.

What do you mean "status as an audiophile?" If you like good wine do you have "status?" If you love good music, do you have "status?" There can be no "serious" answers to such a question.

I still am amazed that some view it as their role as scam police to question the reason of those buying something. This is a capitalist society where anyone is able to sell just about anything. If some buy it, those offering it prosper. If not, they fail.

On too many devices, including wire, isolation devices, ac conditioners, the Intelligent Chip, even more expensive digital players, some have announced that anyone buying more expensive ones are idiots. And then they are offended that no one heeds their warning! Oh, and they often claim their position is scientific, as though they have a clue about science or its methods.

Wellfed, you are tempting me to try the clock. I had hoped to hear a demonstration at CES but could find none.

Norm,

I very much doubt that you'd be disappointed if you elect to. Two are seriously better than one and I'll soon be finding out whether three are better than two. And one is certainly enough to thoroughly impress.