In light of this lovely discussion, which I found after a search for the company's name...after seeing the $200 "highly modified" Timex clock, I just have to say here that I simply can't wait to unveil *my* new product. I call it "The Sound Idea." You're not so much buying a physical product as you are a representation of one - an idea, if you will, of a better sounding system. It can be yours for a mere $50 "an idea." Just shoot me an e-mail and I'll get you on the road to better sound.
You guys are right. This is the stuff that makes folks run [laughing] from hi-fi. Bags of sand - jars of rocks - "heavily modified" alarm clocks? C'mon.
Maybe some of you guys have soundproofed rooms, with dampening everywhere and can literally hear a pin drop, but I would think that most of us (and I may be wrong) are not so privelaged to have such a setup. I know that mine is in the living room, about two feet from a 60 year old wall (trying despirately to keep the noise outside in), five feet from a piano and ten feet from couches, differing-height ceilings, and all kinds of things that can alter the way the sound reverberates around the room. Is anyone in my situation truly going to be able to hear the difference a "heavily modified" alarm clock made on their setup?
Now, I guess I would try the clock out if someone would send me one for nothing...but boy would I feel like a fool doing so.
Just my smart-aleky response.
Cheers mates.
