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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I always wonder....they say they don't know how it works. They say (maybe lots of people say) it does work. OK. With those as givens, how do they come up with the idea in the first place? An accident? They experiment with a million things that they can't imagine how they would work. Most of them don't work. One works? And these guys are equipment designers--do they design their main product lines this way? Anybody know?
I have been using "Irrational But Efficacious" ever since Charlie Hanson introduced it and like it very much. I use track 7 about once a month - it really does work. I also use track 4 on 'repeat' to help break in a new component, cable or contact enhancer (quicksilver gold). The CD is also useful to help warm up the system quickly once the amp is turned on. When using track 7, I usually leave the room because certain frequencies will make my head hurt...my cat hates this track! Unlike many system tonics that I own, this is a tweak that I always come back to.
I've used the Purist Audio System Enhancer which costs five times more and does essentially the same thing. Does it work? I honestly think it's no more effective than playing a dynamic piece of music or radio static the same number of hours.

Tweaks, pseudo-science, black magic. It all runs together sometimes.
The Purist disc works great, but you have to leave the house while it's DOING your system (it's shy! ;-)) otherwise you'll suffer physiological AND psychological after effects! I've also noticed that for several weeks after use, the house is free of mice, cockroaches, spiders, and termites, and other small crawly things. It drives the neighborhood dogs crazy too!

Jim Aud explains how it works on the back of the jewel box: Relieves molecular stresses and residual magnetism using optimal frequency and amplitude tones -- well of course!

I wish he'd put a copy on LP for our cartridges. Maybe I'll put it on my iPod and listen to it at a very low level while I sleep tonight, yeah! I'll get back to you. I hope!