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In Reply to: RE: Machina Dynamica's Teleportation Tweak posted by thetubeguy1954 on June 28, 2007 at 06:16:23
A preamble to the Main Review
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I didn't wanna do it, I tell ya!! Ya gotta believe me!! Geoff has graciously offered to me a credit for another Teleportation Tweak because I had expressed to him that I didn't want to do mine until I could get together with some friends so as to have more than one opinion to report on, perhaps sometime over the weekend. He was anxious to have me go ahead and do the tweak today because folks on the Internet we're awaiting the results. Well, I hope you guys are happy.
What I plan to do next is to gather with some other audiophile friends at someone's house and we'll conduct another trial using their un-Tweaked system. The system I am thinking about is quite resolving and is well set up. Give me a day or so to work out the logistics and I'll report back on the results of that trial...
Now, the main review
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I finished auditioning the Teleportation Tweak about 40 minutes ago and I'd like to share my thoughts on it.
At the outset of this trial, I promised Geoff that I would approach this with an open mind. I did so. I guess I should also explain that I am generally a skeptical person. I program for a living (a pretty good one, too) and prior to that I had a pretty successful sales career. So, in short, I am pretty good at analyzing things and I'm not easily gulled.
The music used for evaluation:
Pat Metheny's "Imaginary Day", 1st track
Joni Mitchell "Court & Spark", 1st two tracks
Mark Knopfler's "Sailing To Philadephia", title track
I am quite familiar with all these pieces and I feel they give a fair test to a system. The lows on the Pat Metheny disc are downright scary at times. Also, the pinpoint imaging and instrument placement on that album is among the best I've ever heard. Joni's voice, with all its intonations and inflections, is a good standard against which to measure and is music that I've listened to hundreds of times over the past 20-30 years. Mark's duet with James Taylor gives one a chance to hear some great guitar work on top of some great vocal harmonies.
Now for the meat and potatoes, and I *never* sugar-coat my meat and 'taters - I did not hear any change in the sound of the system nor did I perceive any benefit from the Teleportation Tweak. As much as I wanted to hear something, and trust me I *did* (a $60 tweak is a bargain), I must be butally honest with myself and you, dear reader.
Be that as it may, at least I can say that Geoff was completely open and forthright in his dealing with me, and he once again assured me during our phone conversation that he was extending a money-back guarantee if I was not satisified with the efficacy of the Teleportation Tweak. I am not satisfied and I am sure he will honor his word and refund to me the $60. Additionally, I will take him up on his generous offer to give the TT another go on another system - who knows what we may hear??
Test System:
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HK Signature 2.0 Preprocessor
HK Signature 2.1 5 ch. power amp
Denon 3910 DVD/CD player
Gallo Reference 3.1 - Front L/R
Gallo Due - Center, Rear L/R
Goertz MI-2 speaker cables for 3.1s
MusicBoy/Petra ICs
-RW-
Follow Ups:
Test System:
H-Cat P-12R line stage
Exemplar Statement Amp
Accoustic Arts Dac mk IV
Accoustic Arts Drive One mk II
Acapella LaCampanellas
Jade ics
Cerious Tech speaker wires
Stealth Dream power cords
Halcyonic and Acapella isolation bases all on Mana stands
I heard no benefit, you did. Plain and simple. Both systems have *plenty* of resolution. And, I assume, both listeners gave a fair and honest evaluation of what they did (or didn't) hear.
Therefore, you are happy that the tweak worked for you, and I am happy that I didn't have to pay $60 for something that provided me no benefit. Sounds like a win-win to me...
-RW-
rlw - I keep meaning to ask, have you had your hearing checked recently?
I have a dropoff starting at around 14k, but can still hear tones out to 18k - decent numbers for a 52 year old male. I go out of my way to protect my hearing, I always take ear plugs with me to concerts, mowing the lawn, riding my morotcycle, and such and I'm not afraid to use 'em. In comparison to other (audiophile) friends at or near my age, my hearing stacks up pretty well.
-RW-
Thanks for the good, objective answer.
~ GK
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