In Reply to: Test later today posted by geoffkait on June 29, 2007 at 12:14:50:
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 trackI 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-
Edits: 06/29/07 06/29/07 06/29/07
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Follow Ups
- The Resuls Are In!! - rlw 16:31:46 06/29/07 (25)
- Obviously your system does not have sufficient resolving power... - The Real Dick Hertz 18:58:00 07/01/07 (0)
- Geoff is a man of his words - rlw 03:51:37 06/30/07 (5)
- RE: Geoff is a man of his words - geoffkait 04:15:16 06/30/07 (4)
- If I say yes, do I have to re-pay you? - rlw 04:30:43 06/30/07 (3)
- RE: If I say yes, do I have to re-pay you? - geoffkait 04:42:26 06/30/07 (2)
- Ooooh, thanks for the heads-up on Wimbledon! - rlw 05:39:24 06/30/07 (1)
- RE: Ooooh, thanks for the heads-up on Wimbledon! - geoffkait 07:35:37 06/30/07 (0)
- Well, as Gomer Pyle would say... - andy_c 17:23:16 06/29/07 (3)
- The red states enjoy a 2-1 advantage at the moment... - Wellfed 18:00:01 06/29/07 (2)
- RE: The red states enjoy a 2-1 advantage at the moment... - andy_c 18:56:14 06/29/07 (1)
- Serious answer, thank you... - Wellfed 21:05:28 06/29/07 (0)
- RE: The Resuls Are In!! - powermatic 17:08:49 06/29/07 (13)
- I don't think my system's resolution... - rlw 03:43:56 06/30/07 (0)
- "Nice try, though!"... - Wellfed 17:56:00 06/29/07 (11)
- If a certain level of "resolution" is a requirement... - SF tech 19:29:52 06/29/07 (4)
- Another touchy little fella' I see... - Wellfed 22:23:47 06/29/07 (3)
- Nah... Just seems like hypocrisy on your part. - SF tech 23:21:04 06/29/07 (2)
- I assure you... - Wellfed 23:50:25 06/29/07 (1)
- And I can assure you that I don't have any "insecurity"... - SF tech 00:27:46 06/30/07 (0)
- RE: "Nice try, though!"... - Len_ 18:45:16 06/29/07 (5)
- Do you still have access to those items? [nt] - Wellfed 22:15:02 06/29/07 (4)
- RE: Do you still have access to those items? [nt] - Len_ 22:18:10 06/29/07 (3)
- Why weren't they returned to MD for a refund?... - Wellfed 22:48:03 06/29/07 (2)
- RE: Why weren't they returned to MD for a refund?... - Len_ 00:15:11 06/30/07 (1)
- RE: Why weren't they returned to MD for a refund?... - geoffkait 04:08:25 07/01/07 (0)