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NEWS! Clever Little Clock Gets a Brutus Award 2006 from Positive Feedback Online

"The Clock can not make up for a bad recording, but the distortion was lessened
to such a degree that the bad recordings actually sounded good."

- Positive Feedback Online, Brutus Awards, Dec 2006

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David was staring out of the window. "Teddy, you know what I was thinking? How do you tell what are real things from what aren't real things?"

The bear shuffled its alternatives. "Real things are good."

"I wonder if time is good.

I don't think Mummy likes time very much. The other day, lots of days ago, she said that time went by her. Is time real, Teddy?"

"Clocks tell the time. Clocks are real. Mummy has clocks so she must like them. She has a clock on her wrist next to her dial."

David started to draw a jumbo jet on the back of his letter. "You and I are real, Teddy, aren't we?"

The bear's eyes regarded the boy unflinchingly. "You and I are real, David." It specialized in comfort.


........... - from the short story, Do Super-Toys Last All Summer Long?, by Brian Aldiss, 1969 (inspiration for the Kubrick/Spielberg movie, A.I.)

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NEWS! "A Tweak Too Far" by James Saxon, Soundstage A/V, August 2006, in which the Clever Little Clock makes the scene


Clever Little Clock Review by Dave & Carol Clark, Positive Feedback Online


Machina Dynamica's Clever Little Clock is an exceptionally powerful audio accessory based on concepts and techniques originally developed by PWB Electronics, England. Machina Dynamica produces the Clever Little Clock with the kind permission of PWB Electronics.

The Clever Little Clock is a small, battery-powered travel alarm clock that has been extensively modified using a number of highly specialized techniques. The Clever Little Clock does not plug into the wall and has no influence on house wiring, audio components, cables, interconnects, power cords or acoustic waves in the room. Yet the Clock has a pronounced affect on the sound heard by listeners in the room. In addition, any video systems in the house will be improved - the picture will be clearer, with better color saturation and contrast.

Place the clock anywhere in the listening room. The sound will be considerably more musical and live-sounding -- there will be less distortion, more information and a deeper, more coherent soundstage. Low frequencies will be articulate, extended and dynamic, high frequencies exceptionally smooth with phenomenal inner detail. In other words, More of Everything. The Clever Little Clock can provide a remarkable improvement to the sound; one or more additional clocks in the room will further improve the sound. The Clever Little Clock will also improve the sound of the car's audio system, try taking the clock on trips.

The Clever Little Clock is pre-set by Machina Dynamica and should NOT be re-set or adjusted. Machina Dynamica reserves the right to use more than one brand/model to produce Clever Little Clocks, so don't be alarmed if the Clock you receive is not the exact one in the photo. All versions of the Clever Little Clock are sonically equivalent.

For A/B comparisons, i.e., to evaluate the sound without the Clock, place the Clock outside the house structure, for example on the front steps. Listen while clock is outside the house for a while, then return the clock to the listening room and listen again.

The Clever Little Clock uses specially prepared, super long-lifetime batteries (lifetime expected to exceed 6 years). NOTE: do NOT replace these batteries with off-the-shelf batteries. At some point in the future, Machina Dynamica will provide replacement batteries for Clever Little Clocks at a nominal cost.

The Clever Little Clock is covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee.

Price $199 direct from Machina Dynamica + $5 Priority Mail shipping in US; inquire for overseas shipping costs Purchase the Clever Little Clock


Customer Comments

NEW!! "Yes, I did that with the first clock - took it out of the house and brought it back inside -- it was like listening to different amps!!!" - March 2008

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NEW!! "I have some good components, not great, hooked up to my TV. Clock provides more clarity, more depth to the sound, less micro movements of the sound images and sharper focus. Don't understand how it works, but thank God you don't have to understand internal combustion to drive a car!" - August 2007

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NEW!! "I just received my second Clever Little Clock. The second clock produced more than double the effects of the first one." - August 2007

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"I was only a little skeptical of the Clever Little Clock and Brilliant Pebbles, having experienced the remarkable performance of your Promethean isolation stand. So I had enough confidence to give them a try. The items (one Clever Little Clock, set of 4 Mikro bottles and one XL bottle) are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! They transformed our reference system!! Quantum leaps forward! A number of system shortcomings we had written off as room-related have been completely eliminated! the boominess in the bass is entirely gone! In addition, bass response is much deeper... The entire audible spectrum is far "cleaner" and clearer -- haze or sibilance we hadn't been aware of previously has been removed, giving the sound the incredible illusion of realism. Nothing in my experience compares to the improvements your products make. Before your products, this reference system was more than revealing enough to allow virtually every design change we make in our products audible. I believe that THAT ability of the system has now been enhanced at least a full order of magnitude." - Brad, Revelation Audio Labs, July 2007

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"The sound is more open, liquid and organic. Very interesting." - May 2007

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"BTW, I bought some clever little clocks from you in Feb. 2007 and I have to say they're fantastic!!!!!" - May 2007

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"Much to my surprise, the Lil Clock indeed works, with an improvement in sound I could hardly believe, given the cost of the clock and the mysterious channel through which the clock operates (resonance of the clock vibrating quartz?). Just to try to make sure I was not deluding myself, I performed some A/B blind (and I stress Blind) testing with some friends, including two non-audiophiles, and all of them unambiguously noted the difference in sound. I will be obtaining a second Lil Clock as well as some pebbles. I've recommended the clock to all my audiophile friends." - May 2007

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"The Clock really works, and it works MUCH better than I expected. Highly recommended!! - March 2007

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"Hi Geoff, after listening to the clock for a couple of days in my analog system, I must say I'm very impressed. While it's not that easy to describe the effects, I like my system a lot better now. I feel that I can listen longer without getting fatigued, and the sound seems to be quite a bit more natural and effortless. It sounds as if the tracking is better -- it's a lot less h-ifi and more like music. So the clock is a keeper!" - Feb 2007

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"Hi Geoff, the clocks are amazing! What I'm hearing I can't believe -- so much Life and Airiness. The clocks are more than clever...they're mind-boggling!!" - Dan, Jan 2007

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"The little clock has helped my home theater system in so many ways! Everything is SO much more present, with clarity and bottom end to die for!" - Dec 2006

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"Well, the Machina Dynamica li'l clock performs as described, and this is in a $500K + system! Even the sound through my Stax speakerphones is improved! Well done, ladies and gentlemen!!" - Robert, Dec 2006

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"Geoff, got the clocks and I am speechless!! This is pure magic!! The clocks completely took the edge off voices and instruments (refinement), added space, air, more decay and unbelievable naturalness to the sound. It's like a 3-D virtual reality. A treatment that produces a similar improvement is Frank Tchang's resonators. I have 9 of them here. The addition of your clocks brought this effect to a higher level." - Alex Peychev, APL Hi-Fi, Nov 2006

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"I've been listening to my system with the Lil Clock. I have to say there is something going on here. Right now I'm listening to Keb Mo, Suitcase. "Your love" and "The Itch" are amazing !! Also, Buddy Guy Blues Singer. Comparable to Muddy Waters Folk Singer (Guy played rhythm guitar on that one) and it's not a MFSL CD. More, More, sound stage depth and Macro-dynamics! Can't wait to add a second clock. Like you said, it's a perception thing...well, I perceive greatly improved sound." - Jack, Nov 2006

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"The clock is crazy good!! Hat's off to you." - Peter, Sept. 2006

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"Sir, thanks for this special product. It creates a new sonic experience for me in a way that's hard to explain. The system now sounds more natural and more analog with a soundstage presented in an integrated, holistic way." - Alvin, August 2006

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"While basking in an AC-cable-induced state of bliss, I received Geoff Kait's announcement of a new magic accessory. My first Clock arrived a week later. After unwrapping the nondescript plastic timepiece and placing it on a side table, I noticed that the system's midrange performance had become more emphatic. It was as if the Cyber-800 had sprouted a brace of 845 triode tubes in place of its little 6CA7 power tubes. I was so impressed with the Clever Little Clock (CLC) that I ordered another one, which yielded additional midrange power and realism. (Recent photos of my room reveal a third clock, but it's there for overkill purposes only.)" - excerpt from A Tweak Too Far by James Saxon, Soundstage A/V, August 2006

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"I am very surprised by the Clocks you sent and their efficacy. Their presence in my room has produced a wider and deeper soundstage; also, the sound is sweeter with less grain. When the clocks are removed from the room, the soundstage collapses and the grain reappears." - Dr. Kessell, Australia, July 2006

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"Just got them....and they work! Actually, I was listening to music as they were delivered...after I unpacked and placed the two clocks, it was unmistakable -- smoother, edginess gone, more solid images. Bass was a bit better too." - Hunsoon Kim, May 2006

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"The darn thing worked inside the cardboard box with all the shipping peanuts around it. Really! COOL!" - Regards, C. Kloidt, April 2006

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"Hi, I tried your clock this evening for an hour and really was amazed. In fact, I doubted it would work, but I must say it works and works very well - much more air, more precision and more soundstage. My system consists of Dali MS 4 speakers, Musical Fidelity KW 500, upgraded Shanling CD/SACD player, Michell Gyrodec TD, Shunyata Hydra 8 and Audience 24 cords: it is a very, very good system, for the moment in a non-dedicated room as my "auditorium" is not quite finished. I don't know how the clock works - could you explain a little, please; I think I shall buy another one soon and will recommend it to some friends." - Dr. Bertrand Vigneau, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France, March 2006

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"I placed the clock on either side of my couch, diagonally facing each speaker and achieved great results!! I did a quick A/B with and without clocks, and 1 vs 2 and I'm sold... All my tests so far have been with CD's and SACD's (Goldmund 39 and a Sony SCD-1). I have a Conrad Johnson Art Ser. II preamp and Premier 12 monoblocks to B&W 802 Nautilus speakers. My next experiment will be with my vinyl setup. I use an SME 20/2 Mk II and Graham 2.2 with a Van den Hul Colibri cartridge. This runs to a ET SU-1 Setup to a Aesthetic IO signature phono stage with volume control. Monoblocks and speakers are same as above. I can't wait to hear the difference the clocks make in pure analog. You made a believer out of this skeptic with the two Lil Clocks!" - Paul B., March 2006

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"Follow-up of 2 Feb 2006: Wow, lightning strikes twice!! - I just incorporated a second Clock in my system and the results are spectacular! -- More ambience information along with extremely 3-dimensional images and an incredible, newfound transparency. Amazing.... like seeing HDTV for the first time." - Michael, Feb 2006

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"Your product has significantly improved my sound. Everything is cleaner with much better ambience, space, detail and depth. Vocals and backing vocals come through so effortlessly." - Tim V., Jan 2006

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"Hello, Geoff, I've been using your Clever Lil Clock for almost a month, and the effects are quite positive for audio, with a more analog, tube-like sound; also, my video monitors are brighter and the images are "thicker" and "denser." Certainly one of the most effective tweaks I've ever tried and the most metaphysically mysterious by far." - Yumin, Jan 2006

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"Hi Geoff - thought I'd let you know I received my clocks and put them in one of my listening rooms. Even though I do have a fairly high spec system: Japanese-made Philips CDM Pro player/BAT VK5/ Coda system 100 amps/Aaron sub/ Mach 1 acoustics speakers/Apogee Rosetta 200 SRC, I can hear improvements in soundstage depth and breadth, resolution, timbre and just plain enjoyment of the music. After all, that's what its about. I don't how it works but it does. As my old aunty used to say, Bravo, Sonny." Jan 2006

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"I have a stereo system on one side of the house and a home theater system on the other side. I started off putting the clock in the room with the home theater system where I noticed a better picture - smoother and more film-like. Then I took the clock to the stereo system room - big improvement in the sound!! Then I took the clock back to the home theater system, and when I returned to the stereo system the clock's effects were still present. Also, the clock worked quite well in the car." - Richard Frye, Dec 2005

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"Arrived yesterday 11/25/05 -- one of the most amazing things I've yet encountered in this crazy hobby!!!" - Perditty, Nov 2005

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"Those of you who've read my posts on Audio Asylum over the years know that I'm into tweaks. Sometimes they've worked, sometimes they haven't. But I've been on a big winning streak lately: Extreme SST, Herbie's Grungebuster2, RealityCheck and - perhaps most controversal of all - Machina Dynamica's Magic Pebbles (Brilliant Pebbles) and Clever Little Clock. But let me cut to the chase: the much-maligned Pebbles and Clock work as advertised! -- at least in my system. I'm the furthest thing from a techie, so I have absolutely no clue how these things work, but they do! I auditioned two Clocks and two Large Magic Pebbles. First the Clock. My reference track of late has been "Water of Love" off Dire Strait's impeccably recorded first album. Burned onto a CD-R using George Louis' RealityCheck, this track sounds as good as I've ever heard it. Enter the Clever Little Clocks. After listening to "Water of Love" sans magic timepieces, I placed the Clocks in my listening room -- one on a window sill, the other on my computer desk. Then I replayed "Water of Love." Damned if I didn't hear an immediate improvement -- and I mean an IMPROVEMENT, not just a change. At the beginning of "Water of Love" there's a very low-level percussion section that lasts about 7 seconds; with the Clocks in place, the rhythm/pace of this section was much more discernable... and previously unheard details emerged. Later on, Mark Knopfler's vocals were clearer and weightier, and dynamics were noticeably superior. Again, don't ask me how these wacky things work, but they do! And I'm not imagining it, either. I pride myself on having pretty good ears -- maybe not golden, but at least burnished copper :) -- and I know what I heard. And it was repeatable. - Quint, Nov 2005

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"Yes, a VERY clever little clock -- I love the sound!" - Monica, Oct 2005

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"I got a chance to evaluate your clock. I think it definitely gives more air and dynamics to my system. I enjoy it enough to more than justify the price. In fact, I just Paypaled on another order for my separate HT system." - Reg Sanders, Oct 2005

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"Just wanted to let you know that I've finished evaluating the two Clever Little Clocks you sent. Here's what I found:

- (With only one Clock in the audio system) the Clock seems to open up a remarkable 3-D window into the presentation; inside this 3-D window instruments and voices are larger, smoother and more natural-sounding, with more space between them. And, most importantly for me, everything has more body!.

- Removing the (single) Clock from my home, the 3-D effect virtually collapsed. Although things still sounded quite good, the soundstage had lost that "in-the-room" effect. So it was very satisfying to put the Clock back in the system.

- Adding the second Clock to my video system in the basement, I noticed the same sorts of things on the audio portion; but, oddly enough, the DVD video picture appeared much more "film-like." And I noticed, as you had hinted, that with both Clocks in the house the remarkable 3-D effect seemed to be magnified in both systems. Very, very intriguing!" - Mike, Oct 2005

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"I have a separate surround sound system in the audio room and the Clock has made a difference in both sound and picture color saturation. My audiophile nephew was over on Sunday and had not heard my system since the Pebbles, Magic Rings, ICs and Machina Dynamica's Clever Little Clock were introduced into the system. After I played a familiar CD he has heard many times on my system he was speechless for several minutes. Finally he said that my system before the Machina Dynamica upgrades was one of the best-sounding he'd ever heard, but that now the detail is like the very best solid state, with an overall character that is very tube-like. We spent the next four hours listening and smiling. That "hybrid," golden sound of my system, I am convinced, is due to your products. Once again, BRAVO!... My system, specifically my Digital front end, now sounds better than my Analog front end, which was not the case before the installation of these tweaks from Machina Dynamica... By the way, my Analog front end consists of a Verdier Plantine Turntable, Morch arm and Koetsu cartridge... not too shabby! - Rich, Sept 2005"

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"OOOOOOOOh, My! - This is really dramatic! Ok, I will let it freeflow without thinking too much about what I am trying to say..... here goes nothing. What I feel is a realignment of the Sonics within the Space that the musical envelope is trying to occupy in my room. I hear more of everything, but somehow differently. More Space!! - and it seems there is a lingering of the notes that fade into the space - a deep, ambient hall or recording space in the field I never knew existed in all of my familiar recordings. Bass extension is outrageous! -- now I see what I've been missing. One caveat might actually be a blessing: the body of information is wider, deeper and taller - simply "more of it," and this has me turning the volume down a shade from my normal level -- more dynamic range? ...Oh, yeah -- these clocks are staying in the system!" - Brent, Sept 2005

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Geoff, what is going on here???! I put the Clock on top of my DVD player (and some other places, too) and... I think I'm loosing it, I don't understand it.... How can a Timex clock with some funny orange dot on the front have any impact whatsoever? BUT IT DOES! It's just amazing, confusing, puzzling... It's like an episode from The X Files -- the difference is, I'm in it!!!" - Thomas, Sept 2005

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Geoff, thought I'd let you know I just spent the entire afternoon and evening completely enraptured by the music my system is now producing." - Michael, Sept 2005

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