Machina Dynamics has figure out how to make your recordings made in the past sound better in the present by altering how you perceive time:
 
"The Clever Little Clock addresses an esoteric but fundamental problem that occurs when playing an LP, CD, DVD or any other audio or video media. This problem also occurs when watching taped programs on television or listening to recorded programming on the radio in your car or at home. In all of those cases the observer is confronted - subconsciously - by time coordinates that are different from the Present Time coordinates he's been using his entire life to time-stamp sensory information. What are these interfering time coordinates, where do they come from and why are they a problem? 

The alien time coordinates are contained in the recording (or videotape). The time coordinates (of what was then Present Time) of the recorded performance, millisecond by millisecond, are captured inadvertently along with the acoustic information. When a recording is played, the time coordinates from the recording session (which are now Past Time coordinates) are reproduced by the speakers along with the acoustic signals of the recorded event. Those Past Time signals become entangled, integrated in the listener's mind with Present Timesignals. Because the listener is accustomed to using Present Time signals to synchronize his chronological memory, he subconsciously perceives the confusing, interloping Past Time signals as a threat. This perceived threat produces the fight-or-flight response, which in turn degrades his sensory capabilities. The reason that live television broadcasts, like the Superbowl and the 2010 Olympics, are generally observed to have superior audio and video compared to taped broadcasts is that they don't contain Past Time signals, only Present Time ones."
 
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina42.htm

So basically, The Clever Little Clock will allow me to enjoy the Berlin Phil's 1930 recording of Gotterdammerung, un-marred by the fear of time or of being eaten by a sabre-toothed tiger. Great, where do I sign up?
 
Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually done any ABX testing of this device? I don't need the actual test results posted, just a summary of the outcome, IE. Was the tester in fact eaten by a sabre-toothed tiger while listening to Gotterdammerung or did the clock prevent it from happening?
 
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gregorio said:

  So basically, The Clever Little Clock will allow me to enjoy the Berlin Phil's 1930 recording of Gotterdammerung, un-marred by the fear of time or of being eaten by a sabre-toothed tiger. Great, where do I sign up?
 
Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually done any ABX testing of this device? I don't need the actual test results posted, just a summary of the outcome, IE. Was the tester in fact eaten by a sabre-toothed tiger while listening to Gotterdammerung or did the clock prevent it from happening?
 
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The Ultimate Signature Version is only $299, a small price to pay for time travel, don't you think?
 
http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina41.htm
 
It looks like it might even work as a thermometer, too.
 

Where can I get an audiophile FLUX capacitor to attent the historic live event

watchnerd said:

  The Ultimate Signature Version is only $299, a small price to pay for time travel, don't you think?

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Still quite expensive considering it *might* not work as advertised. For now, I'll just have to forego the pleasure of listening to that 1930 Berlin Phil recording. I do have a recording of the Berlin Phil playing Gotterdammerung but its a much later one. When I listen to it next, I'll be sure to securely bolt all my doors, just in case.
 
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gregorio said:

   
Still quite expensive considering it *might* not work as advertised. 
 

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Perhaps, but you're completely ignoring the value of the included thermometer!

Some choice review quotes:
 
"It does not plug into the wall, and has no direct influence on the audio signal, or the house wiring, or any of the audio gear or accessories. As with other products based on Peter Belt theories, this clock does not so affect the sound, but—and in my experience—how the listener responds to the sound.
 
Instructions provided with the Clock are very clear. Once you take it out of its package and put it in your listening room you should notice a difference. After that, if you want to do an A/B comparison, the Clock needs to be placed outside the structure of your house. This means you can not simply sweep it into a drawer, or banish it to your garage, but the front porch is okay.  We unpacked the Clock and put it into our listening room and decided to give it some time to break in.
 
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And you know what? I was right. The reason things had been less than enjoyable in the first session was because the Clock had been sitting out behind the garage next to the woodpile. The reason why everything sounded so good in the second session was because it had been hiding in the listening room, out of sight out of mind."
 
More at:
 
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/clock_nespa.htm