Tice attacked
Editor: There follows a letter I wrote to George Tice:
Dear Mr. Tice:
After trying the model R-4 TPT clock in my system, I have returned the unit for refund. I have done this because the increase in performance did not match the dollar investment made in the clock. More improvement has been gained in my system by making simple tweaks that cost nothing, or were low in cost.
But the thing that upset me the most was instruction #4 on your instruction sheet.…
When I submitted my piece for the October 1990 "Industry Update" on the digital alarm clock controversy, I was only aware of the $500 Coherence Industries version and the $25 Radio Shack standard model. In case you're just getting back from the moon, I should elaborate a bit. Some people have observed that operating one of these clocks in the listening room actually has an effect (many report a positive one) on the sound of an audio system. Why this should be so has not been explained satisfactorily—certainly…
If it's true that the Tice TPT Clock does have a small but audible effect on the sound of your system, how could this be so? Having read the Tice literature, I think that the official explanation of what is going on is plain wrong. It seems to me that if the Clock does effect an audible change, the reason would fall into two separate categories: a) the Clock has an effect on the system; b) it has an effect on the listener.
Looking at the latter first, what if that the Clock emits negative ions into the…
After hours and hours, the 1.2 upgrade to my Versa Model 1 turntable was completed and the final adjustments made. The most obvious change surprised me considerably: there was simply far less sound coming out of the Versa. Everything was much quieter. To achieve the former volume levels, I had to substantially increase the preamp's gain setting. What was gone was a significant layer of very low level grundge and noise. Backgrounds had less filler; the music was presented in stark relief. The upgrade…
Editor: I am writing this letter in an effort to correct and clarify much of the rumors and misinformation surrounding the Tice TPT Clock. Unfortunately, many audiophiles accept assumptions and misinformation as fact without question. I think it's time to set the record straight.
To understand the TPT Clock it must be broken down into two distinct entities. The first is the technology called TPT (Tice Pulse Technology), and the second is the storage medium, which is the clock. The relationship between TPT (the technology) and the storage…
Description: Device to eliminate "electron noise" from the AC line.
Price: $350 (1991). Approximate number of dealers: 100.
Manufacturer: Tice Audio Products Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 (1991). (2003). Tice Audio Products, 1530 Cypress Drive, Suite C, Jupiter, FL 33469. Tel: (561) 575-7577. Fax: (561) 575-0302. Web: www.ticeaudio.com.
Description: Three-way, ABR-loaded, magnetically shielded, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) aluminum-manganese dome tweeter, two 7" (180mm) aluminum-magnesium cone midrange units, 12" (310mm) graphite-loaded paper-cone woofer, 12" (310mm) flat-diaphragm Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR). Crossover frequencies: 150Hz and 3.2kHz, 24dB/octave acoustic slopes. Frequency range: 18Hz-30kHz. Sensitivity: 89dB/2.83V/m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms (4 ohms minimum). Recommended power: up to 350Wpc.
Dimensions: 47.2" (1200mm) H by 11.8" (300mm) W by 20.9" (…
Analog source: Linn Sondek LP12/Cirkus/Trampolin/Lingo/Ekos/Arkiv LP player on a Sound Organisation table.
Digital sources: Mark Levinson No.31.5 CD transport; Mark Levinson No.30.6 D/A processor; dCS 972 upsampler; Accuphase DP-85 SACD player; Technics DVD-A10 DVD-Audio player; Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 3D CD player.
Preamplification: Linn Linto phono preamp, Mark Levinson No.380S line preamp, Z-Systems rdp-1 digital control center (updated to handle 96kHz sources).
Power amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.33H monoblocks.
Cables: Datalinks: Kimber…