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old tech reacted to BS5711's post in the thread My six-year-old daughter flawlessly passed a blind test between a silver-plated wire and a copper one with
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Plenty of other form options on Head Fi, go to one of those to have your feelings considered. -
old tech replied to the thread My six-year-old daughter flawlessly passed a blind test between a silver-plated wire and a copper one.I know, I was rolling in laughter after reading that one!
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old tech reacted to Terriero's post in the thread My six-year-old daughter flawlessly passed a blind test between a silver-plated wire and a copper one with Like.
Aside the feeling of "audiophiles" who perceive a bigger stage with a bigger amp, or more brightness with a silver cable (because it's...
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old tech replied to the thread My six-year-old daughter flawlessly passed a blind test between a silver-plated wire and a copper one.Is this a different take on the audiophile's wife hearing the difference from another room?
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old tech replied to the thread Sound Science Music Thread: Pass it on!.No, that would have been before my time. What I meant though, our diet of top 40 radio music in the 70s mainly consisted of Australian...
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old tech replied to the thread Sound Science Music Thread: Pass it on!.What's knowing about 70s music got to do with being an American?
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old tech reacted to gregorio's post in the thread How can cable resistance change sound if... with Like.
Then please show us the magnitude of this “affection” on an analogue signal (or the resultant sound waves) within the audible spectrum...
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old tech replied to the thread What is this phenomenon in music recordings.Well, magnetic tape can store digital signals as well, eg DAT.
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old tech replied to the thread What’s the Rationale?.If you mean Jabra, yes. I have a pair of their higher end IEMs and quite impressed with them, particularly the software which adjusts...
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To clear up on this: the "original" signal is the analog signal that gets encoded. If no dithering is used you get what's called...
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old tech replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.Damn, I should have asked for one to be done at the same time and posted the results here.
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old tech replied to the thread Testing audiophile claims and myths.I had an ultrasound test on my kidneys the other day. I couldn't hear it or feel it (apart from the cold gel). I suppose I don't have...
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old tech replied to the thread 24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded!.In keeping with the original topic, saw this good video on You Tube which pretty much explains what Gregorio had done with the OP.
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old tech replied to the thread Acoustic Shadow.There is the wispering wall in South Australia where a soft wisper can be heard 140 metres away due to a parabolic effect of sound waves...
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old tech replied to the thread Question about FIR Filtering.It is quite useful for LP playback with some records that may be slightly warped, that is the main reason why most high end phono...
