Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... I guess that answers my question. I ll stop now. -- ... Tim Walters : The Doubtful Palace : http://www.doubtfulpalace.com
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Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... Nope. :) ... First of all, you need 2x, not 2x. So say 20.01 kHz. No perfect alignment necessary. ... Which is a perfect representation of the
Cabinet building for MOTM gear
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
I ve ordered my MOTM rack rails, and I m in the process of attempting to figure out what I want in terms of a cabinet for all of my MOTM gear. I ve checked out
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
... Yes, and what you re stating is incorrect. ;-) If I have a 20khz sample rate, and I have the following waveforms being sampled (assuming PERFECT alignment
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... Not in any way except by representing higher frequencies. Weren t we just here? -- ... Tim Walters : The Doubtful Palace : http://www.doubtfulpalace.com
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
... Misstated example - Replace sine wave with square wave . The square wave turns in to a sine wave. ... And represent the original waveshape better
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... That s because most people who try it use a sine and triangle with the same peak-to-peak value, which means the amplitude of the fundamental is different.
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... No, it won t. That s the whole point of the Nyquist theorem. Everything below the Nyquist frequency is reproduced *exactly* (given ideal filters etc.). A
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
... Good catch - very true. Let s reverse my statement - if you sample a 10khz square wave at 20khz, assuming reconstruction filter/oversampling you ll get a
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by J.D. McEachin
... No, you get a 10kHz SINE wave, due to the reconstruction filter following the DAC. That is, IF the filter is ideal, as specified by Nyquist. Since no real
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by J.D. McEachin
... And there s the rub. Most people CAN distinguish between high frequency sines and triangles, even though the harmonics of the triangle are above the range
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
... That s already a given, and you missed my point anyway. If you sample a sine wave @ 20Khz and a square wave @ 20khz, you will only get a 10khz square wave
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... This is just another way of saying that the maximum frequency represented is 10kHz. ... If the human ear can t hear anything above 20kHz, then it makes no
RE: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tony Karavidas
This is the industry I came from and as a side note, your opinion about 96k is shared among many people and is brought to evidence by the lackluster acceptance
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by J. Larry Hendry
I actually had a guitar playing buddy in high school (great guitarist who knew how cool some short delay would be) that asked me how much cable he would need
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Neil Bradley
... But if you sampled a 10khz sine and a 10khz square wave, it ll still come out exactly the same. Having a higher sampling rate will yield better/closer to
Re: [motm] Improving Audio
2002-10-30 by J. Larry Hendry
Huh? Larry and his almost 46 years old ears. ... From: Paul Schreiber e) Obligatory Tandy story: I was part of the original MPC spec
Re: [motm] Any voltage quantizers?
2002-10-30 by ixqy@aol.com
In a message dated 10/29/02 1:04:09 PM Central Standard Time, ... Weird... I ve been thinking of asking this very same thing.
RE: [motm] Re: Improving Audio
2002-10-30 by Chris Walcott
I m going to try to make it. - chris ... From: emmaker [mailto:emmaker@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:49 PM To: motm@yahoogroups.com Subject:
Re: Improving Audio
2002-10-30 by emmaker
... there has been little ... have a $40,000 system, does ... glossed over. Hear, hear (I think that s a pun). ... uses 4558 op amps in the output. ... THD at
Re: [motm] Fw: Robert Rich Newsletter 10/29/02
2002-10-30 by Daniel C. Heidebrecht
If any other bay area MOTM folks are going to the DNA lounge show - email and let me know if you d like to meet up before hand. Dan. On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Paul
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Tim Walters
... At the risk of spiraling way off-topic, I feel compelled to address this very common misunderstanding. The Nyquist Theorem provides the mathematical
RE: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-30 by Chris Walcott
In the November issue of Electronic Musician there is an article on Bridging the 96k Gap . Very interesting article. The thing that struck me was that two
Nyquist was a wombat
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
... OK, this is pet peeve time! NO, it DOES NOT say this. Because this is 1/2 of the statement. No one quotes the OTHER half because few people take
RE: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by Neil Bradley
... Yes, it s called listener fatigue . ;-) Lack of upper band harmonics can contribute to it. ... *DIGTIAL* Transfers? Now I ve heard EVERYTHING! This
Re: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by Neil Bradley
... The Nyquist theorem never stated anything about accuracy, only that to reproduce any given frequency, it must be at least half the sample rate. If you
Fw: Robert Rich Newsletter 10/29/02
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
... From: Paul Schreiber To: MOTM listserv Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Fw: Robert Rich
Improving Audio
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
[[time for a CAD break: finishing up the design of the MIDI-CV converter, harassing Mouser]] Rambling thoughts: a) As (hopefully) I ve shown with MOTM, you can
RE: [motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by Les Mizzell
... Isn t there some research to suggest that there is a psycho-acoustic effect caused by the outside frequencies that ends up affecting the audible portion
Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by paulhaneberg
I remember the cable tests quite well. More recently there have been some double blind tests of material recorded at different sample rates. I believe the
[motm] Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by KA4HJH
... You are now preaching to the choir. Boy, do I remember that. I was ROTF. ... The test I remember (mid-80 s) was between 30 of zip cord and Monster Cable.
Re: [motm] Ring modulator patch
2002-10-29 by jhaible
My favorite patch for a bell sound: Ring modulator with sine wave VCO on one input and Wurlitzer EP200 on the other input. JH. ... Von: Michel Havenith
RE: Ring modulator patch
2002-10-29 by mate_stubb
Use sine waves, or you will have harmonic mush. Try oscillating 440 and 490 as your input sources. Robert Rich uses oscillating filters a lot as RM input
Re: [motm] [Q] Basic Electronics
2002-10-29 by jhaible
The pinout for BC550 / BC560 is: C-B-E if you look on the flat side, with pins looking downwards. Pro: If you look at the transistor from the top, it s shape
Re: [motm] Pots
2002-10-29 by mate_stubb
To expand on Paul s answer: You would use a cermet pot (149) in your coarse and fine tuning VCO controls (if you want it as stable as possible, that is). Moe
Re: [motm] Pots
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
I offer replacement pots (both Spectrol and Bourns) for $6.50ea. And, if you need a manual for a purchased module(s), send me an email. Paul S.
Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by Les Mizzell
My favourite equipment review fiasco happened a number of years ago when Julian Herst decided to debunk the esoteric cable test done in Audiophile in an
Re: OT: Tales from an Audiophiles Crypt
2002-10-29 by paulhaneberg
I love reading product comments and reviews like these. I belong to a wine tasting club. I often tease other members by substituting subjective audiophile
Re: [motm] Ring modulator patch
2002-10-29 by Tentochi
Michel-- FM bells have always been a favorite. Is this what you really looking for? FM can have bell-like characteristics, but it is difficult to
Re: [motm] Ring modulator patch
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
Ask Ken Elhardt. He used similar module complement with great success on his piece on the MOTM News page (look there at the top). Paul S. ... From: Michel
Ring modulator patch
2002-10-29 by Michel Havenith
Hi, Could anyone help me out in finding a really good and warm bell- sounding ringmodulator patch? I tried a variety of patches, but can t seem to get the
[OT] Tales from the Audiophile's Crypt
2002-10-29 by Tentochi
Did Paul say any of these?!?!?!?!?! --Shemp Pulling harmonics together from a jumbled auditory stream to form a coherent harmonic envelope. Image outlines
RE: [motm] [ANC][OT] FMR Mic Pre
2002-10-29 by Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
Haven t got one, but there are a handful of reviews already on rec.audio.pro. Here s a selection:
Re: [motm] Pots
2002-10-29 by Tentochi
Paul-- Are you saying in general, you would have used all Bournes parts if they would have been feasible and readily available???? --Shemp ...
Re: [motm] [Q] Basic Electronics
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
Shemp *did imply* a specific pin ordering. The BC5xx series are B-C-E ordering. Get it...BC B-C.... oh well.... Paul S. ... From: Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
Re: Pots
2002-10-29 by strohs56k
... OK - to add something to this question: I assume the Spectrol pots are available in both cermet and conductive plastic? If so, why not (for example) use
motm for sale: update
2002-10-29 by cuari7
OK, 2 vca s and a mixer sold. I also have a MINT Encore Expressionist for sale, bought from Tony Karavidas 2 years ago. Want $350 plus S/H Again, serious
[ANC][OT] FMR Mic Pre
2002-10-29 by Tentochi
As most of you know, the unofficial offical (i.e. Paul endorsed) compressor is the FMR RNC 1773 (http://www.fmraudio.com/overview.html). Well, Paul s fellow
Re: [motm] [Q] Basic Electronics
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
Except the BC parts are NOT E-B-C as you look across the flat side :) Paul S. ... From: Brousseau, Paul E (Paul) To: MOTM listserv
Re: [motm] Pots
2002-10-29 by Paul Schreiber
Several reasons: a) the Spectrol are available in cermet (149 series). These are more temperature stable than conductive plastic. Also, when I was first