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- From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
- Subject: Re: polarity inversion
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.235858.22059@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
- References: <1992Dec29.210759.17315@e2big.mko.dec.com> <shetline-311292015736@128.89.19.85> <1hvai7INNt2c@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 23:58:58 GMT
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- In article <1hvai7INNt2c@transfer.stratus.com> rsud@sw.stratus.com (Rajiv Sud) writes:
-
- > Absolute phase does matter and is easy to hear. You and other
- >non-belivers might try it for yourself on something better than a mass
- >market system. Better than mass market is the key (but spare me the
- >arguements about not being able to afford $2000 components. If mass
- >consumers weren't so complacent and demanded better they'd get it).
-
- Can you perhaps suggest a few recordings on which absolute phase is easy
- to hear? I have several stereos, ranging from a Rotel 955 driving a
- Musical Fidelity A-1 20WPC pure class A integrated amp with a pair of
- Chartwell LS3/5a speakers to one that includes the latest revision models
- of EAD transport & processor, Threshold amp, and Apogee Stage speakers
- (this week, anyway) and several others, including ones where I have designed
- the speakers and some of the electronics. I can hear the difference when
- moving a tweeter forward or backwards an inch or two when making
- an enclosure, the (frequently dramatic) difference between two high-end
- amplifiers, the effects of changing speaker or listener position by an inch
- or so, and the differences between different op-amps, but I've never been
- able to detect absolute phase, even on the Stereophile test disks that are
- specifically designed for testing this ability.
-
- Trygve
-