The History of High End Audio...

xj4094dg
xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
Interesting article...

http://audiophilereview.com/the-history-of-high-end-audio.html
"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    Pretty neat perspective on the term and type. Missing some stuff but cool for a quick read.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited September 2011
    All you need to know may be found at:
    http://www.hifilit.com/hifilit/Mad/Mad.htm
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited September 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    All you need to know may be found at:
    http://www.hifilit.com/hifilit/Mad/Mad.htm

    Mad magazine, what a blast from the past, think i will break out my hot wheels, g.i. joes, and major matt mason space station.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited September 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    All you need to know may be found at:
    http://www.hifilit.com/hifilit/Mad/Mad.htm

    whew....thought you were gonna post one of Mr. Russell's articles. :tongue:
    --Gary--
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited September 2011
    xj4094dg wrote: »
    Interesting article...

    http://audiophilereview.com/the-history-of-high-end-audio.html


    Good article!
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited September 2011
    I hope some members have a good laugh at this...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBe7-6rw4M
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited September 2011
    scottyboy76 wrote: »
    Mad magazine, what a blast from the past, think i will break out my hot wheels, g.i. joes, and major matt mason space station.

    FWIW... the link is 1950s Mad, not 1960s, so it's more like Howdy Doody and Hoola-Hoops.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,182
    edited September 2011
    Interesting part of the article "The other important trend in the 60's was brought on by the usurpation of the role of the vacuum tube by the transistor whose specifications far exceeded those of US-made tube-based components. Of course 20-20 hindsight shows that these specifications used THD or total harmonic distortion figures rather than breaking down the harmonic distortion into 1st, 2nd, 3d, and 4th order harmonics. If they had, audiophiles would have seen how the distortion characteristics of early transistors were much worse at higher odd-order harmonics than tubes. Many audiophiles switched from tube electronics to solid-state electronics and discovered that the sonic results weren't a step up in quality or enjoyment."
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited September 2011
    Interesting, perhaps, but wrong. The distortion order thing depends on topology (single-ended vs. push-pull) and not on tubes vs. transistors.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,182
    edited September 2011
    :eek:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,222
    edited September 2011
    I thought AA had everything we needed to know???
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Interesting, perhaps, but wrong. The distortion order thing depends on topology (single-ended vs. push-pull) and not on tubes vs. transistors.

    Give that man a Cigar!!!!

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited September 2011
    I haven't had one in quite a while, now that you mention it.

    The "odd vs. even harmonic" thing, misapplied as a "tubes vs. solid state" thing... is a pet peeve of mine; drives me nucking futs.
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