In case you want to add harmonics (i.e., distortion) to your (tube) hifi, here's just the thing
mhardy6647
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https://highend-electronics.com/products/shun-mook-signal-tube-resonators
so... does it add or reduce harmonics?
* Reduces total harmonic distortion
* Damping of tube glass resonance and ringing
* Filters electromechanically vibrations
* Adds rich musical harmonics to its output signal
so... does it add or reduce harmonics?
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Psychoacoustics: if you think it's real, it is. Perception is reality.
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Heavy thoughts, Luther.
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Even order harmonics tend to be more soothing than odd order harmonics. So?
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
Not that African Mpingo wood again. So how does this reduce harmonic distortion but add harmonics at the same time?
One company sells little hockey pucks of it for about $50-100 each that you are supposed to put on special holders all around your room (the more you buy the better). This wood soaks up all of the bad sounds and makes your system sound better. Who knew this wood is so good it can soak up the bad electrical signals too. -
A semi-conductor works best to eliminate tube harmonics.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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THD - total harmonic distortion
TIM - Transient intermodulation distortion
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
THD - total harmonic distortion
TIM - Transient intermodulation distortion
A few more they can add to the marketing:
LOL!!
WTF??
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Total harmonic distortion (THD) is a measurement that tells you how much of the distortion of a voltage or current is due to harmonics in the signal. THD is an important aspect in audio, communications, and power systems.
Transient intermodulation distortion, or TIM, occurs in amplifiers that employ negative feedback when signal delays make the amplifier incapable of correcting distortion when exposed to fast, transient signals.
There's nothing LOL, WTF or BS about either.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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STFU
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There's nothing LOL, WTF or BS about either.
Those weren't meant for THD and TIM I was poking fun at the African Mpingo wood. I've heard systems using it, though not this particular product. It's always fun to say African Mpingo!
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So is it Emmpingo or Ummpingo or Mmmpingo........or is the M silent so just Pingo wood?
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Heavy thoughts, Luther.
he's a heavy guy.
Wait, let me rephrase that...
I mean metaphorically.
like... umm... in-a-gadda-da-vida heavy, I mean...
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So is it Emmpingo or Ummpingo or Mmmpingo........or is the M silent so just Pingo wood?
M as in the O in opossum, methinks.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
That's the way I've always heard it said, just Pingo. I like to add some flavor so it's Muh-Peeeeeeeng-Oooooohh!! -
at least it's not !pingo
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Is that the symbol for the click sound? If so you win this thread!! But I guess since you started the thread you win it by default haha!
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
Ok so I should try to fit an Opossum into the Fisher 500C chassis or use 4 as feet ? I have quite a few round here in Alabama so I could try on the wall, in the corners.... -
Is that the symbol for the click sound? If so you win this thread!! But I guess since you started the thread you win it by default haha!
yes. the click.mhardy6647 wrote: »
Ok so I should try to fit an Opossum into the Fisher 500C chassis or use 4 as feet ? I have quite a few round here in Alabama so I could try on the wall, in the corners....
I think they could provide good damping -- they'll help keep ticks out of it, as well, which could be a plus.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Is that the symbol for the click sound? If so you win this thread!! But I guess since you started the thread you win it by default haha!
yes. the click.mhardy6647 wrote: »
Ok so I should try to fit an Opossum into the Fisher 500C chassis or use 4 as feet ? I have quite a few round here in Alabama so I could try on the wall, in the corners....
I think they could provide good damping -- they'll help keep ticks out of it, as well, which could be a plus.
Ticks or Clicks ???? ^ -
whadda I look like, some kinda Noam Chomsky kinda ethnolinguist or what?
I thought it was the clicks, like the !Kung
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hunh?! I've never heard/heard of that before!?!
Cool.
Thanks for postin'
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