News flash: First " new fundamental technology in audio since the 1970's"

[egellings]

There are many practical quantum effects and equipment nowadays. Really, a magnet lifting an object is quantum (relies on electron spin), as in classical dynamics a magnetic field can do no work. There's atomic clocks, quantum antennas, quantum gyroscopes, and more. Those are all real, tangible things that only work because of quantum engineering. But none of it really matters for audio.

Those applications genuinely make actual use of complex quantum physics. Quantum everything else is just baloney.

 

[kemmler3D]

Those applications genuinely make actual use of complex quantum physics. Quantum everything else is just baloney.

There's real quantum physics, then there's using the word "quantum" strategically to make your woo-woo malarkey sound scientific.

 

[DonR]

They missed out on using the "nano" prefix.

 

[egellings]

There's real quantum physics, then there's using the word "quantum" strategically to make your woo-woo malarkey sound scientific.

Exactly.

 

[Salt]

"a quantum (pl.: quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity" (Wikipedia).
Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[radix]

"a quantum (pl.: quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity" (Wikipedia).
Nothing more, nothing less.

Sure, that's the English usage, but snake-oil audio companies are using it in the technical sense of Quantum Physics, which is much different than the English usage.

 

[Salt]

Sure, that's the English usage, but snake-oil audio companies are using it in the technical sense of Quantum Physics, which is much different than the English usage.

Be assured, that's within my range of knowledge.

 

[mhardy6647]

Absolutely stunning... it's snake oil all the way down.

Well -- consistency's a hallmark.
Ask Ralph Waldo Emerson.

 

[mhardy6647]

They missed out on using the "nano" prefix.

Waitin' for attotechnology, I am.

 

[Berwhale]

Waitin' for attotechnology, I am.

What's the Quantum Chromodynamic Range like on that kit?

 

[mhardy6647]

What's the Quantum Chromodynamic Range like on that kit?

Somewhere between Jawdropping and Gobsmacking.
Not sure how many quantum levels there are in between those two states, though, I must confess.

 

[srkbear]

Amazing, isn't it? Some smart people lived back then. Or maybe they were just smart in comparison to some of the "great" audio minds of today...

Nyquist had it all tidied up for us way back in 1928, and yet just last week we still had to endure an eight page thread trying in exasperation to convince somebody that NOS DACs don’t make the sound of keys rebounding to their unpressed state on a piano concerto sound more musical.

 

[GXAlan]

Basically EQ and a bit of reverb. The amp is doing a tiny bit of remastering.

Daniel hertz s aPatents

Exactly. So it might really be audible.

US20220015633A1 - System and method for improving and adjusting pmc digital signals to provide health benefits to listeners - Google Patents

The present invention is a system and a method for processing and adjusting the PCM digital audio signals using specific reverberation and equalization settings that have been determined to potentially improve certain physical health parameters measurements, as determined by conducting...

patents.google.com

But the eq and reverb settings that are chosen are based upon “Avatar Health” sensor which is an electrodermal tester, which itself is pseudoscience

Electrodermal Testing Part I: Fooling Patients with a Computerized Magic Eight Ball

Remember the Magic Eight Ball toy? You could ask it a question and shake it and a random answer would float up into a window: yes, no, maybe, definitely, etc. There is even a website where you can

sciencebasedmedicine.org

Electrodermal Testing Part II: Legal and Regulatory Aspects

Last week I described electrodermal testing. I’m sure many readers thought, “There oughta be a law against that.” Well, there are laws. Unfortunately, having laws and enforcing them are two diff

sciencebasedmedicine.org

But it may be something as simple as people’s heart rate speeding or slowing, and while it might not be a real health measurement of the effect of the music, if there is a pattern of reverb or EQ that is liked, that’s great.

 

[mhardy6647]

Nyquist had it all tidied up for us way back in 1928, and yet just last week we still had to endure an eight page thread trying in exasperation to convince somebody that NOS DACs don’t make the sound of keys rebounding to their unpressed state on a piano concerto sound more musical.

 

[pkane]

Nyquist had it all tidied up for us way back in 1928, and yet just last week we still had to endure an eight page thread trying in exasperation to convince somebody that NOS DACs don’t make the sound of keys rebounding to their unpressed state on a piano concerto sound more musical.

Nyquist is not here to defend himself. We need a new, more modern interpretation, based on quantum mechanics, perhaps?

 

[kemmler3D]

Exactly. So it might really be audible.

It's pretty hard to apply reverb that's inaudible so I'm sure you can hear a difference in a strict / fast A/B.

Now, do I actually want my amp audibly altering the sound in obscure ways...?

 

[srkbear]

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Um, where can I get me one of those please? I have no idea what it is but I know I need one.

 

[kemmler3D]

Um, where can I get me one of those please? I have no idea what it is but I know I need one.

It's a cat, your local animal shelter probably has a good handful on offer.

 

[srkbear]

Nyquist is not here to defend himself. We need a new, more modern interpretation, based on quantum mechanics, perhaps?

You missed our recent convo about the dichotomy between musicality and precision involved in the directionality of audiophile fuses, lifted directly from the PS Audio forums. With Paul fully participating. He’s a great modern mind of a sort, isn’t he?

 

[srkbear]

It's a cat, your local animal shelter probably has a good handful on offer.

Oh…no…I just got it. Tragically. Now I want the poster.