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I can appreciate your support of the Heresy's, like many speakers they have some strong points and some weak points. As a 32y owner of... -
DonH56 reacted to DVDdoug's post in the thread Can a faulty amplifier blow a tweeter or a woofer just by being turned on? with
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So short answer, yes, it's possible. It could be a short-term high-power "pop" or DC could blow the woofer. It would be less likely... -
DonH56 reacted to restorer-john's post in the thread Is there a way I can ACCURATELY measure how loud my music is, to protect my hearing, WITHOUT needing to buy expensive test equipment? with Like.
What? Can't hear you. I realised after typing, but figured... ;) A bit like those clown kids on the train/bus/plane with their...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Is there a way I can ACCURATELY measure how loud my music is, to protect my hearing, WITHOUT needing to buy expensive test equipment?.Uh, for headphones, John? Just how the heck loudly do you listen? :D @Quinton595 : As for the question of loudness, I have seen some...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Masking, Sones and BSR: Is this a new methodology? I have questions!.Sones are a standard unit for subjective loudness, akin to phons (also a measure of loudness). Commonly used for SPL measurements and...
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So this long box arrives at my house: I open it up and find this inside: Yes they take their tweeter packing seriously. Those PVC...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Extreme Snake Oil.Just read this on a thread named "Fuse and Cable Directionality" in another forum. No comment. --- Audiophile Fuses | What's Best Audio...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Where does quantization noise come from..IMO this is not the place to debate how Lipshitz and Vanderkooy differ in their definitions from the IEEE. They treat the quantization...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Where does quantization noise come from..The references I cited (IEEE Standards) distinguish quantization noise from other error sources that cause distortion (e.g. harmonic...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Where does quantization noise come from..I am only vaguely familiar with it in the photo world so maybe they use different definitions? I am sure they use different standards...
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DonH56 reacted to BDWoody's post in the thread Working too hard can give you a Heart Attack Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack... My Heart Attack Story. with Like.
Thanks Don. Yeah, the odds of surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest are not very good are they. Based on this article, less than...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Where does quantization noise come from..All the engineering societies and references I know use "noise" for quantization noise. Whilst mathematically related to the signal and...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Where does quantization noise come from..The image (output) filter integrates, i.e. smooths, the waveform so it is a continuous curve. The stair-step waveform before the image...
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DonH56 replied to the thread Working too hard can give you a Heart Attack Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack... My Heart Attack Story..Wow, glad you are OK, @BDWoody ! Heart attacks can be hard to detect and like you I'd likely blow off the symptoms. Thanks for the...
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DonH56 reacted to BDWoody's post in the thread Working too hard can give you a Heart Attack Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack... My Heart Attack Story. with Like.
It can be working too hard, it can be doing too little, it could be extremely bad luck or it could be a direct result of your life...
