Are studio monitors a better buy than passive hifi speakers?

[olds1959special]

Right, but this is irrelevant in the context of music playback.

I’m not sure about that?

 

[Karmacoma]

I’m not sure about that?

It is until proven otherwise. That's how it works.

 

[olds1959special]

It is until proven otherwise.

What about harmonics from playback that can manifest themselves in ultra high frequencies?

 

[kyuu]

What about harmonics from playback that can manifest themselves in ultra high frequencies?

Those would be the opposite of high intensity, assuming they even exist at the end of the playback chain.

 

[olds1959special]

Those would be the opposite of high intensity, assuming they even exist at the end of the playback chain.

But they may exist, and it seems logical they would, with the right setup. Overtones are in sounds.

 

[Karmacoma]

What about harmonics from playback that can manifest themselves in ultra high frequencies?

By ''that's how it works'' i mean that's how rationality works. Do what you want, if you want to make claims and be taken seriously bring the evidence.

 

[sigbergaudio]

I’m not sure about that?

If you played normal music loud enough for ultrasonic overtones to be audible, you'd likely die. Either from your flesh melting or your house falling on your head.

 

[olds1959special]

If you played normal music loud enough for ultrasonic overtones to be audible, you'd likely die. Either from your flesh melting or your house falling on your head.

That’s about how loud I listen usually. My neighbors love me. (Not really but around 100 dB can be fun.)

 

[JustJones]

What about harmonics from playback that can manifest themselves in ultra high frequencies?

Are there harmonics from home audio speakers that reach UHF? Wouldn't that interfere with television broadcasting, Wi-fi, cell phones ?

 

[olds1959special]

Are there harmonics from home audio speakers that reach UHF? Wouldn't that interfere with television broadcasting, Wi-fi, cell phones ?

I would think as the overtones continue into that range they would diminish as they get higher.

 

[kyuu]

But they may exist, and it seems logical they would, with the right setup. Overtones are in sounds.

Again, even assuming they make it through the playback system (not filtered out by electronics and speaker is actually capable of producing them), the levels will be extremely low. 20kHz is defined as the high end of normal, healthy human hearing because above that point the threshold of detection and the threshold of pain are the same. Meaning, even if you had perfect hearing, if you could detect these ultrasonic sounds they'd be causing you physical pain.

The notion that they are causing audible issues while being far, far, far below the threshold for audibility is a pretty wild claim that would need some strong evidence before it's worth worrying about.

 

[RexrothPigeon]

That’s about how loud I listen usually.

Ah I didn't want to say anything, but yeah, that explains why your flesh is so melted and you are dead.

More seriously, you may have fewer wrong ideas if you lay off the chatgpt

 

[gnarly]

Why do so many equate active with an amp inside the speaker, and needing AC power?

That's not active, it's a subset of active, which can have the amp either inside or outside the speaker.
Active simply means there are line level crossovers before multiple-amp channels.

The idea active needs an AC outlet is bogus.
Active speakers with external amps need multi-channel speaker cables, but no other wiring.

Powered, or self-powered, are the correct terms for an active speaker with an amp in the speaker.

 

[kyuu]

Why do so many equate active with an amp inside the speaker, and needing AC power?

Because that is the case for the vast majority of the market? There aren't many options for active speakers with outboard amps in the residential or even commercial market that I'm aware of.