By cleeds' logic, if a little bit of salt improves a hamburger, then an entire shaker full must be better still. I hope you can see who's throwing around the logical fallacies. :->)
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
Mechanical grounding or isolation from vibration has been a hot topic as of late. Many know from experience that footers, stands and other vibration technologies impact things that vibrate a lot like speakers, subs or even listening rooms (my recent experience with an "Energy room"). The question is does it have merit when it comes to electronics and if so why? Are there plausible explanations for their effect on electronics or suggested measurement paradigms to document such an effect?
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Ralph, yes, of course I understand that audiophiles use terms like "warm" and "rich" to describe the thickness that distortion adds to music. Unless the distortion is so severe that it’s gross and buzzy sounding, I agree that it mainly changes the timbre. And of course the nature of the distortion and its spectrum matters. But what that argument misses is whenever you have THD you also have IMD. And IMD is "musical" in only a few instances, such as a 1-5 power chord where the sum and difference frequencies align with notes in the musical key. So whether the distortion comes from vinyl or analog tape, or tubes and transformers (not your stuff apparently), it can only make the music less clear. That some people like this coloration is beside the point. I like that sound sometimes too, and use it in my own recordings! But it's an effect, not higher fidelity as some people believe. |
ethan_winer By cleeds' logic, if a little bit of salt improves a hamburger, then an entire shaker full must be better still.Of course, that's not my logic at all. It's yours. I'm glad you now recognize how silly your argumentation has been here! |
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