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gregorio replied to the thread Frequency response at the ear drum.My guess is that now the thread has been moved to the Sound Science subforum, where we’re allowed to challenge/refute assertions and...
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gregorio replied to the thread Tidal vs Spotify.Apart from processing by the player software, such as loudness normalisation, EQ or compression/limiting, there’s the potential for the...
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gregorio replied to the thread Different perceptions on different days?.I personally don’t have days like that, with certain obvious exceptions: Days or periods when one or both of my ears have been obviously...
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gregorio replied to the thread Absolute Bluetooth Volume in Android.Not a great article, there’s some factual inaccuracies and as is commonly the case in audiophile articles, “can” is often incorrectly...
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gregorio replied to the thread Q: ReplayGain -x.y dB, zz% Peak - differences between TIDAL and Qobuz.It’s called “Loudness Normalisation” and different services Normalise to different levels. For example YouTube normalises to around...
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gregorio replied to the thread Sound settings in Windows.16bit and 44100kHz will give you the highest audio quality. To be extra safe, in case of substantial digital volume reduction and/or...
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gregorio replied to the thread Absolute Bluetooth Volume in Android.That’s often the problem in the audiophile community. While there is sometimes just silly made-up or deliberately misrepresented...
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gregorio replied to the thread What software do I need to produce a frequency graph like this one?.I’m not sure what you mean by “separates out all the bands”? There are quite a few free frequency spectrum analysis tools out there but...
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gregorio replied to the thread Sound settings in Windows.I thought you said you wanted the highest quality? Padding the output with loads of zeroes and using a sample rate more than 2 times...
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gregorio replied to the thread HELP: New Soundcard/Audio Interface : USB-C, low latency, Mic Input with Mic Preamp, DAC / ADC , Headphone Amp (with power) <$1000 - does it exist?.Ah, that is an unusual requirement. Studio HPs tend to have higher impedance and 40mW tends to be plenty, consumer ones are a bit...
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gregorio replied to the thread The Doppler Illusion, why is it so hard to understand?.Yes, as well as car/train horns and for the same reason. Sirens and vehicle horns/whistles are obviously designed to be in an optimal...
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gregorio replied to the thread The Doppler Illusion, why is it so hard to understand?.At the point of passby the spectrum sounds more dense/bright because that’s the point of highest SPL and lowest loss of high/mid freqs...
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gregorio replied to the thread HELP: New Soundcard/Audio Interface : USB-C, low latency, Mic Input with Mic Preamp, DAC / ADC , Headphone Amp (with power) <$1000 - does it exist?.Yes, there’s lots of them, from a number of different manufacturers starting from around $80. The difficult part is the low latency...
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gregorio replied to the thread The Doppler Illusion, why is it so hard to understand?.There isn’t one dominant fundamental, the engines have more than one and even at a distance there will be a complex waveform with at...
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gregorio replied to the thread Absolute Bluetooth Volume in Android.Why? G