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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: JIPPER on January 18, 2010, 03:17:12 AM
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Just read this reply to a post on AA by chrisVH. http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/14/144268.html (http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/14/144268.html)
The links are the interesting bit here. They give you a great chance to test your own perception of tone.
the TriTone Paradox -
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/TT/tt.html (http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/TT/tt.html)
Shepard's Tones -
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/ST/st.html (http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/flinn/Illusions/ST/st.html)
I am not trying to discuss copper versus silver cable!
Try for yourself if you have a moment. not only can the conditions of the test (order of tones) change your conclusion, but in a reference on the information page, subjects from the UK and USA scored differently in repeated trials. Guess we need to check passports at all future A/B testing! fun stuff, takes a few minutes to go through it...
JP
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Hmmmm... I'm confused by the text. What does, "Two consecutive tones are always separated by a single semitone," mean? Does it refer to to tones consisting of two pure pitches?
In listening to the example, that would not close, I heard the first sound as being lower than the second sound.
I think I am not getting something here.
BTW, I think the AA post is extremely well worded. I'm impressed with the author.
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That is Chris Ven Haus -- owner of VH Audio, maker of v-caps, etc. A good guy for sure.
-- Jim
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I was at the Science and Industry museum in Columbus OH and they had a room that was treated to give no echo (anechoic?) and I was floored with how different everything sounded, and wondered how audio would sound there...
truegrit