Is it already hi-fi when...

[Badeck]

Hi All,

Testing equipment aside, is a system (source-amp-speakers) already hi-fi when a dog's curiousity is roused when you play back materials that are relevant to him, like wolf howl, cat meowing, etc?

Thanks,

Dexter

[BHTX]

No. I've seen all kinds of cats and dogs do this with TV speakers since I was a kid.

[Dr.EM]

Our cat used to do this with animal hospital and similar programs on the TV. Ears would prick up or she would look round. Shes 21 now though and her hearing is pretty bad

I would guess that a full range driver may in fact be the best to fool an animal, just like the drivers used in TVs. The stereo effect will help too.

[lineup]

if you put a cat inside your speaker,
then you will get dog interested in real hifi

[SpeakerScott]

Originally posted by lineup
if you put a cat inside your speaker,
then you will get dog interested in real hifi

I was testing a sub once with dual 4" ports. I had no idea that my 6 week old kitten had crawled inside one to take a nap. The cat was fine, the speaker was fine, but I've never heard a sub make quite that noise before or since.

Scott

[AndrewT]

Originally posted by Badeck
already hi-fi when a dog's curiousity is roused when you play back materials that are relevant to him, like wolf howl, cat meowing,

That's a new and inspired definition of High Fidelity.
But, totally irrelevant to humans.

[BHTX]

Originally posted by SpeakerScott
I was testing a sub once with dual 4" ports. I had no idea that my 6 week old kitten had crawled inside one to take a nap. The cat was fine, the speaker was fine, but I've never heard a sub make quite that noise before or since.

Awww! You had me scared there for a minute.
Glad the kitten was ok.

edit:

Originally posted by Dr.EM
Shes 21 now though and her hearing is pretty bad

Wow. I didn't know it was hardly possible for cats to live that long anymore. 16 years is usually about the limit anymore these days.

[Badeck]

Thanks All!

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