Yes. So, I listened, and I wrote back with my impression. That was it, no further communication after that.
Anyway, getting back the purpose of my original post, I wanted to suggest I imagine it might be possible for some kind of signal manipulation to be perceived in the way Max has been describing.
For those who may be thinking he is totally imagining things or dishonest, I don't think it's probably either one of those. Rather, I suspect he is changing the sound of things, either by modifying signals, or modifying the acoustic properties of headphones, whatever it happens to be in each case. For at least some of the claims, that is. Maybe there is some biased listening going on in cases that can't be accounted for by some kind of physical causation.
Beyond that, I know Dan seems hopeful that there will be some commercial value to what he is working on. If it is something that can be done by an existing VST effect plugin, and that is already in use as a musical effect, then it seems unlikely there could be any new invention involved. If there is something beyond that, then I am not aware of what it might be.
In any case, I don't think Dan is a bad guy, and I wish him the best in his endeavors. I'm just not hopeful there is a way to make money out of whatever he's up to.
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I agree, I have sent him what I can to help in whatever he is doing. I figure if he learns something it can only be good.
Dan, Sorry, don't recall that. The only think that stuck with me was my general impression of the modified sound. I purposely didn't keep any copies or other information since I thought it was up to you if you wanted anyone else to hear what you were working on.
The reason I said I didn't recall if there was a processed and unprocessed file, is that I was only left with one overriding impression, that what I heard was grainy and poor fidelity, as though it were bit-depth reduced without dither.
It could be I was left with that impression because both files sounded that way, assuming there were two. I think I wrote back something to you about it being very difficult to detect differences in such files, and that it would be better if you started with Hi-Res files, which make it easier to hear small differences.
It could be I was left with that impression because both files sounded that way, assuming there were two. I think I wrote back something to you about it being very difficult to detect differences in such files, and that it would be better if you started with Hi-Res files, which make it easier to hear small differences.
Anyway then, if one wanted to make a process to reduce noise and improve sound quality at the same time, maybe it's possible. If the source file has a lot of HF noise and maybe HF distortion, it might sound better to filter some of that out and replace it with synthesized HF harmonics. Actually, there are VST plugins to create HF harmonics. Nothing new there. And people have tried to rescue bad recordings with EQ and harmonic synthesis. Of course, it only makes an improvement if original sound quality is poor.
But making a VST plug-in happen by the laying on of ferrite "hands" is a good trick.
I have actually tried O core and R core from the same manufacturer of the same ratings, in a class D power amplifier. For some reason the R cores resulted in significantly compressed sound.
Yes, thank you again for those Scott, they are and will be put to good use.
I'm always learning from this forum and certainly from your inputs, and other online sources and experimentation of course.
What I'm up to is understanding whats going on with this field effect I and JB are dealing with.
I find it intensely interesting that the fine properties of pretty much all kinds of systems can be altered by 'filtering' at the system energy inputs and energy outputs.
In the case of audio and video systems and according to filter composition, this fine alteration can be subjectively beneficial or subjectively deleterious...take you pick.
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No hum was involved when I was doing testing between two identical transformers, One was Toridal with 1 amps output, the other was E-Core with 1 amp output.
Both were feeding a common 7805 then a custom TDA1543 which I built myself. And there were significant audible differences between the two transformer types. Vocals were FAR more intelligible with the E-core in place.
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