"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:32:43 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


Forget all that, all I'm interested in is whether or not one can actually
*hear* the difference between point support and flat on the platter when
listening (without a lid). You obviously managed to find your way to my
picture and sound samples - it's this simple: which of the 3 clips are
with
the record flat on the mat and which are on the Tic Tacs? Can you *in any
way shape* tell?

For the rest, here are the samples:

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...onsSample1.mp3

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...onsSample2.mp3

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...onsSample3.mp3

As per:

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...tImperials.jpg

(Note the Mint Imperials are *unopened*! ;-)


I'm going for No 2 being the Mint Imperial recording. The problem is
that with only 3 supports, the rumble peak is at half the frequency,
which makes it harder to see.


Whaaa...??

OK. I'm not going to drag this out - Recording No. 1 was on the 3 Tic Tacs.
(Not Mint Imperials - I bloody said they were *not* opened!!) The other two
clips (nos 2 and 3) were both with the record flat on the mat. (I did 3
separate recordings to throw you clever 'analysis' buggers off! ;-)

The thing is, forgetting the measurements and pretty pictures for a moment,
who TF can tell any difference simply by listening?

The really stupid thing is the 'Tic Tac' recording ***almost*** sounds a
leetle bit better than the other two, to me...!!!???

(Which is why I don't knock people who like to buy snake oil products, when
they are absolutely certain they hear improvements! ;-)