[sdiy] ot: audiophile cones was, Oh I wish I had never saidthat...

[Ian Fritz]

Les Paul claimed that he could hear polarity inversion, e.g. in piano. He
walked into a session once and immediately detected it. The engineers
checked and were flabergasted to find he was correct. The sign of the
initial transient is apparantly detectible to many well trained ears.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Magnus Danielson" <cfmd at swipnet.se>
>
> Then you have manufactors that doesn't know what polarity means. Oh
> my. You *really* want to check polarity before you start doing
> anything, especially on bas-speakers. You sense more "punch" if you
> have the polarity right (that is, a positive going kick pushes air out
> of the cone and into your chest, just as a real bassdrum would).
>
> > I like laughing a little bit at this behavior...
>
> Please do, please do.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
>