[sdiy] can you really *not* hear the difference? (was: Frequency Counter Software)

[cheater cheater]

On 10/12/05, Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net> wrote:
> Application is everything.  In one place, you can use ribbon cable with no
> degrading effect, in other cases it could be a disaster.  I think general
> comments like "ribbon cable is horrible" are broad-brushing.  No, I wouldn't
> connect my guitar to my guitar amp with ribbon cable, but inside a synth, there
> are places where it is entirely appropriate.  Signal level and impedance of
> outs and ins must be considered.  Proper attention to grounding details is
> important as well.  Eg. If I run 11 signals and one ground on a 12 wire ribbon,
> I could get crosstalk, but if I use a gnd-sig-gnd-sig-gnd-sig arrangement, that
> could work.  Placement of ins and outs is also a consideration.  Putting high
> level outputs right next to high impedance inputs is asking for trouble.
>

that's a few more of my points :)

> As far as gold is concerned, I don't believe that I could hear the difference
> between good quality uncorroded copper wire and gold wire (for example).  Gold
> is used in some equipment because of it's resistance to chemical corrosion, not
> because it sounds better.

copper corrodes, however, and stops sounding well. that's why i firmly
trust in gold contacts 8)

> Please let us not allow this to become a "monster cable" thread.  It's been
> done to death here and elsewhere.

indeed, that was not my point.
the gist of my question is why many people don't bother to tweak the
circuits they have until they find the best configuration, be it
through parts, planning, tuning, or all at once.

yeah, that rex dude sounds like an audiophile. or, as we call those in
my city, necrophile.

cheers,
8)        D.