MisterE
New member
Just a little background. After I left the Army I decided to go into electronics so I enrolled in DeVry Technical institute where I got some education into sound. The audible spectrum I learned goes for 20 Hz to 20 Khz, but not everyone hears the same, comprende?
I suffer from Tinnitus but it seems to get better when I'm surrounded by people or when I'm playing guitar so I know that my hearing is impaired. while in DeVry I really got involved in Home Theater as it was just starting, think Dolby pro logic. I learned that while a good receiver or separate system was crucial I also learned that balance was paramount. A good receiver with crappy speakers will always sound bad.
What's the point? When you make a guitar purchase it really does not matter if you buy a high end guitar and play it through a crappy amp, it will always be better if you buy a cheaper guitar and play it through a better amp. Is this a revelation, I think not. A balance has to be achieved to get a better sound. I get peaved when someone claims that a paper in oil sounds better than a Mylar cap. You must have calibrated ears, there is no difference in material composition, just the value. Mil spec you say, only in life or death situations where negative temperature coefficients come into play.
My heroes have always been audio pioneers like Henry Kloss, Dr. Anar Bose and, of course, our own Seymour Duncan. Ok, rant over.
I suffer from Tinnitus but it seems to get better when I'm surrounded by people or when I'm playing guitar so I know that my hearing is impaired. while in DeVry I really got involved in Home Theater as it was just starting, think Dolby pro logic. I learned that while a good receiver or separate system was crucial I also learned that balance was paramount. A good receiver with crappy speakers will always sound bad.
What's the point? When you make a guitar purchase it really does not matter if you buy a high end guitar and play it through a crappy amp, it will always be better if you buy a cheaper guitar and play it through a better amp. Is this a revelation, I think not. A balance has to be achieved to get a better sound. I get peaved when someone claims that a paper in oil sounds better than a Mylar cap. You must have calibrated ears, there is no difference in material composition, just the value. Mil spec you say, only in life or death situations where negative temperature coefficients come into play.
My heroes have always been audio pioneers like Henry Kloss, Dr. Anar Bose and, of course, our own Seymour Duncan. Ok, rant over.
