> I one time wrecked a perfectly good tape recorder trying to capture a 20 hz sound coming out of my TV.
Yes. Sure. This is a FREQUENCY ISSUE. If they're going to start secretly mixing in 20 Hz tones with the normal program material when copying, then maybe there's an issue there. But once again, the wave itself can't do anything to the circuitry!! "Oh no, slower pulses!" No!
>Square waveforms pumped into an electromagnet can destroy equipment. Not just speakers,
>but the feedback from the speakers could theoretically destroy the amp as well.
What kind of "equipment"? The post referred to "cicuitry". Lots of things can blow up amps and speakers, but the shape of the waveform isn't going to be the delimiting factor; frequency and amplitude will.
> A CD copier don't see music or control codes,
> it sees blocks of data without differentiating
> purpose. There is no difference to the burning
> software because it doesn't decode the content
> of the disc!
...which is why "Audio Only" CD-Rs are a complete ripoff. Unless you *really* feel like donating money to the RIAA...
> Secondly, the only way distortion can damage
> audio equipment is at high frequencies and
> amplitudes where it poses a threat to tweeters.
Well, or at low frequencies, where it poses a threat to woofers and the lower intestine.
> It's total bullshit and depressing as hell
> that, as of this time of posting, none of
> Slashdot's supposedly technically savvy
> audience has mentioned it.
Thank you, Mr. Coward. This is indeed a load of crap. Wave shapes potentially damaging to circuitry....gimme a break.
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> I one time wrecked a perfectly good tape recorder trying to capture a 20 hz sound coming out of my TV.
Yes. Sure. This is a FREQUENCY ISSUE. If they're going to start secretly mixing in 20 Hz tones with the normal program material when copying, then maybe there's an issue there. But once again, the wave itself can't do anything to the circuitry!! "Oh no, slower pulses!" No!
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>Square waveforms pumped into an electromagnet can destroy equipment. Not just speakers,
>but the feedback from the speakers could theoretically destroy the amp as well.
What kind of "equipment"? The post referred to "cicuitry". Lots of things can blow up amps and speakers, but the shape of the waveform isn't going to be the delimiting factor; frequency and amplitude will.
ned
> A CD copier don't see music or control codes,
> it sees blocks of data without differentiating
> purpose. There is no difference to the burning
> software because it doesn't decode the content
> of the disc!
...which is why "Audio Only" CD-Rs are a complete ripoff. Unless you *really* feel like donating money to the RIAA...
> Secondly, the only way distortion can damage
> audio equipment is at high frequencies and
> amplitudes where it poses a threat to tweeters.
Well, or at low frequencies, where it poses a threat to woofers and the lower intestine.
> It's total bullshit and depressing as hell
> that, as of this time of posting, none of
> Slashdot's supposedly technically savvy
> audience has mentioned it.
Thank you, Mr. Coward. This is indeed a load of crap. Wave shapes potentially damaging to circuitry....gimme a break.
ned