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RE: resonance

Posted by unclestu52 on September 26, 2008 at 12:30:09:
At one point in time I was of the same thought: destroy all sources of resonance. However, the laws of thermodynamics preclude that: you can merely alter the resonant frequencies but you can not eliminate them (conservation of energy).

When we talk of removing resonance we are merely transposing it into a frequency which we hopefully believe is out of the audio bandwidth for the most part. That's fine for many applications but recently I have been experimenting in adding positive resonances. Considering that most of our conventional electronic components have chassis constructed of aluminum or steel, those metals must surely contribute to the sound of any component.

Over on Iso, I wrote up a little about my experimentation, selecting woods by their usage for acoustical musical instruments. Personally I like Spruce: a rather plain variety of pine. It rings and thumps quite melodiously but does does wonders for the midrange quality in any digital piece of gear. I believe we need to reassess the role of resonance and perhaps recognize that the addition of certain kinds may actually increase musical enjoyment. Of course, I do realize that this opens a bag of worms, in that it becomes a rather messy means of sound shaping, but it can be a useful tool to achieve better sound.

Food for thought, and of course YMMV...

Stu