It isn't so much the annoyance, it is wondering what all this extended exposure to these sounds are doing to our hearing in the long run (even ones we don't 'hear'). To tell the truth, it scares the hell out of me to think what those fans in an S900 will do to you sitting next to your ear after a few years of 8hr a day usage.
-Robyn On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 12:57 PM, Philip Stortz wrote: > actually, the sound tv set's usually make, is about 16khz, and normal, > young ears can hear to about 20khz. i'm almost 40 and i can still hear > it. it's usually caused by the high voltage transformer and or > deflection yoke, which run at that frequency, and it is very, very > annoying with some sets. sometimes there's a loose winding, some sets > let the sound out better, and likely some flybacks and deflection yokes > just magnetorestrict more than others (i.e. constrict under the > magnetic > field they generate, and spring as it decreases). in my experience, 2 > sets or monitors of the same model may show one that's loud and one > that > isn't, but it doesn't seem to make them particularly more likely to > fail. now, i have heard an ultrasonic humidifier, but it may have been > exciting a subharmonic that was audible, it's hard to say, high > frequencies do some odd things. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
