A crummy crystal oscillator zero beated to WWV is good to 1 in 10E6, a Rb disciplined to GPS maybe 1 in 10E11.
Do you seriously think you, or anybody, can hear a pitch difference of 0.001 Hz in the audio range? A quartz crystal is plenty good for any audio application, IMO. -John ============= > All this kerfuffle about that Rubidium Clock kind of misses the point. > This is not some "Audiophool" thing but a serious piece of gear used for > recording studios. I am not going to get into the pricing of it, but if > you add up the cost of a /new/ Rb unit, distribution amp, power supply > and back up batteries built into a case, it starts to add up. > > I see nothing odd about wanting to get the best possible source for the > Master Clock for your master recordings. > > My son does run a small studio and for him I was able to make a version > of that unit, for a lot less money of course. If he says it improves > the sound of the recordings, and his customers agree, I am inclined to > believe him. > > What could be more "time nuts" than wanting a precise clock? > > Dan > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
