[time-nuts] Oh dear

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Mon May 7 15:28:41 UTC 2012


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

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> 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
>
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