Vibratory or Not?


This is a discussion that for me began on the Stereophile forum which went horribly wrong in my opinion. I was wondering though if this same topic could be discussed here as it comes up a lot in one form or another. My background has been about vibratory tuning as far back as the 70's work in the recording industry and continued into home audio and beyond. The audio signal is one that can be easily tuned, I doubt there is much room there for debate, but we will see, it's Audiogon after all. This being the case I have always concluded that the audio signal is vibratory so has anyone I have ever worked with. It's a common and sometimes even daily practice for someone here to make a vibratory adjustment changing the sound which is obvious to all.

On some of these forum threads however you will see posts saying to get rid of the vibration, without any explanation as to how to remove vibration without altering the audio signal. Every vibratory move I have ever seen done changes the performance of the sound. I've also been a part of the variables of the audio signal during play in real time. If the audio signal is not vibratory how does it change?

I invite you to discuss the vibratory structure and nature of the audio signal.

thanks, lets keep trolling to a minimum please

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@ glupson
I'm  afraid you've left out a key piece of the puzzle.
The size and shape of the individuals ears.
Some (although not as aesthetically pleasing as others) are far more efficient at receiving the sound waves and extraneous vibrations.
This could very well explain the heightened sensitivity of our two experts here. I believe this may require further study......  
geoffkait,

" can I suggest amending your post to say something to the effect that the size of the brain determines what individuals hear? "

I cannot agree more. It's a well known fact that birds of prey have amazing hearing using a brain the size of a small walnut.
I'm almost sure they can detect all sorts of vibratory shenanigans 
going on around them. Once again you've hit the nail on the head. 
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