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Re: But why?

My best guess is that the behavior of the frequencies you can hear is actually changed by the presence of other frequencies. This is demonstrable at the other end of the spectrum. While ultrasonic high frequencies cause people to report improved midrange and sometimes improved bass, properly integrated infrasonic low bass seems to cause many to report improved midgrange and treble. In that case, since small waves ride big ones, assuming there is low frequency information in the recording, the presence or absence of those extreme frequencies, whether audible or not, will change the behavior of the sounds you CAN hear. As to whether the tiny ultrasonic waves will modify the bigger waves they sit on in a relevant way, I can't be sure. Haven't played with supertweeters much. But if it works for (good) subwoofers, it's probably true at the other end as well.

Allan


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