No - I am not B/sing!!! Detailed explanation

Posted by jwitzsch (A) on January 3, 2005 at 21:32:34

In Reply to: Tell me, you are not B/Ssing us... posted by Homme De Terre on January 3, 2005 at 15:44:21:

Like I said in my first post: It may seem strange, but this really happens!

Maybe, I should tell a bit more about the birds' behaviour:
usually, when I do play music from LP or CD, nothing special happens. With most classical and some pop-music, they start some sort of "tweeting", as if they "join in" on the music. It's the same kind of "tweeting" / "chirping" they do, when they are very relaxed, sitting very close together (like cuddling) and one starts to fall asleep slowly. At home, we do call that "they tell each other good night stories" - it's a really cute behaviour, obviously some kind of "relaxed" communication with - compared to other communication- very soft, but high-pitched chirping. I guess, in the music, some (also for our ears) audible high-frequency content triggers that behaviour (could be, that they hear something in the music, that resembles that special chirping and give an answer). I especially noticed that with classical music with strong string content and some pop-music with a lot of cymbals and hi-hats. So, this behaviour seems to have to do something with high and audible frequencies.

The "nervous" behaviour with SACDs I notice is not related to any kind of special music - at least, I can see no pattern. But it seemed obvious to me, that - as soon as I play SACDs - they "wake up" (actually really do wake up, when they are asleep - they would not wake up when playing CDs and LPs at normal listening levels!) and start really nervously hop around in the cage... they seem not to like something.

So, counting two and two together my question (not a conclusion yet!) was, whether there is any difference between a CD/LP and a SACD, that could trigger that different kind of behaviour. My only explanation at that stage was, that maybe there is some kind of even higher frequency content, that I cannot hear, but triggers that. Maybe some sort of SACD-inherent ultrasonic? As I said, it's just a question and may seem strange, but I want to find out, what that could be...

I hope, now you are not thinking anymore, I am B/sing. I will do some search on ultrasonic in the forum.

Joerg

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Topic - Ultrasonics with SACDs? My birds don't like SACDS... - jwitzsch 11:13:22 01/03/05 (22)

skeptics have said SACD is "for the birds"- I guess they are wrong (NT) - tunenut 11:04:12 01/05/05 (0)

My dog hates SACDs, loves vinyl. - jsm 15:06:35 01/04/05 (0)

You should try a DVD-A with 192 kHz sampling ... - The Sound Guy 08:08:08 01/04/05 (0)

Re: Ultrasonics with SACDs? My birds don't like SACDS... - aerial 07:43:26 01/04/05 (0)

I have a great idea - Replevin 06:07:00 01/04/05 (0)

Get rid of the birds. Got a toilet? Flush! (nt) - 9fold 05:54:47 01/04/05 (0)

Natalie the Cockatiel has been visiting for 2+ weeks - skramer 17:19:05 01/03/05 (0)

Tell me, you are not B/Ssing us... - Homme De Terre 15:44:21 01/03/05 (8)

No - I am not B/sing!!! Detailed explanation - jwitzsch 21:32:34 01/03/05 (5)

Thanks for your description - Homme De Terre 16:34:05 01/04/05 (0)

Come on! your birds cannot hear the ultrasonic range- - skramer 05:00:35 01/04/05 (3)

Re: Come on! your birds cannot hear the ultrasonic range- - jwitzsch 14:07:30 01/04/05 (1)

no problem, by the way - - skramer 14:18:32 01/04/05 (0)

Not to mention his speakers have nearly no output above 20 KHz (nt) - Dave Kingsland 07:30:36 01/04/05 (0)

If this is the case, what about dogs? NT - IBSmiester 18:08:26 01/03/05 (0)

I really think this thread - navman 16:32:55 01/03/05 (0)

Got any hybrid discs? Try both layers of the same disc and see what happens. (nt) - Mudshark 15:09:10 01/03/05 (5)

Good idea! - jwitzsch 21:34:07 01/03/05 (4)

Re: Good idea! - johng@clarkretirement.org 03:24:23 01/04/05 (3)

Re: Good idea! - jwitzsch 03:42:12 01/04/05 (2)

Re: Good idea! - johng@clarkretirement.org 05:08:59 01/04/05 (1)

Re: Good idea! - jwitzsch 14:12:37 01/04/05 (0)

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No - I am not B/sing!!! Detailed explanation - jwitzsch 21:32:34 01/03/05 (5)

Thanks for your description - Homme De Terre 16:34:05 01/04/05 (0)

Come on! your birds cannot hear the ultrasonic range- - skramer 05:00:35 01/04/05 (3)

Re: Come on! your birds cannot hear the ultrasonic range- - jwitzsch 14:07:30 01/04/05 (1)

no problem, by the way - - skramer 14:18:32 01/04/05 (0)

Not to mention his speakers have nearly no output above 20 KHz (nt) - Dave Kingsland 07:30:36 01/04/05 (0)

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