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Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery

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Subject Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery
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Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> writes:

> On 2026-01-23 10:25, BGB wrote:
>
>    [snip]
>
>> I am currently using some ~ $35 Logitech gaming headphones.
>
>    [snip]
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>> Granted, more expensive headphones exist, but I am not made of money.
>
> Indeed.  I had occasion recently to inquire about headphones at a large
> local electronics shop.  The assistant asked for my price range, and
> when I hesitated, he mentioned that their range went up to 65
> kilo-euro.  Talk about "framing" a price discussion :-)

Back in the day, the day being roughly 1970s, there was
a commercial model of headphones that had electrostatic
drivers, and they sounded pretty darn good.  Made by Koss
IIRC.  Price was about $150 in 1970ish (again IIRC).

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Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 05:28 -0500
  Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-06 16:21 +0000
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 13:54 -0500
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 13:18 -0700
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 15:42 -0500
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 14:37 -0700
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> - 2025-09-07 12:26 +0200
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-07 14:59 -0500
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-07 21:13 +0000
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-07 18:58 -0500
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-07 21:16 -0500
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-07 22:55 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-08 06:49 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 23:28 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-09 07:06 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-09-09 18:47 +0300
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-09 20:27 -0500
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-07 21:12 +0000
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-08 10:59 +0200
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 15:10 -0500
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-08 21:10 +0000
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 18:57 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 21:49 -0500
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-09 15:06 +0200
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-09 14:13 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-09 20:55 +0000
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-09-09 14:15 -0700
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-09-09 14:17 -0700
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-09 23:23 +0200
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2025-09-08 17:57 -0400
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-08 23:51 +0000
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-09 15:51 +0200
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2025-09-12 13:01 -0400
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-12 12:23 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-12 20:32 +0200
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2025-09-14 07:43 -0400
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-09-14 15:08 +0200
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-12 18:58 +0000
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-12 14:30 -0500
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-12 14:46 -0500
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-01-22 03:18 -0800
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-11 01:35 +0000
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-11 15:06 +0000
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2025-09-11 15:59 +0000
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-19 02:10 +0000
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-11 12:56 -0500
  Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2025-09-06 11:59 -0500
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Brian G. Lucas" <bagel99@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 12:31 -0500
  Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-09-06 20:52 +0300
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-06 14:19 -0500
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-11 01:33 +0000
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-09-11 02:05 -0500
    Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-01-22 03:31 -0800
      Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-01-22 15:21 -0600
        Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-23 00:13 +0000
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2026-01-22 18:36 -0600
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery MitchAlsup <user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-23 02:00 +0000
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2026-01-22 20:20 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 02:25 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2026-01-23 11:43 +0200
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 05:27 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-01-23 15:49 +0000
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-01-23 17:37 +0100
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2026-01-23 18:56 +0200
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-01-23 18:14 +0100
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-02-14 20:44 -0800
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-02-15 02:11 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2026-01-23 11:07 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 14:52 -0600
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-01-23 15:36 +0000
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Andy Valencia <vandys@vsta.org> - 2026-01-23 15:35 -0800
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-02-14 20:57 -0800
              Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery David Schultz <david.schultz@earthlink.net> - 2026-02-15 09:09 -0600
                Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-18 00:40 -0700
          Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-01-22 17:04 -0800
            Re: Random/OT: Low sample rate audio weirdness/mystery BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 05:13 -0600

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