Silent Ring Tone Scam ??

Sep 21, 2006 4 Replies

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APR

Might be able to replace those high dollar tweeters with mobile phone speakers. I don't know how loud it would be, however, it is being advertised widely now. I can only clearly hear to 10KHz on a sine wave, I get 12 - 16KHz on 1/3 oct Pink Noise. Why is there a difference.…

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Hi to all,



the latest "ring tone" being offered for mobile phones claims to be "silent" to all adults, teachers and parents.



The TV ad says it is a 17 kHz tone.



Is this for real ???



Can a GSM mobile output such high frequency ?



Will its speaker reproduce it at audible level anyhow?


........ Phil


Might be able to replace those high dollar tweeters with mobile phone speakers.

I don't know how loud it would be, however, it is being advertised widely now. I can only clearly hear to 10KHz on a sine wave, I get 12 - 16KHz on

1/3 oct Pink Noise. Why is there a difference. What I do notice is that even though I cannot hear the higher frequencies, I am left with a very specific feeling in my ears if I do play pink noise at the higher frequencies for more then a few seconds even though the volume is not high.

"APR"

** The pink noise probably still has components down to below 10kHz.

Depends how the 1/3 octave bands have been derived and how sharp the band limits are.

....... Phil

The disk I have is from a Mr Anderson, here in Australia off eBay. I believe he put this disk together for an audio course he was involved with.

Seeing they are a small speaker I would assume it would produce the higher frequencies more easily.

Michael

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