From ???@0x0000068B Thu Oct 27 08:50:36 2005 Path: pitt.edu!newsflash.concordia.ca!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.glorb.com!hwmnpeer01.lga!hwmedia!hw-filter.lga!fe03.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Mark & Mary Ann Weiss" Newsgroups: alt.audio.pro.live-sound References: <1130349623.213255.117350@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Exciters/enhancers - what's that all about then? Lines: 24 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: X-Trace: idmkcnjgmiagocdebbhdbckgefnlgbgapiafbppjaiedkmcamhapecabklmebhfmekkjflfncmkmngeieckhhaoalfpglhbbdkhobenlihckegbhlolcmgoaelokolocnlggÙ NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:20:06 MST Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:18:59 -0400 Xref: pitt.edu alt.audio.pro.live-sound:76387 Status: N > I'm not at all familiar with all the enhancers. There is one thing I hear > on FM or AM broadcasts, that adds a very irritating 1-2 kHz rattling sizzle easily > heard on voices that I hate. I wish I could identify that processor, so I could complain about it. > Sounds like a real cheap crystal microphone. Been around for a long time. > > greg It's called a Aphex Vigilante. One station that I broadcast a special interest program on uses that. Raspy, irritating crackle to the upper midrange. Just awful. Owner claims it's the loudest processor on the radio market. -- Best Regards, Mark A. Weiss, P.E. www.mwcomms.com -