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Originally Posted by Johnny5

The 2 Matsui chips you recorded sound completely different to me. I have the pink sample chip & the sound 'pitch' between it and the BJ are similar, but I'm unconvinced that the Matusi has a 'noticeable higher pitch' to it.

The RCC Matsui does sound different than the Matsui sample, but the sound is closer to the sample than to the BJ.

Originally Posted by Johnny5

What misconceptions are you attempting to debunk?

You slammed the Matsuis for being 'hard' and sounding "like they would shatter into a million pieces if you accidentally drop them", but you didn't even address the hardness/durability of the chips.

Now, you taking what I said about "shattering into a million pieces" out of context. I never said it would shatter into a million pieces. I said IT SOUNDS LIKE it would... The key words being, "IT SOUNDS LIKE". Hardness of a material has direct correlation with the sound/acoustic property. I have addressed the hardness by comparing the acoustics of the chips.

Originally Posted by Johnny5

Even if you prefer the BJ chips (we all have our chip preferences), do you still believe that accidentally dropping a Matsui would casue it to shatter? Even if you don't like Matsui chips, you must at least admit that the BJ or Matsuis would both outlast any clay chip is a durability test. After all, they are made of plastic and metal!

J5

Not for a moment I think the Matsui would actually shatter. It just sounds like it may.

Have you tried to insulate a room for sound? Do you use a dense material (steel) or a something not dense (foam)? What would be the purpose in using foam to insulate a room? The purpose is to deaden the sound transfer. When deadening sound transfer, you are slowing down the sound waves (elongating them). Longer wavelength sound is lower/lower pitched than sound waves with a shorter wavelength.

As for hardness/durability of a material, do you make knives out of plastic (fast food knives) or out of stainless steel (restaurant knives)? Which would be more durable and last longer? The steel of course and it is harder and when dropped the sound is pitched higher than the plastic knife. Everything boils down to hardness/density have direct correlation with the acoustics of a material. That is your durability test analysis.