Phase

[Da64u 10+ year member]

whats this term mean? in and out of phase? im lost!

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[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

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[thch 10+ year member]

sounds "in phase" reinforce. sound "in quadrature" do not affect each other*. sound "out of phase" cancel each other.

phase typically refers to polarity of wiring or to the concept of a delay.

there is an excellent discription at betteraudio, but keep in mind that the terms "absolute" and "relative" phase both refer to different cases of "relative phase".

*quadrature sounds do not get louder, but there is an additional phase shift.

 

[Da64u 10+ year member]

thx