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44's,
......................................................... so does it really matter to THEM ? That is the question... When you become a cat let me know the answer, until then keep this debate clean.
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If I could become a cat ... I would not chose to do so. My predation hunter friend connects on head shots at 400 when he's hunting elk ... for now, I will pass.
But in the mean time, we could use Mr. Martz's own info.
In his coyote video he claims that coyotes hear from below our threshold to around 50,000 hz. I won't dispute that claim nor endorse it. It's also important to note that many scientists also claim that the upper limit is very high ... and that is good enough for me. In comparison ... and this is from Mr. Martz ...... he claims that human hearing is from XXX hz. to about 15,000 hz. ..... that is also supported from the scientific community.
Mr. Martz also claims that coyotes can hear ten violins separately which are playing in unison as separate instruments where as humans hear only one combo. That discussion of his is all embedded in a larger one where he is impressing the listener on how important SOUND QUALITY AND DELIVERY is so important because predators' hearing abilities.
I niether know or care about the violin count but I otherwise agree with the above paragraph's assertion by Martz.
But when one goes to the TOA web sight ...... the SPEAKER Martz uses in his callers...... one finds that in fact the dynamic range is nowhere near Martz's claims nor where many of the newer versions of calls are today .....
And in fact, the speaker now included in the newest WT has an even POORER specification sheet than the 2005 WT call my good friend invested well over $1,000 in.
I have said from the begining .... the WT call works. But the speaker used is simply a pager ... Pagers are designed to deliver human voice .... actually a FACSIMLE of human voice in a cheap compact package .... they do so well.
BUT they do not adequately deliver violin sound. (Bill Martz's example)
Simply put, the WT call is designed expressly for long range punch .... clarity falls through the cracks because the speaker chosen CAN NOT DELIVER as claimed. It cuts off sound at just 20% of the frequency range he says coyotes can hear upto!
Now simply changing speakers would seem ENTIRELY LOGICAL ... but alas that's where things really went to %$@$%!
When we ran the WT trough GOOD speakers ....... we find the TOA speaker ... the speaker sold with the WT call acts as a FILTER that covers up sounds you simply don't want to call with. This is because of editing mistakes and microphone misplacements.
You asked about the short loops ..... an example or two are very short ... some others are not as short but still shorter than I believe are prudent ...
Again, the WT works and Martz's list of sounds is astounding and I believe unmatched in the industry. And the call has PUNCH but it's a shame that the speaker chosen CUTS OFF 50% of the accessible frequency range and WORSE, when you do access the "above 10,000 hz" you don't want it!
So Craig,
If you want a WT by all means ..... you can use the WT for a blaster BUT keep your Foxpro for finesse!
I believe the best days of calling are ahead of us! That is because technology is about to turn current calling discussions head over heels!
The current norm for GOOD speakers is about 20,000 hz. and "BIG is bad" .... but new equipment on the horizon will raise the frequency range substantially and even now, speakers are available the are MUCH smaller .... and deliver an even FULLER range without distortion.
You couple that with newer sound studio equipment .... stuff that today sells for a few hundred to under $2,000 that does MORE work than complete sound gear that originally cost $500,000.00 or better ..... just 20 years ago ... the ability to get and the likelyhood of getting many choices of call sounds more available ....
...... and you have the recipe for a revolution! It's right around the corner!
Three 44s