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Originally Posted by Puma Cat

My perspective is consistent with Geinrich Altschuler, who developed TRIZ* (Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving). Specifically, that working towards Altschuler's "Concept of Ideality"✝︎ which is the simpler and less complex a "solution" can be, the better. Less potential for failure modes, and concomitantly, less susceptibility of "control factors" to noise factors, which in this case, are any factors that induce variation or shift the functional response off-target, or both. Thus, the less the impact on control factors by "noise factors", the better the functionality.

When I used to teach Design for Six Sigma a coupla years ago, an important concept was..."It's all about the...transfer function."

The more simply a design can mediate the transfer function, the better.

Rega's overall "less is more" design philosophy is very much in concordance with the concept of Ideality. BTW, Linn is very familiar with this design philosophy as well, with their classic "Simply better" tagline. Those guys know their engineering.

Just some philosophical musings for a Friday.

*– TRIZ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ

✝︎– Ideality: shorturl.at/nCOV9

Makes sense - reminds me of some Quality courses I took back in the day, including one taught by W. Edwards Deming. Simplifying as much as possible is critical in so many arenas.

After seeing these and the first links you posted, I'm kind of tempted to do the plinth just to find out what I can hear, and to be able to articulate what the differences, are. Got a music box mechanism on its way, and playing with it like you guys have done is a great way to understand better what I'm hearing when something doesn't seem right.