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In Reply to: RE: Yes but some devices are a lot more linear than others posted by 13th Duke of Wymbourne on May 20, 2025 at 18:40:26:
But amplification is not totally defined by low IM and harmonic distortion which are the main things we measure. There are other factors involved in good sound and if they aren't good the low distortion is a wasted element. Why do you think Gordon Holt founded Stereophile and Harry Pearson founded TAS? Before that amp testing was frequency response and distortion. And good tests often didn't go along with good sound.
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- RE: Yes but some devices are a lot more linear than others - hahax@verizon.net 05/21/2522:16:20 05/21/25 (23)
- Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 23:38:20 05/21/25 (22)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - Ralph 11:14:00 05/22/25 (17)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - PaulF70 08:38:25 06/1/25 (3)
- Totally agree! - Ralph 08:24:29 06/2/25 (0)
- Distortion vs power - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:54:51 06/1/25 (1)
- RE: Distortion vs power - morricab 08:49:28 06/17/25 (0)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 18:11:01 05/23/25 (12)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - Ralph 10:46:12 05/27/25 (10)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - morricab 12:32:27 06/1/25 (1)
- Correct. - Ralph 08:22:36 06/2/25 (0)
- Pedantically, our ears use the pressure of the sound to sense the sound pressure - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:54:56 05/29/25 (7)
- Its easy to show that higher ordered harmonics are what the ear uses - Ralph 08:26:40 05/30/25 (6)
- RE: Its easy to show that higher ordered harmonics are what the ear uses - morricab 12:36:12 06/1/25 (3)
- :) so which is it? - Ralph 08:21:22 06/2/25 (2)
- RE: :) so which is it? - morricab 07:50:41 06/5/25 (1)
- You misread my prior post. Please go back and read it again. nt - Ralph 09:12:14 06/20/25 (0)
- I retain my title as Most Pedantic Inmate - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 19:28:47 05/31/25 (1)
- RE: I retain my title as Most Pedantic Inmate :) - Ralph 08:57:38 06/2/25 (0)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - morricab 10:05:15 05/26/25 (0)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - morricab 06:14:16 05/22/25 (3)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - PaulF70 08:25:03 05/24/25 (2)
- chaotic behavior - Ralph 07:55:21 06/3/25 (0)
- RE: Distortion and frequency response are good starting points - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 15:25:22 05/25/25 (0)