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In Reply to: "superior/seamless midrange" posted by b.l.zeebub on November 21, 2020 at 16:05:17:
Why do you say that must be due to H2 distortion? Why not the lack of crossover distortion or near-absence of higher-order harmonics?
I suspect confirmation and loss aversion biases are at play in these discussions. I'd like to see the evidence of the levels of the different types and combinations of distortion listeners can reliably identify, or even just get a sense of with non-critical listening. Certainly in no way definitive, I recall one well-regarded SS amplifier designer pegging it at roughly 2% for H2 distortion; some listeners will be more sensitive and others less.
I've observed what I think was H2 distortion when driving some moderate efficiency speakers with my previous 2A3 SET to almost-loud levels; I did not like that sonic imprint at all. I have not experienced that with my current 2A3 SET and higher efficiency speakers. On those rare occasional I listen loud, my amp is probably producing 1W with peaks. When listening at normal levels, my amp is probably producing low 100ths of Watt, with peaks in the low 10ths of a Watt, if that. I suspect distortion is pretty low at those levels. Sounds fine.
I still enjoy higher power / lower efficiency systems too... I even like my Metaxas amp driving the high efficiency speakers. Go figure.
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