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RE: Distortion and Audibility...replay.

"I was 100% accurate in selecting the SE file as less distorted than the SS file. Referring to the previous figure, this value of alpha corresponds to a sine wave THD of about 5%, 0.2%, and 0%, for the SE, PP, and SS models respectively. So if the output powers were really equal, a SE design that would be rated at 5% THD sounds better than a SS rated at 0% THD!
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He seems to suggest that it is below clipping here but it is not totally clear to me.

"For a Vivaldi selection, with a value of alpha equal to 0.4 I was 100% percent accurate in selecting between the reference and all three distorted files, and in selecting the SE file as less distorted than the PP and SS files. In this case approximately 3% of the samples exceeded the reference voltage.

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Does this mean that these were the distortions below clipping and that 3% of the samples were clipping?

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