0.005% thd???

[O.G. D-Wet 10+ year member]

You're wasting your time comparing amps with falsely rated THD values

not really. im trying to learn about different brands and their specs. i see ur running a Discus.... i know people that are still skeptical bout whether they do rated or not. just tryn 2 learn

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

not really. im trying to learn about different brands and their specs. i see ur running a Discus.... i know people that are still skeptical bout whether they do rated or not. just tryn 2 learn

Well since I am only running ~25-50 watts to each speaker wondering if the amp does "rated" power is a useless point. Headroom is always a blessing. Most amps have bullshit specs, isn't amazing how every value is a nice rounded number?

Specs/Numbers are put on amps so people can think they are comparing them objectively. Which is why many companies lie about their specs to hopefully sell more product to the uninformed buyer. Your best bet is to listen to the products and find what best suits your needs/budget. Looking at inaudible THD specs posted by manufacturers will not help you make the best decision.

Also, your speakers will produce far more distortion than your amp ever will.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

if you're really that concerned about THD, maybe you should look into using an Audiocontrol unit before you amps as they have 0.0005% (or .005%) THD and they are by no means overrated. True sound quality comes more from you source units than from you amps.

 

[O.G. D-Wet 10+ year member]

so buying a amp rated lower than .05% THD is like buying an energy drink w/ 300% or every vitamin and mineral u can think of... U can put all those vitamins in ur body but ur body will only actually use so much of it and the rest goes to waste. So its just a gimmick? Why are Macintosh and similar amps so pricey if 0.000000000016% THD is inaudible and most likely a BS rating?

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Earthquake components are the shit though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[O.G. D-Wet 10+ year member]

if you're really that concerned about THD, maybe you should look into using an Audiocontrol unit before you amps as they have 0.0005% (or .005%) THD and they are by no means overrated. True sound quality comes more from you source units than from you amps.

well im not trying to do a legit SQ setup but I have 2 10s rated 50wRMS each so if I can get a amp under $200 that will do close to rated at less than .05% THD, why not? u know? Its not THAT important, just lookin around

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt worry about THD at all. You need to find an amp that can do your power for that price. Forget the THD man, you're reading too far into everything.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

so buying a amp rated lower than .05% THD is like buying an energy drink w/ 300% or every vitamin and mineral u can think of... U can put all those vitamins in ur body but ur body will only actually use so much of it and the rest goes to waste. So its just a gimmick? Why are Macintosh and similar amps so pricey if 0.000000000016% THD is inaudible and most likely a BS rating?

that's called marketing. why do Apple computers cost more than PC computers? why does Ford claim to have better quality than Lexus but yet the comparable Lexus sells for twice as much? if a company knew that some group of buyers are willing to pay $10,000 for a $100 product, guess what the price point would be...$10,000 even though the exact same product is on the market for $400.

you really need to understand more about the human listening spectrum more than what some stat is put on a piece of cardboard. why do amps put frequency response from 10hz-100,000 even though your speakers may only reproduct from 15hz-35,000hz and your ear can only hear 20hz-20,000hz? b/c someone like you will see a broader range and automatically think it is better.

even if you were that worried about the quality of signal going to speakers, you'd invest in a nice Oscilloscope and actually learn how to use it correctly. most of the distortion or clipped signals originate from poor tuning not from someone turing up the volume or from a product "creating" distortion or clipping.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

i really really like their PA mids.

 

[O.G. D-Wet 10+ year member]

very interesting... see, this wasnt a waste of time post! Learning something new everyday! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

LOL @ wanting a low THD on his subs, your subs will add to the distortion anyway.

 

[big bass joel 10+ year member]

The only decent earthquake amps were the d2s and d3s back in 2002 db drag finals.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

The only decent earthquake amps were the d2s and d3s back in 2002 db drag finals.

I use to run D3's back in the day......//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[big bass joel 10+ year member]

yeh they were better than their d5s now!

 

[DevL]

so buying a amp rated lower than .05% THD is like buying an energy drink w/ 300% or every vitamin and mineral u can think of... U can put all those vitamins in ur body but ur body will only actually use so much of it and the rest goes to waste. So its just a gimmick? Why are Macintosh and similar amps so pricey if 0.000000000016% THD is inaudible and most likely a BS rating?

Because tube amps are costly to produce. Tube amps have much better clipping and smoothing of the signal vs A/B amps or D amps. What matters about an amp is how much power it produces without overheating and with reasonable quality what it does when it starts to clip.