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<blockquote data-quote="zane" data-source="post: 316309" data-attributes="member: 540617">Wang Wang Wang.&nbsp; &nbsp; Yes, let&#039;s blame THD for effecting SQ in an amplifier.<a href="http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/thd.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/thd.htm</a>I particularly like this quote:&quot; When someone tells you that one amplifier is definitely going to sound better because its THD is rated at .002% vs an amp with .05%, you can be pretty sure that he doesn&#039;t know what he&#039;s talking about. Many people believe that THD below 1% is not audible and I believe they&#039;re probably correct. &quot;Notice that speakers can easily introduce greater than 1% THD - even to the point of being audible.&nbsp;&nbsp; -Thus why some speakers are clearly better than others also.Pretty clear that the amplifiers introduced distortion has no bearing on SQ.Point 1 is pretty null and void.Hoss, amplifiers do work differently- by means of the way they deliver wattage; not by influencing sound.Now we can bring up the issue of non-standard amplifier ratings-Amp a is rated at 400 W but actually produces near 700 WAmp b is rated also at 400 w but actually produces near 300 WNow clearly to the untrained ear- amp A would sound better than amp B on the same system due to the increased signal strength.&nbsp; &nbsp; While in fact- SQ has remained the same, power has varied.Thus, the end result will be the same, because the amplifier did not, and can not influence Sound Quality.If it does, it’s broken; or it’s not an amplifier.Last I checked RC still had his $10k to confirm this.Oh yes, Marky - My purple car goes faster than your red car- with square wheels.Magazine?&nbsp; We don&#039;t need no stinkin magazine.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.giftake it easy,-zane</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zane, post: 316309, member: 540617"] Wang Wang Wang. Yes, let's blame THD for effecting SQ in an amplifier. [URL="http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/thd.htm"]http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/thd.htm[/URL] I particularly like this quote: [B]" When someone tells you that one amplifier is definitely going to sound better because its THD is rated at .002% vs an amp with .05%, you can be pretty sure that he doesn't know what he's talking about. Many people believe that THD below 1% is not audible and I believe they're probably correct. "[/B] Notice that speakers can easily introduce greater than 1% THD - even to the point of being audible. -Thus why some speakers are clearly better than others also. Pretty clear that the amplifiers introduced distortion has no bearing on SQ. Point 1 is pretty null and void. Hoss, amplifiers do work differently- by means of the way they deliver wattage; not by influencing sound. Now we can bring up the issue of non-standard amplifier ratings- Amp a is rated at 400 W but actually produces near 700 W Amp b is rated also at 400 w but actually produces near 300 W Now clearly to the untrained ear- amp A would sound better than amp B on the same system due to the increased signal strength. While in fact- SQ has remained the same, power has varied. Thus, the end result will be the same, because the amplifier did not, and can not influence Sound Quality. If it does, it’s broken; or it’s not an amplifier. Last I checked RC still had his $10k to confirm this. Oh yes, Marky - My purple car goes faster than your red car- with square wheels. Magazine? We don't need no stinkin magazine. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] take it easy, -zane [/QUOTE]

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