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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 1542617" data-attributes="member: 560358">@thylantyr, your argument is that a DMM can detect clipping as effectively as an OScope (keyword is _effectively_).&nbsp; My idea is not a DMM or DMM replacement. It&#039;s an ordinary peak detector.some people, like SPL competitors or SQ competitiors, or even engineers may want to know information about the exact onset of clipping. Use a scope then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif&nbsp; People that are critical don&#039;t use these toy circuits,they use real tools.your method has one flaw in that it assumes things about the amplifier.&nbsp; this can be bad in that an unregulated amp may be capable of added output if the supply voltage is raised. You calibrate the unit. A peak detector is a simple cheap circuit, comparator, some resistors, pot, battery. It&#039;s very basic. I haven&#039;t placed more thought on howto improve it as I only spent 5 minutes thinking about it. When a variables changes, you must recalibrate, but it&#039;s a toy circuit, I&#039;d rather use a scope to see waveforms.I have no interest in making this either, I&#039;m just throwing out a bone.My goal was to create a more generic way to detect clipping with performance similar to an OScope, but without the associated costs. But you need to make it frequency independent to make it a great tool that youcan sell commericially //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Why stop, continue the effort to make it more uber.@thylantyr, i think i figured out the circuit. Do you think it will work? lol</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 1542617, member: 560358"] [B]@thylantyr, your argument is that a DMM can detect clipping as effectively as an OScope (keyword is _effectively_). [/B] My idea is not a DMM or DMM replacement. It's an ordinary peak detector. [B]some people, like SPL competitors or SQ competitiors, or even engineers may want to know information about the exact onset of clipping. [/B] Use a scope then [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] People that are critical don't use these toy circuits, they use real tools. [B]your method has one flaw in that it assumes things about the amplifier. this can be bad in that an unregulated amp may be capable of added output if the supply voltage is raised. [/B] You calibrate the unit. A peak detector is a simple cheap circuit, comparator, some resistors, pot, battery. It's very basic. I haven't placed more thought on how to improve it as I only spent 5 minutes thinking about it. When a variables changes, you must recalibrate, but it's a toy circuit, I'd rather use a scope to see waveforms. I have no interest in making this either, I'm just throwing out a bone. [B]My goal was to create a more generic way to detect clipping with performance similar to an OScope, but without the associated costs. [/B] But you need to make it frequency independent to make it a great tool that you can sell commericially [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Why stop, continue the effort to make it more uber. [B]@thylantyr, i think i figured out the circuit. [/B] Do you think it will work? lol [/QUOTE]

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