what does "0.08% THD" mean?

[billy98sport 10+ year member]

doesnt it have something to do with distortion? i got that from an alpine amp stat page.... im lookin for an amp for my highs and mids... im a musician so i have a very sensitive ear and can pick up the slightest distortion... i want NONE? what should i look for?

thanks

billy

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[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

The amount of undesirable harmonics present in an output audio signal expressed as a precentage. The lower the percentage the better.

Plug in an Alpine amp, and then plug in the comparable Crossfire...you really shouldnt be able to notice a difference in sound quality at all - the levels are so low.

- Steve

 

[billy98sport 10+ year member]

so what would u suggest i go with for 200-300$? 4 channel im lookin for about 100-200 rms with the lowest possible thd.

 

[Heresy 10+ year member]

Also, THD is usually taken at around 1kHz. In fact, THD is dynamic and unless there is a graphical representation of the THD function for the particular amp then the rating is for less than .01% of the audible spectrum.

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

I don't think I have looked at the THD spec on any amp I have purchased in about 10 years(and it has been longer since I compared s/n ratios on decks

I run JL Audio amps and love them(i have no idea what their thd spec is though).