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RE: Multiple kinds of distortion...

"seems like you should put a test signal in both the amp and analyzer"

No, you just match the frequency with the distortion analyzer. You did it right.

You have to deduct the distortion of your generator to get an accurate number. It's complicated but the manual should walk you through it.

IMO 2.3% is high considering that it's a PP circuit and all the even ordered distortions should be canceling.

IMO 2.3%, made up of 3rd and 5th and (God forbid) 7th, will sound much worse than 2.3% of 2nd.


BTW My objection to kitch29's post was his redefinition of the term "distortion". To me he said that "as long as it sounds good to the listener then it can't be described as distorted".

That's just not true. What if the listener has no idea what the recording should sound like? Personal preference for a particular type of sound is not the same as low distortion.

Tre'



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