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In Reply to: RE: Is it all simple as that ? posted by morricab on June 29, 2014 at 01:47:54:
Yup, and well-said.
I might add, with regard to Beppe's original point, while the goal of keeping noise and distortion as low as possible is certainly a given, that we're not very sensitive to some types of distortion. We can readily tolerate and not even notice several percent harmonic distortion, depending on WHICH harmonics they are. Second harmonic distortion can easily go to several percent and we don't notice it. But we'd all cringe and cover our ears if it were seventh harmonic distortion! So, the concept of "THD" (Total Harmonic Distortion) is fundamentally flawed as a measure of sound quality. Tying this to the original point, designers often design for the lowest typically published and measured specs, which isn't necessarily what should be done. Since every product has a sales price point, things like THD and IM distortion are often minimized, at the expense of more audible distortions or the audibility of the distortion spectral characteristics.
And, so, "no" - it isn't that simple.
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