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RE: harmonic distortion does not get 'buried in the mix'.

Moroncab said:

"And you claim to know something about speakers, what a joke. Show me a speaker making 1.5% ninth harmonic and its either severely broken or playing 130db."


The 9th harmonic was used as a theoretical example because everything you and Ralph have been blithering about has been theoretical. Most harmonic distortion testing stops at the 5th harmonic because higher harmonics are typically damped more fully - which undercuts all the BS you and Ralph have been slinging in this thread. Be that as it may, most speakers of decent quality will produce around 1% THD at a moderate sound level (around 90db measured at one meter) or 40 db down from the fundamental. At higher levels, this can jump significantly depending on the frequency and the level of damping (worst near fundamental resonance). The theoretical example given is not at all far fetched. If you had any experience measuring speakers, you'd know this. But clearly, with all the crap you've been slinging - you're just a fraud that has a great deal of nerve suggesting that others who have actual experience here don't know what they're talking about. The Dayton DA135 driver for example produces a 5th harmonic peak at around 3khz that is roughly 40 db down from the fundamental (around 1% THD) - and that is at a moderate drive level. At higher drive levels, it can easily triple.

SEE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND I IS - I GIVE CONCRETE DATA BASED EXAMPLES DERIVED FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE WHILE YOU JUST SLING MUD AND ANECDOTAL BS.


Have a nice day Moroncab!



Edits: 07/06/12

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