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"6.5% lowering is significant when compared to, say, distortion figures in an amplifier,"

You are confused with the math. Comparing an amp with 7.5% distortion to one with 1% distortion is a 6.5% "point" improvement, however it is a 87 percent improvement. Yes, this is significant.

If an amp has 0.12% distortion at one watt, an 8% improvement will give you 0.11% distortion at one watt. Yes, there are quibbles about a manufacturer claiming that that is significant.

Which model of gauss meter did you purchase? Do you average the reading over the entire LP or does the whole thing have a positive and negative pole?


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  • "6.5% lowering is significant when compared to, say, distortion figures in an amplifier," - Chris O 18:10:30 04/30/12 (3)

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