"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Keith G
wrote:


Got an amp which *doesn't* distort?? Not at all???

How low do you think the distortion level of an amplifier has to be for
the
effect of the distortion to become inaudible?


No idea.


i.e. if we were to produce two amplifiers which had fairly low levels of
distortion, at what levels of distortion do you think you could tell the
difference between them?

Ditto.



Also, if there is a level below which the distortion has no effect you can
detect, is that amp then not essentially


...what?



Well, consider what I ask above. Is it the case that at some point the
distortions become so small that they become un-noticable?


I'm sure they do - at both ends of the audible spectrum, but I can't claim
to *know* that...???


Like there are wise guys here and also idiots who put themselves through
a lot of extra effort and expense just to be bloody awkward or summat?
Have a little think for a minute - I don't know of *anyone* who uses
valves (or has got into valves) because he thinks they are *worse* than
ss amplification.....!!

That sounds reasonable, but what are you assuming about the relationship
between the subjective judgement "worse" and the measurable quantites that
indicate the level of distortion? Are you symultenously assuming that:

1) More distortion = "worse"

and

2) But valve amps are "better"

Therefore concluding that valve amps must have 'less distortion'.


Huh?

WTF are you going on about James? - Keep it simple, try 'nice' and 'not so
nice'.....????

If I thought you were simply trying to trip me up me old (academic) china,
or put words in my mouth like the 2.5 desperados in this group, I'd have to
slide you in the Gary with all the other clowns who are more interested in
some sort of personal, point-scoring crap here than actually contributing
anything of real interest or use.....



Or are you assuming that distortion has nothing to do with the "worse"
judgement?


Nope.


Or what relationship between 'distortion' and 'worse' are you assuming?


None whatsoever......

(Clue - I *never* 'assume' - I either find out for myself for sure, or I ask
someone I can trust....)