1 Jan
2006
1 Jan
'06
9:43 p.m.
Could someone point me to harmonic distortion data,
transient
analysis or some good old scope traces to prove that a couple of
6B4's in class A push-pull deliver better sound than a pair of
MOSFETs can?
No. Such data can prove that the sound is different. Which is
_better_ is a matter for judgement and opinion; it is inherently
impossible to "prove" a subjective judgement ("better sound") with
objective data.
Even something as apparently unarguable as "lower THD" does not equal
"better sound"; indeed, there are companies making good money selling
devices specifically designed to introduce distortion of various kinds,
devices which wouldn't be used unless _someone_ thought the resulting
sound was better than the un-distorted sound. My own power amp even
includes such deliberate distortion capability.
/~\ The ASCII der Mouse
\ / Ribbon Campaign
X Against HTML mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca
/ \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B