opaqueice;172070 Wrote: > Actually I have no idea - it was a question! I agree it's not a single > mechanism, although it fits a power law so well (and with nice powers) > that I suspect there's a simple explanation. > > In any case the initial conclusion is supported - this amp has much > less distortion, at all audible levels, than a typical tube amp. While > that may not be saying much, it does indicate that it's unlikely to > sound unpleasant at any listening level. This is further supported by > the fact that the reviewer listened to it and stated it sounded the > same as any other well-behaved amp; I'm sure he tried turning down the > volume, and he has one of the best and most revealing speaker systems > in the world.
I can't agree with your conclusions. We simply don't know what the curve would have looked like in the sub 1W range. Of course, it is entirely possible the measured crossover distortion in Hi-fi World's test was due to a one-off production problem, and that normally the amps are properly biased. When it comes to "low level" this can mean anything! In an A/C:ed large room with carpets etc it might still require quite a few watts, wheras in my tiny UK-sized living room with wooden floor and not much ambient noise it could mean 1/10 or less of that power. I got curious now so will measure output power as I'm listening right now with my son sleeping upstairs. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31843 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
