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    Best Amps for HD800 - 2021 Edition

    The community here will all tell you that HD800 likes tubes and transformers. Solid state simply cannot meet the HD800 resolution. At that price,...
    Post by: Royaume, Jan 19, 2021 at 10:53 AM in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Best Amps for HD800 - 2021 Edition

    Can we add the WA6 (-SE) to the list? I remember someone asked about it on the old thread and purr1n said it was actually a good option. It's...
    Post by: Royaume, Dec 26, 2020 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Golden Schlong 2020 Nominations

    Lol, I knew id get a bunch of dislikes for this, but I have to speak my mind. I'd hate for wireless stuff to get an award because sbaf in my...
    Post by: Royaume, Nov 22, 2020 in forum: Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals
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    Golden Schlong 2020 Nominations

    Slightly off topic, but I loathe the idea of giving wireless earbuds an award. Call me prejudiced or snobby but I read sbaf to find good quality...
    Post by: Royaume, Nov 21, 2020 in forum: Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Fascinating. Thanks for the explanation. Also many many thanks to you and everyone else here who maintain this site. I have spent hundreds of...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 22, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Thanks @atomicbob , I was searching for quite a long time. Ah, the 4+HD+N crap factor is a neat trick. :headbang: Wait, R2R DACs cointain lots...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Wow! Thanks @ultrabike for moving the posts to this goldmine of a thread. Also thanks @Biodegraded for linking @Zampotech s post. How did I not...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Cheever actually addresses this point in his paper. I'm not sure I can explain it, but he gave some kind of mathematical derivation which I...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Also, about the example you mentioned. The harmonic distortion graph might appear clean, but typically unpleasant characteristics such as "grain"...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Ah, thanks for explaining @Degru I completely agree that testing methodology is rather limited, and fails to completely capture the behaviour of...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Hahaha, yeah I didn't expect that kind of reaction from Elnrik at all. I'll be more tactful in future lol Personally I have actually lost sleep...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    Pls fix sarcasm detector. Is there anything wrong with the unironic content of my post?
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    That may well be! What do you mean by "non-harmonic"? As far as I understand, anything unrelated to the input signal is just noise, hence THD+N...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    A Rethink of THD/THD+N (or why both tell us almost nothing)

    THD IS NOT A FIGURE OF MERIT (THD is worthless as a "goodness number" as it is commonly (incorrectly) used) Total Harmonic distortion is...
    Post by: Royaume, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Audio Science
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    HD800 Screwmount Mod

    Oh crap, lol! Thanks for the tips on measurement rigs and printers, I may well make a measurement rig! However, this would be a terrible...
    Post by: Royaume, Feb 2, 2020 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks