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I think if you are under 1% (that's one percent) and are listening to real music, and not test tones, it's all going to be about the same--at least from a "Can I hear this in my living room?" standpoint. Note: this is not an argument that electronics ought to have that much distortion.
My question is: how additive is the distortion. Let's say your gear is producing 0.1%, but your loudspeakers are at 5%. Does this equate to 5.1% at the listening position?
Totally unrelated, but reminds me of the time I bought the Mobile Fidelity half-speed original mastered LP of a Rolling Stones record. Pressed on pristine heavyweight JVC virgin vinyl encased in a a special warp-defying non-shrink wrapped biodegradable save-the-planet sleeve, blessed by the Salvador Dali Lama.
Anyhow, on the front of the record jacket was a small sticker that said something like: When you play this record you will hear distortion in certain passages. That is not a fault of the record or our mastering, It is there on purpose. It is a trademark of the band.
My question is: how additive is the distortion. Let's say your gear is producing 0.1%, but your loudspeakers are at 5%. Does this equate to 5.1% at the listening position?
Totally unrelated, but reminds me of the time I bought the Mobile Fidelity half-speed original mastered LP of a Rolling Stones record. Pressed on pristine heavyweight JVC virgin vinyl encased in a a special warp-defying non-shrink wrapped biodegradable save-the-planet sleeve, blessed by the Salvador Dali Lama.
Anyhow, on the front of the record jacket was a small sticker that said something like: When you play this record you will hear distortion in certain passages. That is not a fault of the record or our mastering, It is there on purpose. It is a trademark of the band.