We could start with his use of the word "the" in the 3rd paragraph. Would that be OK?It would be nice if you helped me understand at least one piece of misinformation.
We could start with his use of the word "the" in the 3rd paragraph. Would that be OK?It would be nice if you helped me understand at least one piece of misinformation.
BTW, a well-designed and properly adjusted push-pull tube amp will have very low 2nd and will be dominated by 3rd harmonic. Symmetry guarantees this.
That is why single ended tube amps rule!!!
sorry, couldn't resist.
Audacity has one built in under Effects. You can select different profiles or just even or odd. Set it in percent. It isn't a perfect emulation though as it distorts that percent at all levels while an actual amp usually will have distortion levels that vary with signal level. Still useful to see what 3% 2nd harmonic distortion sounds like. Or 12% for that matter.You know, I'm beginning to wonder how second-harmonic distortion actually sounds like. I want to test myself if I can be the ultimate tube-audiphile guy and loving it dearly.
Anyone knows a plugin that only adds second harmonic distortion?
They don't do well in that respect, either. Yes, far more 2nd than a good push pull tube amp, but enormous amounts of higher order odd harmonics, not to mention wretched intermodulation results.
Here's what $350,000 will buy you. At 1 watt. 1 watt.
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Of course, $10,000 is a step down but at least you might get 24 watts.
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You know, I'm beginning to wonder how second-harmonic distortion actually sounds like. I want to test myself if I can be the ultimate tube-audiphile guy and loving it dearly.
Anyone knows a plugin that only adds second harmonic distortion?
Thank you. I think it would be informative to find this out IndeedAudacity has one built in under Effects. You can select different profiles or just even or odd. Set it in percent. It isn't a perfect emulation though as it distorts that percent at all levels while an actual amp usually will have distortion levels that vary with signal level. Still useful to see what 3% 2nd harmonic distortion sounds like. Or 12% for that matter.
Too much of a husle. Thanks for the suggestion, though.you could build one of these:
http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_h2.pdf
Making an argument or a review about a piece of audio equipment is pretty much like giving a sales pitch.
Science based people typically aren't good salespeople. Sales is largely about selling a feeling or an emotion; unfortunately, facts don't transfer to that very well. Even though one can include facts in a sales pitch they are just there to add to and reinforce the emotions generated by the rest of the process.
When I was in sales I could sell the crud out of the products I liked because I was enthusiastic about them and truly believed in them. The customers could tell that and that made them enthusiastic about the product. A really good salesperson (or reviewer) can come across that way about every product they sell (or review).
Some science people can get passionate about things enough to pass that on to the person they are talking to but not very many.
And in the end, how do you argue with "I don't care what the numbers say, I like this better."?
There is actual science and evidence to support tubes as having a more pleasing sound.
https://www.kenrockwell.com/audio/why-tubes-sound-better.htm
I did not read the statement "Second-harmonic distortion is exactly the same note, an octave above. Ditto for higher-order even harmonics; they are also the same note more octaves above. " as including 600Hz. He did not say "... the same note multiples of 100Hz above." An octave above 400 is 800. We all know that and there is a limit to how technical / detailed an author should go before he loses his audience.
During my recent search for a good used, medium powered Class AB amplifier, I came across this nice-looking 2012 French-made BC Acoustique 80wpc power amplifier. It has VU meters and balanced inputs - but none were available on the USA or Canada used audio sites, so I bought a 1990's Classe Model Seventy with better specs - but no VU meters - instead."give me a nice VU meter and I will be miles ahead in happiness than any tube.
No, it was straightforward.I actually don't understand the argument you're making here. Could you please explain.
You know, I'm beginning to wonder how second-harmonic distortion actually sounds like. I want to test myself if I can be the ultimate tube-audiphile guy and loving it dearly.
Anyone knows a plugin that only adds second harmonic distortion?
And the 14th harmonic is "out of tune" and thus isn't particularly musical (in the context of equal temperament).An octave is a doubling (power of two) or 2^N whereas even-order harmonics are multiples of 2 or 2*N.
Octave = 1 (fundamental), 2, 4, 8,16, ... harmonics
Even-order = 1 (fundamental), 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ... harmonics
All octaves are even harmonics but not all even harmonics are octaves.
HTH - Don
The real problem is that those who are convinced that they are objectively right too often feel that this is enough and that they shouldn't have to sell it.
That's a good point! Should use that as counter next time I hear this wife thing.Re. The Rockwell article. Notice he invokes the "wife noticed" factor. I've seen this a lot. Somehow the same people who deride you for not having finely tuned enough audio senses to tell the difference between gigabuck cables will turn around and say "my wife noticed the difference" as if that is a slam dunk test relative to the overwhelmingly male hobbyists.