GuyDebord;265263 Wrote: > By dynamic range I meant the DIFFERENCE between the highest signal the > amplifier can output to the amplifiers output noise. And this > difference (ratio)
Difference and ratio are not the same thing. You mean ratio. > is usually given in db's and certainly not in other power units as your > comment: "maximum power before clipping" might suggest . Not at all. The maximum power divided by the power in the noise floor doesn't have units, and is conventionally expressed in dB. > DR is more dependent on power regulation circuits whose output DR might > read as compressed and yes, tube amps in SOME cases have simpler pr > circuits. > > There is nothing controversial about that declaration, what is > problematic is that it seems to take this ratio as the only thing > important to achieve realistic audio levels. DR alone doesnt say much > and using DR to disqualify tubes is very very simplistic. Besides its > an old argument that doesnt say much today. Fine - you agree that tube amps almost always have lower DR, right? I wasn't drawing any conclusions from that; I was just confused by your earlier comment. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42808 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
