fewtch
Headphoneus Supremus
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I dunno, it's strange. Lately anytime someone mentions "distortion" in relation to audio, it drives me nuts. The word is so vague and doesn't really mean anything, and it's almost always used out of context to anything else. For example:
"LP's have more distortion than CD's."
What? How does that relate to what I'm hearing when I'm listening to LP's or CD's? Is that total harmonic distortion (THD), or some other kind of "distortion" that the writer hasn't even defined? Does it mean a change in the audio signal? If so, what about "euphonic distortion" (a change that actually sounds better than the original)... is that supposed to be a "good thing" or a "bad thing"... on and on.
I think the word should be dispensed with when discussing audio, and people ought to be more specific. Otherwise, I'll go bats&%$$%*t eventually.
"LP's have more distortion than CD's."
What? How does that relate to what I'm hearing when I'm listening to LP's or CD's? Is that total harmonic distortion (THD), or some other kind of "distortion" that the writer hasn't even defined? Does it mean a change in the audio signal? If so, what about "euphonic distortion" (a change that actually sounds better than the original)... is that supposed to be a "good thing" or a "bad thing"... on and on.
I think the word should be dispensed with when discussing audio, and people ought to be more specific. Otherwise, I'll go bats&%$$%*t eventually.