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Thread: What does "THD" mean |
    
ThatGuyYouKnow Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 05:31 pm: |
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well i know it deals with distotion but id like to know the proper name, and my amp has "THD at Rated RMS Power: 0.2%" |
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New member Username: Tikolx333
Post Number: 40
Registered: 12-2003
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| Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 05:55 pm: |
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The amount of undesirable harmonics present in an output audio signal expressed as a precentage. The lower the percentage the better.
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| Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 09:07 pm: |
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total harmonic distortion |
New member Username: Glasswolf
Post Number: 371
Registered: 12-2003
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| Posted on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 09:23 pm: |
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note THD is basically a meaningless spec for modern day amplifiers.
nothing below 10% is audible to the human ear in car audio anyway.
Also note that there are different types of distortion.
solid state amps tend to produce odd ordered harmonics that are more easily heard and are thought to be harsh and unpleasant, whereas tube amps produce larger amounts of even ordered distortion, but this is interpreted as a warm sound that is desired by many people, such as in guitar amplifiers.
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