[BC] even or odd harmonics

[Broadcast List USER]

That is because tube amplifiers produce a lot of even harmonics.  Our
ears LIKE even harmonics.  Solid state amplifiers produce odd
harmonics (in general).  Our ears detest odd harmonics.  This is why
the Aphex Aural Exciter is so popular.

--chip

On Sep 30, 2009, at 8:07 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

>Message: 31
>From: "Dana  Puopolo" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
>[...]
>Richard, you and I both know that human hearing isn't perfect
>either. I owned
>a tube amplifier (Dyna Mark III) with hum and noise down 60 db and
>THD about
>1% that still sounded better to my ears then a solid state
>'audiophile' amp
>with noise better then -95 db and distortion below '005%.
>
>-D