Re: Stereo receievers: THD of .04 vs. .08

<david.dartley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote ...
> Thanks all for the advice on B Stock merchandise.
>
> Okay, I'm scared to mention non-high-end or non-scientific stuff here
> because of the flaming I once took from a forger, but here goes:

Just ignore the forgers, the idiots, and the psychopaths.

> I think I've decided on buying a pair of Infinity Beta 50 speakers.
>
> I'm among two receivers--a Yamaha 497 (75w per ch) and an Onkyo TX
> 8522 (100w per ch).
>
> One salient difference is that the Yamaha claims a 0.04 THD, and the
> Onkyo a 0.08.
> I THINK I have a pretty discerning ear.  Do you think that difference
> in THD would make much of a difference between those two receivers,
> using that one pair of speakers?

Considering that you will be listening through speakers with
10x or maybe even 100x more distortion, dunno how you
would tell the difference?

(That applies to ANY speakers, not just the ones you mentioned.)