Limitations of a synthetic tests (THD, IMD etc.) |
Limitations of a synthetic tests (THD, IMD etc.) |
 Jan 13 2013, 21:50
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THD is measured on one single frequency (tone) at once, IMD with two tones.
So these measurements are made with synthetic signals while music and speech aren’t just pure tones but rather complex sounds. For example IMD is calculated on two tones 19 kHz and 20 kHz like here. http://nwavguy.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/odac-released.html Just one example of possible many. IMD between 20 kHz and 19 kHz tones ends with 1 kHz tone (20-19 kHz) in audible band. But at the same time there can be 20.1, 20.11 … and 19.1, 19.11… kHz tones those will also cause the same 1 kHz tone in audible band. A classic IMD measurement is calculated only for one pair of tones and not for all other. Wouldn’t be it a huge oversimplification? I’m afraid a testing of audio equipment will be very hard on a real life signals (music, speech). This post has been edited by IgorC: Jan 13 2013, 21:55 |
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IgorC Limitations of a synthetic tests (THD, IMD etc.) Jan 13 2013, 21:50
saratoga QUOTE (IgorC @ Jan 13 2013, 15:50) THD is... Jan 13 2013, 22:01
IgorC QUOTE (saratoga @ Jan 13 2013, 18:01) Its... Jan 13 2013, 22:19 saratoga QUOTE (IgorC @ Jan 13 2013, 16:19) IMD 19... Jan 13 2013, 22:34 greynol Have you considered the math? Jan 13 2013, 22:29 IgorC -97 dB. Jan 13 2013, 22:33 IgorC I see, will need to read about measurements and t... Jan 13 2013, 22:58 Mach-X Unfortunately the "standards" are far to... Jan 14 2013, 07:08 Arnold B. Krueger QUOTE (Mach-X @ Jan 14 2013, 01:08) ... Jan 14 2013, 14:39  |
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