"Arny Krueger" wrote in message news:5A6dnS1fBuizjpGiU-


Solid state amplifiers have been around for about 40 years and after 40
years of development, why shouldn't most issues be pretty well settled?


That is because the FTC has never mandated a set of specifications
that tells very well how an amplifier or CD player performs. If the
FTC were to mandate a set of tests (similar to the tests used on your
website) it would eliminate much of the fraud and confusion in the
industry.

For example, a simple two tone test (using 17 KHz and 19 KHz) would
tell much more about the quality of amplifiers and CD players than
the presently used "THD" tests. The potential buyer could simply look
at the level of the second order beat falling at 2 KHz, and of two
third order beats falling at 15 KHz and 21 KHz, to help him determine
which amplifier or CD player had the lower distortion.

The consumer doesn't have much comfidence in the way amplifiers and CD
players are presently tested and specified. That leaves him open to
fraud and hype on the one hand, and to overlooking perfect good (low
cost) products on the other hand. Better tests and specifications
would go a long way toward eliminating fraud, deception, and comsumer
confusion in the audio industry.

Bob Stanton