"S888Wheel" wrote in message


"Rusty Boudreaux" wrote in message



To the end user if the amp is anything but "straight wire with
gain" then it's poorly designed regardless of topology. By
definition amp should not add anything other than gain.

Main Entry: am·pli·fi·er
Pronunciation: 'am-pl&-"fI(-&)r
Function: noun
Date: 1542

one that amplifies; specifically : an electronic device (as in a stereo
system) for amplifying voltage, current, or power

The definition doesn't really talk about not adding distortion.

No, you have to look at the definition of "High Fidelity"

"The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded
sources, with minimal distortion."

Of course every amplifier does add distortion.

Tiny amounts of distortion are irrelevant, but large amounts of distortion,
such as commonly added by tubed amplification and LP playback, are.

If something does not do
what the designer intends it to do then it is poorly designed.

If an amplifier is not designed to add minimal distortion, then it is not a
high fidelity amplifier. Examples of amplifiers that are not designed to add
minimal distortion, but are rather intended to add audible distortion
include guitar amplifiers.

If an
amplifier adds audible distortion but the designer likes the results
the amplifier is not poorly designed.

But, its not a high fidelity amplifier.

You may not like it but it is doing what it was designed to do.

Thanks for admitting that your audio system is not a high fidelity audio
system, sockpuppet wheel. It includes components that were clearly designed
to add audible amounts of distortion well in excess of even mi-fi systems.

Next time you upgrade your system might want to upgrade your system with a
couple of Fender Guitar amps. Your local Guitar center would no doubt love
to provide you with an audition.