[sdiy] Harmonic bandwidth

[Tim Daugard]

> There is one source of possible differences between the waveforms,
> which is that they've all been normalized to their maximum level.
> Given that the waveshapes won't have the same maximum peak level,
> this is likely to produce minor level differences between them.
>
> However, they've all got exactly the same 20 harmonics in exactly the
> same proportions.

Measured with? You would probably have to measure the frequency of each harmonic within a
few hertz and the amplitudes within 1db or less. I was surprised, after many years as
being a technician, how little the change was required to make a huge difference in sound.
No magic wire theories, but there are changes that fall in the tolerance ranges of test
equipment that can be heard by the ear. It's amazing what the ear and brain can interpret
(and misinterpret).

Tim Daugard
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