A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR AUDIO FREQUENCY
POWER AMPLIFIER TESTING BASED ON PSYCHOACOUSTIC
DATA THAT BETTER CORRELATES WITH SOUND QUALITY
BY
Daniel H. Cheever

II. A new audio test philosophy…………………………………………………….. 34
1. Harmonic consonance.………..……………………..………...……....…… 35
2. The sound pressure level dependence of the aural harmonic
envelope……………………………………………………………………….
41
3. Intermodulation distortion.………………..…..…………..…………...…… 49
4. Pre-transient noise bursts.………………..…..……....…………….....…… 51
5. The fallacy of negative feedback as a cure-all……………………………... 52
III. Measurement protocol of the Total Aural Disconsonance figure of merit……...
64
1. Device measurements……………………………………………………... 64
2. A measurement protocol for the Total Aural Disconsonance figure of
merit………………………………………………………………………..
68

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