A new method is proposed for the evaluation of nonlinear distortion of audio amplifiers, reproducing real musical signals. Output voltage and current are acquired and stored, for a comparatively large time segment. A close investigation of the resulting V-1 graph, by means of probability density function, provides an objective measure of amplifier's non linear state. Provided that a distortion probability value with inaudible results has been determined, such a measure can lead to a flexible estimate of maximum power ratings.

Authors: Valacas, J.; Spyridoulias, S.; Lioliousis, C.
Affiliation: University of Athens Physics Department Applied Physics Div. El. Lab., Athens, Greece
AES Convention: 104 (May 1998) Paper Number: 4657
Publication Date: May 1, 1998 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Measurement and Instrumentation
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