I see this spec on amps and don't know if higher or lower is better. Some Alpines are at 80dba and I see some RF's at 103,( both reputable amps ) whats up ?
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swez on 09/6/2004 08:13:53
S/N ratio is a specification that tells how much noise rejection an amp circuit offers VS passing amplified signals. I read a good article a while back and it stated that anything over 80 is a very usable number. It also stated that the higher the number, does not reflect quality of the amplified sound or noise rejection.
Here's a link to some good reading on the subject:
http://www.bcae1.com/sig2nois.htm
Swez
ttocs on 09/7/2004 22:58:29
ttt
swez on 09/8/2004 09:33:44
Bump ^
Daniel on 09/8/2004 15:02:21
Wow, that's a great link there. I probably spent 2 hours on it already. Thanks Swez.
swez on 09/9/2004 09:55:48
Yes, this (bce1) is a very good site. One can spend days reading each link. Some are very simple and easy to understand. Other topics can be very complex and require a few years of electronics background to get the full idea of what is being put forth.
http://www.bcae1.com
Happy reading,
Swez
Replies (5)
swez on 09/6/2004 08:13:53
S/N ratio is a specification that tells how much noise rejection an amp circuit offers VS passing amplified signals. I read a good article a while back and it stated that anything over 80 is a very usable number. It also stated that the higher the number, does not reflect quality of the amplified sound or noise rejection.
Here's a link to some good reading on the subject:
http://www.bcae1.com/sig2nois.htm
Swez
ttocs on 09/7/2004 22:58:29
ttt
swez on 09/8/2004 09:33:44
Bump ^
Daniel on 09/8/2004 15:02:21
Wow, that's a great link there. I probably spent 2 hours on it already. Thanks Swez.
swez on 09/9/2004 09:55:48
Yes, this (bce1) is a very good site. One can spend days reading each link. Some are very simple and easy to understand. Other topics can be very complex and require a few years of electronics background to get the full idea of what is being put forth.
http://www.bcae1.com
Happy reading,
Swez
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