+1 mostly everyone- the entire audio chain matters
@redwoodaudio
If you’re after better sound, chasing harmonic numbers will not tell you if a component sounds good in your audio chain. Also, what sounds good is subjective- some folks like the warmth of tube gear while others seek a different kind sound. You have to use your ears.
Our hearing is much more complex than current science can measure. While good measurements can lead to good sound, good measurements does not equal good sound. You have to use your ears.
Perhaps it’s semantics but we don’t usually evaluate our systems on what we lost like “harmonics”, but rather how well it performs. You’ll likely hear better sound including harmonics on a more transparent audio chain which usually means more expensive components.
If you want to improve the sound of your audio chain, you need to make sure your speaker is revealing/transparent enough to hear what the components are doing upstream. Then you can change/upgrade components to move towards the sound you find most pleasing - by using your ears.
@redwoodaudio
If you’re after better sound, chasing harmonic numbers will not tell you if a component sounds good in your audio chain. Also, what sounds good is subjective- some folks like the warmth of tube gear while others seek a different kind sound. You have to use your ears.
Our hearing is much more complex than current science can measure. While good measurements can lead to good sound, good measurements does not equal good sound. You have to use your ears.
Perhaps it’s semantics but we don’t usually evaluate our systems on what we lost like “harmonics”, but rather how well it performs. You’ll likely hear better sound including harmonics on a more transparent audio chain which usually means more expensive components.
If you want to improve the sound of your audio chain, you need to make sure your speaker is revealing/transparent enough to hear what the components are doing upstream. Then you can change/upgrade components to move towards the sound you find most pleasing - by using your ears.