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10-28-2018, 01:06 PM
Hi Guys
Yes, that's all correct.
What some hobbyists and builders find once they correct the grounding is that the amp "loses something". What it has lost is all that IM distortion that clutters the sound and contributes to some of the "fullness" for some kinds of playing - mostly for clean sounds, although one could imagine that hash fitting in better with distorted tones? It is subjective how you interpret the result.
For the most part, eliminating IM greatly improves note articulation and you can hear small details of the sound. This either reveals nuances of your playing that you could not appreciate before, or it shows up adaptations you have made to the previous cluttered tone, or both. It is the same with straight harmonic distortion where a small amount of even harmonics adds warmth but too much is muddy, a small amount of odd harmonics is crisp and too much is harsh. At least with the harmonic distortion the frequencies are musically related to the notes; IM is unrelated frequencies and therefore much nastier.
Yes, that's all correct.
What some hobbyists and builders find once they correct the grounding is that the amp "loses something". What it has lost is all that IM distortion that clutters the sound and contributes to some of the "fullness" for some kinds of playing - mostly for clean sounds, although one could imagine that hash fitting in better with distorted tones? It is subjective how you interpret the result.
For the most part, eliminating IM greatly improves note articulation and you can hear small details of the sound. This either reveals nuances of your playing that you could not appreciate before, or it shows up adaptations you have made to the previous cluttered tone, or both. It is the same with straight harmonic distortion where a small amount of even harmonics adds warmth but too much is muddy, a small amount of odd harmonics is crisp and too much is harsh. At least with the harmonic distortion the frequencies are musically related to the notes; IM is unrelated frequencies and therefore much nastier.
