Apologies for my lecture on incorrect math- no more drinking and posting, I promise!
My numbers were supposed to be based on the general rule of 6db increments, not 3db, and for that, it obviously doesn't make sense that the amp is clipping. I even sounded so smug, how embarrassing. I'm terribly sorry to have added to the confusion.
I believe we can all agree that 3db is extremely "detectable" though. I believe 1db is the smallest increment the average human ear is supposed to be able to detect.
Just for reference, I'm a recording engineer by education. I promise you can hear a 3db increase. even from just one instrument.
You just won't need 10x as much power :)
My numbers were supposed to be based on the general rule of 6db increments, not 3db, and for that, it obviously doesn't make sense that the amp is clipping. I even sounded so smug, how embarrassing. I'm terribly sorry to have added to the confusion.
I read (in TAS I think) that 3db is not detectable to the human ear and that 10db sounds like double the volume even though 3db is actually double when instruments are used.
I believe we can all agree that 3db is extremely "detectable" though. I believe 1db is the smallest increment the average human ear is supposed to be able to detect.
Just for reference, I'm a recording engineer by education. I promise you can hear a 3db increase. even from just one instrument.
You just won't need 10x as much power :)