Re: Lua speed (was class implementation)

[Chris Marrin <chris@...>]

Lisa Parratt wrote:
> On 4 Apr 2006, at 23:48, Chris Marrin wrote:
> > So I have a feeling that gamers that make such complaints are like 
> > audiophiles who claim to be able to tell the difference between a tube 
> > and FET amplifier (that should get all the audio geeks out of the 
> > woodwork).
>
> Hmm - I thought the harmonic distribution was different between the two, 
> which is what makes valves sound warmer than ICs?

The whole point of an FET output section (as opposed to a bipolar 
transistor output section) is to duplicate this different distribution. 
But there are audiophiles who will claim to be able to tell the difference!

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