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I was wondering what everyone's opinion was on which interval was more dissonant, the tritone or minor 2nd. Both are obviously very dissonant intervals.

Math seems to prove that a minor 2nd should sound more consonant due to the ratio of 16:15 vs. the tritone ratio of 45:32.

If defining consonance as the time 2 sine waves take to both resolve at 0 during the same time, then the minor 2nd is more consonant due to its earlier "resolution" compared to the tritone.

Here is is a m2 and tt played in equal temperament as sine waves. Please compare both intervals to decide which one you feel is more dissonant.

Would love to hear from everyone!

I'm trying to establish which interval is more dissonant, the tritone or the minor 2nd. Both are obviously very dissonant intervals.

Math seems to prove that a minor 2nd should sound more consonant due to the ratio of 16:15 vs. the tritone ratio of 45:32.

But when we define consonance as "the time 2 sine waves take to both resolve at 0 during the same time", then the minor 2nd is more consonant due to its earlier "resolution" compared to the tritone.

Here is is a m2 and tt played in equal temperament as sine waves. Please compare both intervals to decide which one you feel is more dissonant.

Based on the above do you think that this definition of consonance makes sense and that the minor 2nd is actually more dissonant than the tritone?