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Audio Research SP9 Circuit Diagram HELP!

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Hi Brett,

Ive thought about building allen wrights pre, need to buy the book first dont you? Ive read a few good things about his rtp3c.
Nope, I've bought it but built from the schematic.
It seems wrong to use transformers in a preamp, surely you can do as well if not better without this added expense?
Wrong, why? They work well, sound better than caps and give galanic isolation. Sure they can be a bit exxy, but so can caps and the RTP3 linestage is a difficult and potentially expensive build with 5 envelopes/channel. I preferred a similar line stage to what I suggested above to the RTP. Allen will no doubt disagree, but I've built both.
 
Trying not to drag up such an old thread but I was looking in the schematics, specifically in the power-supply section in regards to voltage change.

Is there dual taps for both 50 and 60Hz voltage frequencies? What about going from a 110volt country to a 220volt. I have my SP-9 maybe being sent here to me here in Germany from Canada and wonder if this will work, or a step down transformer may.

thx
Shamus
 
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