The Aleph-X

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I think Grey means that the resistor reduces the
performance, assuming that the diff pair is current
sourced by a resistor. In this case it's not such a
great phase splitter, although it does work.

It hinges on the current sourcing; if the current source
is constant, then the resistor simply reduces the gain,
and the amplitudes of both halves are equal.
 
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Nelson Pass said:
I think Grey means that the resistor reduces the
performance, assuming that the diff pair is current
sourced by a resistor. In this case it's not such a
great phase splitter, although it does work.

It hinges on the current sourcing; if the current source
is constant, then the resistor simply reduces the gain,
and the amplitudes of both halves are equal.
Thank you very much for your clarification, Nelson Pass.
Actually, I indicated two CCS's (constant current sources).
Probably, my expression was dubious...
Thanks again.

JH
 
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I modified my BOSOZ, using constant current source tails recommended by Nelson Pass. It is here in a detailed circuit.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3949&perpage=15&pagenumber=30
It does great work as a pre plus unbalanced-balanced converter for my system.

If you adopt one CCS tail, you might need two gain control resistors of the same values between the sources: one to the left side and another to the right side of the centered CCS.

Anyhow, thanks for your kindness.

JH
 
jh6you said:
Bricolo

I modified my BOSOZ, using constant current source tails recommended by Nelson Pass. It is here in a detailed circuit.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3949&perpage=15&pagenumber=30
It does great work as a pre plus unbalanced-balanced converter for my system.

If you adopt one CCS tail, you might need two gain control resistors of the same values between the sources: one to the left side and another to the right side of the centered CCS.

Anyhow, thanks for your kindness.

JH
IMHO, a CCS BOSOZ is more an Aleph P 1.7 than a BOSOZ (yours is 1/2 of both, since it only has 1 ccs per side ;))


What do you mean in the bold text?
Using 2 CCS on an aleph-x prevents fron using gain control resistors? Or you can use differents resistors values? Why?
 
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Bricolo said:
What do you mean in the bold text?
Using 2 CCS on an aleph-x prevents fron using gain control resistors? Or you can use differents resistors values? Why?
You like to tease me. :)
When I gave Grey my first question, I was thinking about the concept shown in the figure. Pls refer to the figure. What is your question exactly?

JH
 

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I've got no more questions, the figure explains all of them ;)


the resisitor will be used to set the DC offset, am I right?





I just have another question, something I thought about this morning.
We are all trying do zero the DC offset. But we mesure the offset at idle; with no input signal.
It is possible, than the DC offset can have been set to 0 ad idle, and that with an incominc signal, we will still have an offset

in other words: can the dissimetry be function to the load?
 
The offset noise isn't very noticable,

My amp starts out cold with 4 volts offset and ends up hot with 20 to 40 millvolts. Along the way I can hear the AX smoothing out and becoming creamier and lush. I don't understand the need to worry about a small imbalance. Just match the MOSFETs to a close tolerance, build it correctly and enjoy. Now if you're one of those types that can't sit still and smell the roses, so to speak, then keep on plugging away. A large jar of aspirin helps.

John
 
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Now that I have built a couple production runs I can tell
you that 4 volts offset cold is out there. Most of the time
we see a small fraction of a volt that settles in to < 50 mV
over a range of temperatures. You might want to check your
diff pair matching; perhaps they are not from the same lot
code. Are you running DC input? This will exacerbate
(new vocabulary word to learn) the offset, but then even a
volt under these circumstances is a bit much.