Krell's discrete I/U (I/V) converter for PCM1702 (Model KAV-250CD) - Schematic wanted

[pheonix358]

Originally Posted by marchel

Some of the transistors are just decorations, If you look under the board, You'll see that they are NC (not connected) LOL.

Multi layered boards!

Terry

[qusp]

yeah multiayer boards are good like that, its kinda the point that there are some layers that you cant see

[tiefbassuebertr]

Originally Posted by marchel

Some of the transistors are just decorations, If you look under the board, You'll see that they are NC (not connected) LOL.

I have heard about transistors just only for decorations in old ("first generation") japanese transistor radios, because "six-transistor" was better for marketing and newspaper advertisement than e. g. "four transistor".
Check out the URLs about the thread
Vintage Transistors

[jacco vermeulen]

An entire forum on fish and chips, but all this fuss when a guy from connecticut goes discrete opamp in a D/A converter.
(a guy who got OJ'd not so long ago, btw, after 30y in the audio bizz)