Replacement woofers for Martin Logan Monolith II's - Page 2

bear · 3rd October 2008, 10:04 PM

Oh no... different "matching" going on.

The way that a McIntosh ouput transformer for tube amps, OR the ouput "transformer" (I think it is an autoformer) for solid state amps work is entirely different than the way a transformer is used to match to an ESL's capacitive load.

_-_-bear

Mike1234 · 4th October 2008, 06:52 PM

Well, the outboard impedance matching t-formers I spoke of I believe preform a similar function as the output t-formers on Mac solid state amps. That's to say the amps see a stable impedance. Capacitance is, of course, another issue and I'm allowing the original ML crossovers do their jobs. The outboard t-formers are for impedance matching only and are placed between the loudspeakers and the amps.

3rd October 2008, 10:04 PM	#11
bear expert in tautology diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York State USA	Oh no... different "matching" going on. The way that a McIntosh ouput transformer for tube amps, OR the ouput "transformer" (I think it is an autoformer) for solid state amps work is entirely different than the way a transformer is used to match to an ESL's capacitive load. _-_-bear __________________ _-_-bear http://www.bearlabs.com [...2SJ74 Toshiba bogus asian parts - beware! ] -- Btw, I don't actually know anything, FYI --

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4th October 2008, 06:52 PM	#12
Mike1234 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Well, the outboard impedance matching t-formers I spoke of I believe preform a similar function as the output t-formers on Mac solid state amps. That's to say the amps see a stable impedance. Capacitance is, of course, another issue and I'm allowing the original ML crossovers do their jobs. The outboard t-formers are for impedance matching only and are placed between the loudspeakers and the amps.