VSSA Lateral MosFet Amplifier

[Idefixes]

thanks LC

Marc

[Esperado]

Considering the following curve (attached) and splitting the feedback 47 ohm resistance in two, one for the electrolytic to ground, one for the film cap to ground, i'm sure you can have several advantages: better linearity (no added resonances) and smaller film cap (with less inductance at HF, less surface, less price).
I know you can feel i'm a little maniac about it, but, based on my experience, it makes a noticeable difference in listening experience, as it was said in the SSA thread by some Diyers, witch preferred the electrolytic cap alone.

[sonnya]

Originally Posted by Esperado

Considering the following curve (attached) and splitting the feedback 47 ohm resistance in two, one for the electrolytic to ground, one for the film cap to ground, i'm sure you can have several advantages: better linearity (no added resonances) and smaller film cap (with less inductance at HF, less surface, less price).
I know you can feel i'm a little maniac about it, but, based on my experience, it makes a noticeable difference in listening experience, as it was said in the SSA thread by some Diyers, witch preferred the electrolytic cap alone.

It is not practical to split.

What you want is to have a low impedance over the frequency band up to MHz region. Thats why we parallel them. But to avoid the resonance or at least damp it. We could add a 1R resistor in series with the elcap.

If you extend the curve to 10MHz you see that the impedance starts to rise again.

[Esperado]

Originally Posted by sonnya

It is not practical to split.
What you want is to have a low impedance over the frequency band up to MHz region. Thats why we parallel them. But to avoid the resonance or at least damp it. We could add a 1R resistor in series with the elcap. If you extend the curve to 10MHz you see that the impedance starts to rise again.

Of course and that is all about. I know it is not easy, and need some real world experiment, but it is less critical than in the direct signal path, because any increase of the impedance increase the feedback, so reduce the gain at Hf, where we have no so much need ;-)
My idea, here, is to find the resonance of the electro cap then add a // RC with a little film cap ( 0.1µF or so ? ), just to linearize here and upper.
But the other way is just to forget the film cap, electrolytic are not so "evil".

[sonnya]

Originally Posted by Esperado

Of course and that is all about. I know it is not easy, and need some real world experiment, but it is less critical than in the direct signal path, because any increase of the impedance increase the feedback, so reduce the gain at Hf, where we have no so much need ;-)
My idea, here, is to find the resonance of the electro cap then add a // RC with a little film cap ( 0.1µF or so ? ), just to linearize here and upper.
But the other way is just to forget the film cap, electrolytic are not so "evil".

yes you right. It is just as good to do it on a filmcap.

But the sound without elcaps in the signal path is better!

[supernet]

Originally Posted by Lazy Cat

VSSA 1.4 PCB final version. Miller capacitors, offset and bias setting resistors on the top, to be easy accessible and tuned to the exact value. No trimmers for no-compromise long term reliability. Output RC filter splitted in to two ways to have better power dissipation since SMDs are used.

Have fun.

Can`t go much smaller than this...goodbye fuses

[Lazy Cat]

VSSA PCB in production. I'll assemble and test first two as working amplifier and if everything works out fine, group buy can be organized in a new thread.
Now SMD parts will be ordered and before first PCBs arrives I'll prepare assembly documentation.

[Esperado]

We are talking about that in an other thread. Did-you took enough power handling margin (usualy 10->1) for the 1K feedback resistor in order to reduce thermal induced distortion ?

[Lazy Cat]

All VSSA parts got their positions on the PCB in the first phase, their optimal values will be fully investigated in the second phase of the testing. Feedback resistors values will likely be elevated to 2,2k/100R or something in between, depends on lower roll-off target. Power dissipation of certain resistor can be increased simply by paralleling/stacking them on top of each other. Specific Vishay SMD resistor case can handle 1W by default and can be increased to 5W as explained, if needed at all.

[Esperado]

L.C., I have no idea of the real impact of this so called resistance distortion on listening and measurements, as i never made any exploration of this problem. May-be just an other 'audiophile' evil ?
Anyway, with such high bandwidth amps, and in this critical path, paralleling the resistances (lower reactance) can only have positive effects :-)