The valve (tube) amps have the feedback AC coupled, as taken from the secundary of the output transformer.
The SS amps have the feedback DC coupled, not only the AC signal (music) are taken (how it should be), a DC from the output can be superimposed.
This are indesirable, as write years ago in the french magazine L'Audiophile:
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In the datasheet of the TDA2004 the feedback are as the '(e) variante' drawing:
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheets/166/378181_DS.pdf
Someone knows more AC coupled feedback SS amps?
The SS amps have the feedback DC coupled, not only the AC signal (music) are taken (how it should be), a DC from the output can be superimposed.
This are indesirable, as write years ago in the french magazine L'Audiophile:
Document sans titre
In the datasheet of the TDA2004 the feedback are as the '(e) variante' drawing:
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheets/166/378181_DS.pdf
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Someone knows more AC coupled feedback SS amps?
If you read the Application Note, this range of amplifiers is designed for Car Audio use and have an open loop gain of 90dB. There is internal DC feedback and uses a bootstrap to help with the non linear output stage. If there was no DC feedback it couldn't work!
Hi Harleyjon,
Thanks for your explanation, I was wrong to see the scheme.
But the question remains: someone know AC coupled feedback SS amps?
Thanks for your explanation, I was wrong to see the scheme.
But the question remains: someone know AC coupled feedback SS amps?
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As I understand it, SS amps have to be balanced midway, that provides for equal + and - signals with respect to either 0volts or ground with a capacitor. A valve amp is biased at each stage and does not require DC feedback. The greater the negative feedback, SS and valve, the less the gain and overall noise. A happy medium is therefore achieved, if possible.
Hope that helps. 🙂
Hope that helps. 🙂
Here's one:
It's the Power amp for the Peavey Pacer100 guitar amp and the PA100 4 channel PA mixer, both a very conservative 45W RMS@8 ohms.
Simple and robust, many still in use.
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Hi Harleyjon,
Yes, but have some SS amps with AC coupled feedback, how it appears in the L'Audiophile article, also I think that YBA have some, whit the feedback across a small transformer.
I have curious if there are other designs with this feature.
Yes, but have some SS amps with AC coupled feedback, how it appears in the L'Audiophile article, also I think that YBA have some, whit the feedback across a small transformer.
I have curious if there are other designs with this feature.
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