Hello.
Where I come from guitar amps, and now getting ready to build a hi fi amp that's actually for an instrument that likes a more hi fi like presentation, I've noticed that many hi fi power supplies have the primary B+ tapped after a 1st filter cap and series inductor. I just was hoping for comments on this as it appears to hold a couple of positive benefits from my novice standpoint. It seems like you could both get a better filtered, regulated and thus more clean B+ while also, offering the opportunity to use a smaller 1st filter cap to help minimize in rush current. Although it may take a bit higher HT voltage to say, yield the power tube plate voltage desired, it seems worth it if other benefits are met.
Am I seeing this right on any level? As I'm wavering back and forth between whether to go SS or tube rectifier, the choice of PT specs naturally will change and those are critical.
Thank you!
Best,
Phil D
Where I come from guitar amps, and now getting ready to build a hi fi amp that's actually for an instrument that likes a more hi fi like presentation, I've noticed that many hi fi power supplies have the primary B+ tapped after a 1st filter cap and series inductor. I just was hoping for comments on this as it appears to hold a couple of positive benefits from my novice standpoint. It seems like you could both get a better filtered, regulated and thus more clean B+ while also, offering the opportunity to use a smaller 1st filter cap to help minimize in rush current. Although it may take a bit higher HT voltage to say, yield the power tube plate voltage desired, it seems worth it if other benefits are met.
Am I seeing this right on any level? As I'm wavering back and forth between whether to go SS or tube rectifier, the choice of PT specs naturally will change and those are critical.
Thank you!
Best,
Phil D