It will limit the current going to the clipper a little, "round" the edges of the diodes switching characteristic.
Nice mods for this chip amp.
I think they were a little asleep at the wheel when they came up with their gain controls.
I wonder if there is any improvement removing the zobel network on the output (R61& C39).
Also TLE2072 is a really good replacement for those TL072 op amps
I think they were a little asleep at the wheel when they came up with their gain controls.
I wonder if there is any improvement removing the zobel network on the output (R61& C39).
Also TLE2072 is a really good replacement for those TL072 op amps
"Also TLE2072 is a really good replacement for those TL072 op amps"
The noise level is the same, how will one be better?
The noise level is the same, how will one be better?
There's SO much wrong on that YT video I don't even know where to start.
All the parameters he mentioned change sound and "feel" but he "tests" them with the finesse of an elephant in a China shop, no way to pull usable results out of that. Ugh!
But in any case, it's completely irrelevant, not sure why it is even mentioned in this thread: all elements are tube amp elements (rectifiers, power and preamp tubes, tube biasing), NONE applies to SS amps being discussed, what's the point?
And as Teemu mentioned, some of the diodes tested are not even clipping signal, no mystery they "change nothing"
As of the mixed clipping diodes used by Fender, I guess some preferred LEDs, others regular Si types, some project supervisor made both parties happy (or unhappy? 😉 ) by using both.
Oh well.
Also: the bridged T RC network, as shown, is a midrange killer, not a midrange booster
All the parameters he mentioned change sound and "feel" but he "tests" them with the finesse of an elephant in a China shop, no way to pull usable results out of that. Ugh!
But in any case, it's completely irrelevant, not sure why it is even mentioned in this thread: all elements are tube amp elements (rectifiers, power and preamp tubes, tube biasing), NONE applies to SS amps being discussed, what's the point?
And as Teemu mentioned, some of the diodes tested are not even clipping signal, no mystery they "change nothing"
As of the mixed clipping diodes used by Fender, I guess some preferred LEDs, others regular Si types, some project supervisor made both parties happy (or unhappy? 😉 ) by using both.
Oh well.
Also: the bridged T RC network, as shown, is a midrange killer, not a midrange booster