After reading Merlin's post on the sound of DC coupled cathode followers when they're set up to steal current from the previous stage, I'd like to toy with them in my next amp, which uses a solid state tonestack. Does anyone have anecdotal evidence to support his praise for their effect on the sound in an amp?
I'm considering using them in two places in the amp - once right at the input before the tonestack, buffering the tonestack, and once right after, immediately before the PI (see attached). Is it a good idea to generate that kind of distortion BEFORE the tonestack? Or even a good idea to stack that kind of distortion in an amp twice? I'd like to hear it with an inverted signal (compressing both peaks) and a non-inverted signal (compressing positive peaks twice) for comparison.
Any experiences?
I'm considering using them in two places in the amp - once right at the input before the tonestack, buffering the tonestack, and once right after, immediately before the PI (see attached). Is it a good idea to generate that kind of distortion BEFORE the tonestack? Or even a good idea to stack that kind of distortion in an amp twice? I'd like to hear it with an inverted signal (compressing both peaks) and a non-inverted signal (compressing positive peaks twice) for comparison.
Any experiences?