dviswa said:What is the lowest gain I can set pumpy? Can it be unity gain - R1=R5=47K?
Pumpy being as an inverting OP amp . . . I think so if R5 is feedback resistor and R1 is input resistor. (I’m answering to let Choky stay in bed a bit longer . . . 😉)

Thanks Babo. Nice of you to let ZM sleep.
I thought so too, I was only wondering if pumpy will be stable at unity gain as many op-amps are not. Instead of 47K, I am now considering a lower input resistor maybe 22K. R1=R5=22K
I thought so too, I was only wondering if pumpy will be stable at unity gain as many op-amps are not. Instead of 47K, I am now considering a lower input resistor maybe 22K. R1=R5=22K
I started to look through the 64 pages of this thread. Has anybody noticed the noise to signal ratio is pretty high?
Anyway, maybe somebody can answer a simple question: is anyone selling PCBs for this preamp? I am most interested in the headphone version that was posted in another thread somewhere, but it may be similar enough I could use a Pumpkin PCB. I am thinking of battery power, +/- 12V.
Thanks
Anyway, maybe somebody can answer a simple question: is anyone selling PCBs for this preamp? I am most interested in the headphone version that was posted in another thread somewhere, but it may be similar enough I could use a Pumpkin PCB. I am thinking of battery power, +/- 12V.
Thanks
paulb said:I started to look through the 64 pages of this thread. Has anybody noticed the noise to signal ratio is pretty high?
............
well - if you look who are most frequent posters in this thread , and look for other threads where are the same most frequent posters , you'll find that these threads have same S/N ratio ............
if you think on S/N ratio of thread , not preamp's ........
(it's nice to have fun and pleasure looking at schematics , but there is some life left out of schematics world)

Mmm, does post 9 of the 1st page not link to the PCB selling thread ?
I can see that dviswa may have a noise issue if he's heading for unity gain, but just where did you read the SNR number ?
I can see that dviswa may have a noise issue if he's heading for unity gain, but just where did you read the SNR number ?
jacco vermeulen said:Mmm, does post 9 of the 1st page not link to the PCB selling thread ?
I can see that dviswa may have a noise issue if he's heading for unity gain, but just where did you read the SNR number ?
Jacco,
S/N of the thread aside, which we all know is a ZM thread, doomed to OT 😀
Please explain what you meant regarding SNR vis-a-vis unity gain.
Thanks,
Dinesh
dviswa said:
Jacco,
S/N of the thread aside, which we all know is a ZM thread, doomed to OT 😀
Please explain what you meant regarding SNR vis-a-vis unity gain.
Thanks,
Dinesh
Jaccovitty is just playin' , as always ........
you can use that drek in unity gain ....... just rearrange (J)accordingly values of those phase lag caps in feedback net ........ observing what CRO can show you ......
True,
at unity gain your SNR will improve by roughly 24dB, but on the other hand there's not much volume coming out either.
at unity gain your SNR will improve by roughly 24dB, but on the other hand there's not much volume coming out either.

jacco vermeulen said:True,
at unity gain your SNR will improve by roughly 24dB, but on the other hand there's not much volume coming out either.![]()
Good, finally something to improve the SNR of this thread.
What? it's the pumpy's SNR? not the thread?
never mind...
😀
dviswa said:
Good, finally something to improve the SNR of this thread.
What? it's the pumpy's SNR? not the thread?
never mind...
😀
nobody asked can we use it with negative gain ...........
and nobody recently asked - will it drive F4 ?

Noise at this thread can only get worse,...i hope.
A gain of less than unity would be original.
A gain of less than unity would be original.
I wan't to report a very very amazing case of telepathy between Crunchville and Vienna
As marino posted these lines, at the very same time, I was asking our Master Zen :
He replayed almost immediately :
Isn't great?
Is it unity gain?
Manu

mpmarino said:...
Shunty is beautifully ugly - she will find a home in a phono pre or a small amp - or both, and surely will do a 'terrible' job at it 😉. ...
As marino posted these lines, at the very same time, I was asking our Master Zen :
Originally posted elsewhere by Manu
... while waiting for some caps for pumpkin, I decided to finish my ONO, I began 5 years ago... May be they will Kuscheln in same case, who knows...
BTW : Would be Shunty a good reg. for ONO ?
He replayed almost immediately :
Originally posted elsewhere by ZenMod
... it's completelly possible to feed it with Shunty , but be prepared to double dissipation - read - double heatsinking.......
maybe smartest thing is to relocate all mosfets and darlingtons to external heatsink ...
Isn't great?
Is it unity gain?

Manu
I thought the ONO runs on 30Vdc ?
btw:
Newark still has 2 transformers suitable for the Shut-up in stock, Hammond 167G80.
80VCT/0.5A, split bobbin jobbies, not exactamundo cheap at $31/pc, but pretty.
Hammond sheet
btw2: Octo is a nice US part finder and pricy cross checker
btw:
Newark still has 2 transformers suitable for the Shut-up in stock, Hammond 167G80.
80VCT/0.5A, split bobbin jobbies, not exactamundo cheap at $31/pc, but pretty.
Hammond sheet
btw2: Octo is a nice US part finder and pricy cross checker
jacco vermeulen said:I thought the ONO runs on 30Vdc ?
btw:
Newark still has 2 transformers suitable for the Shut-up in stock, Hammond 167G80.
80VCT/0.5A, split bobbin jobbies, not exactamundo cheap at $31/pc, but pretty.
Hammond sheet
You thought right : +/- 30VDC
Very nice trannies indeed.
Manu
Manu, that looks nice - I gotta check that o no out!
well, will it?
Zen Mod said:
- will it drive F4 ?
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well, will it?
mpmarino said:Manu, that looks nice - I gotta check that o no out!
Originally posted by Zen Mod
- will it drive F4 ?
well, will it?
Yes, It is about time to consider this question ...
O' No is unbalanced version... I'll consider a balanced add-on ...
Manu
Anything better than ZMurck from Urck thinkin up a weird fruit name for something resembling a yoko xono.
I think i've been hittin the Prozac too much, what was the question again ?
I think i've been hittin the Prozac too much, what was the question again ?
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