Can you provide more of an explanation about this? For instance:
Q1: what causes "Miller capacitance"?
Q2: is the effect of having "Miller capacitance" that you have to decrease the value of either C1 or C2 in the (passive) RIAA network, to compensate (so you end up with the correct values, according to the RIAA equations)?
Q3: can you calculate the expected Miller capacitance value?
Thanks,
Andy
Those are good, Zhou is known around here, but contact him first to know he is serving right now.
Hi MASantos
I ordered the parts from Polida about 2 weeks ago, so they will hopefully be here this week sometime.
Parts from China in the past have taken up to 4 weeks to arrive.
I have ordered a large amount of photographic equipment from China over the past few months.
All items arrived safely, and all were of top quality.
I have to say, I'm sure there are some stories out there...
...but having ordered litteraly 1000's & 1000's of electronic components for work & hobby over many years, I have NEVER come across a 'fake' item yet ( fingures crossed ! ).
Despite what some may say, it appears to me that the Toshiba part is NOT particularly 'rare'; and that in fact, countless suppliers have them.
Yes the ones in the sellers picture ARE 'cowboy legged' on 'ammo strip' tape.
They would appear to be OK.
However...
...The guy wants $50 inc P+P...Whereas Polida want about $32 inc P+P.
Furthermore...the seller has been an eBay member since 2003...but only has 143 feedback points...And also has a NO RETURNS policy...
The simple reason, other than price, I chose to buy from Polida; is that if you look at what they sell & their stats. generaly...you can see they are a VAST supplier, dealing with a HUGE and diverse range of electronic & other parts.
As a consequence of this, it seems to me their stock is most unlikely to have been 'filleted' for 'on-spec' parts...and that if they were aware of any problem with the item, I would expect them to pull it from their huge inventory.
I had looked a pre-matched sets also.
But to be honest, I think I can achieve a far better quality of not only 'matching', but 'burning-in' of the components myself, before they go to the boards.
We are going to try to pull out ALL the stops on this project, and get the absolute best component matching & quality for the semi's & passives alike.
Salas's top-notch phono warrents the best bits & pieces, no doubt.
If I buy the Toshiba's in the UK they are £3.00p each, as opposed to £0.25p each from Polida.
I'm sure I will end up with a whole bunch of 'wide-spec' ones, but thats all part of the game.
I could probably buy about 400 or so units, for the price of 8 channels worth 'matched' ( perhaps more even ).
It's going to take me a while to build this project anyhow, so I expect my ordering strategy will be a few at a time over a longer period.
If these 10 ordered test OK...next order is for maybe 20-30 more.
Postage is FREE, so I can order this way, with no P+P penalty also.
I am hoping also to 'burn-in' ( not out ! ) these parts as well.
I have a large variable PSU, and am considering seriously making a board of IC sockets in which to stick the Toshiba's, say 20-30 at a time, and let 'em run for a few days.
Will put some pics up of that either here, or in my 'Squirrel & G-Man' thread when it's done.
We are looking forward to a GREAT phono-pre, and will not be rushing this one to get there.
Will let you guys know when the Toshiba's get here, and put up the test figures...
...we have a hyper acurate ANALOGUE ! test meter from the 70s' by the way...
...My Dad's ( R.I.P.)
I would favour Polida rather than the link you posted; simply based on the size of their setup & the fact that they DON'T specialise in audio OR offer 'matched' components ( no pre-filleting ).
Cheers
Si.
I ordered the parts from Polida about 2 weeks ago, so they will hopefully be here this week sometime.
Parts from China in the past have taken up to 4 weeks to arrive.
I have ordered a large amount of photographic equipment from China over the past few months.
All items arrived safely, and all were of top quality.
I have to say, I'm sure there are some stories out there...
...but having ordered litteraly 1000's & 1000's of electronic components for work & hobby over many years, I have NEVER come across a 'fake' item yet ( fingures crossed ! ).
Despite what some may say, it appears to me that the Toshiba part is NOT particularly 'rare'; and that in fact, countless suppliers have them.
Yes the ones in the sellers picture ARE 'cowboy legged' on 'ammo strip' tape.
They would appear to be OK.
However...
...The guy wants $50 inc P+P...Whereas Polida want about $32 inc P+P.
Furthermore...the seller has been an eBay member since 2003...but only has 143 feedback points...And also has a NO RETURNS policy...
The simple reason, other than price, I chose to buy from Polida; is that if you look at what they sell & their stats. generaly...you can see they are a VAST supplier, dealing with a HUGE and diverse range of electronic & other parts.
As a consequence of this, it seems to me their stock is most unlikely to have been 'filleted' for 'on-spec' parts...and that if they were aware of any problem with the item, I would expect them to pull it from their huge inventory.
I had looked a pre-matched sets also.
But to be honest, I think I can achieve a far better quality of not only 'matching', but 'burning-in' of the components myself, before they go to the boards.
We are going to try to pull out ALL the stops on this project, and get the absolute best component matching & quality for the semi's & passives alike.
Salas's top-notch phono warrents the best bits & pieces, no doubt.
If I buy the Toshiba's in the UK they are £3.00p each, as opposed to £0.25p each from Polida.
I'm sure I will end up with a whole bunch of 'wide-spec' ones, but thats all part of the game.
I could probably buy about 400 or so units, for the price of 8 channels worth 'matched' ( perhaps more even ).
It's going to take me a while to build this project anyhow, so I expect my ordering strategy will be a few at a time over a longer period.
If these 10 ordered test OK...next order is for maybe 20-30 more.
Postage is FREE, so I can order this way, with no P+P penalty also.
I am hoping also to 'burn-in' ( not out ! ) these parts as well.
I have a large variable PSU, and am considering seriously making a board of IC sockets in which to stick the Toshiba's, say 20-30 at a time, and let 'em run for a few days.
Will put some pics up of that either here, or in my 'Squirrel & G-Man' thread when it's done.
We are looking forward to a GREAT phono-pre, and will not be rushing this one to get there.
Will let you guys know when the Toshiba's get here, and put up the test figures...
...we have a hyper acurate ANALOGUE ! test meter from the 70s' by the way...
...My Dad's ( R.I.P.)
I would favour Polida rather than the link you posted; simply based on the size of their setup & the fact that they DON'T specialise in audio OR offer 'matched' components ( no pre-filleting ).
Cheers
Si.
Just one other thing...
...If I was making a single NJFET phono-pre of 2 channels...I would consider buying 'matched' from this guy or another guy Spencer perhaps.
However...
...The plan at present is to make 2x NJFET phono-pre's...both 'balanced'...
...1 for me & 1 for a friend...hence the 8 channels I mentioned.
My requirement for devices is greater than most 'matchers' could supply...I think.
Cheers.
Si.
...If I was making a single NJFET phono-pre of 2 channels...I would consider buying 'matched' from this guy or another guy Spencer perhaps.
However...
...The plan at present is to make 2x NJFET phono-pre's...both 'balanced'...
...1 for me & 1 for a friend...hence the 8 channels I mentioned.
My requirement for devices is greater than most 'matchers' could supply...I think.
Cheers.
Si.
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Watch out for 'dodgey eBay seller' - The Space Egg Corp. !
Rumour has it, they could be listing a big bunch of out of spec. Toshiba's around Christmas time !
Watch out for 'dodgey eBay seller' - The Space Egg Corp. !
Rumour has it, they could be listing a big bunch of out of spec. Toshiba's around Christmas time !
I will be building a simplistic, a mesmerize dcb1 preamp and an f5 during the next year so I will buy 100 2sk170 for matching and then buy the 2sj74 for the f5 from spencer and match them to mine.
OK yes...you have quite a few regulators to build as well, that need the Toshiba's.
I think these parts are realy quite cheap & binning a few to get a sharp match is worth it.
Doing your own matching is the icing on the cake realy.
I figure I will need 100 or so, unless I get VERY lucky.
Si.
I think these parts are realy quite cheap & binning a few to get a sharp match is worth it.
Doing your own matching is the icing on the cake realy.
I figure I will need 100 or so, unless I get VERY lucky.
Si.
Regarding parts choice, I'm thinking about using vishay dale resistors, nichicon electrolitics and Russian pio caps in the riaa. Has anyone tried with Russian pio caps in the simplistic?
Salas, this is a more general question, why are the riaa caps values different in the different according to gain choice?
Salas, this is a more general question, why are the riaa caps values different in the different according to gain choice?
Salas,
Linear systems showed off a new dual channel Njfet that looks interesting. Dont know if you has seen it yet.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-labs/222272-burning-amp-tweets-7.html#post3220199
POst #65
NOt that you arent busy😀
Linear systems showed off a new dual channel Njfet that looks interesting. Dont know if you has seen it yet.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-labs/222272-burning-amp-tweets-7.html#post3220199
POst #65
NOt that you arent busy😀
Avoid them, use polysterene or MKP. They are lossy for filters. They thicken the tone and cut on detail in those positions subjectively also.
Gain changes in second stage various versions, so does Miller capacitance, so I compensate for all to have same HF.
Could not see a pdf in their site yet. Interesting for capacitance when I read the green promo stand, and I like the metal can. Noise is not spectacular, but we can parallel. Do they give out design samples?
Any particular brands for the caps you would recommend? Something that doesn't break the bank but provides good performance.
Vishay MKP1837 1% will sort you out very decently and are small. Get some polysterene 100pF too to add on the 15n one up to the recommended value or to play by ear to your taste.
I think it is new wnough that you have to request info. I will shoot them an email and see what i get.
I know this is highly subjective, but would capacitors like multicap rtx or sonicap be a substantial improvement over the vishay 1837? For output cap I will be using an obligato gold.
Also, are carbon resistors really that better in the circuit? I could go with those Takman ones suggested in the PDF article as they are about the same price as the vishay dale 1%' but I would have to get some more for matching.
Also, are carbon resistors really that better in the circuit? I could go with those Takman ones suggested in the PDF article as they are about the same price as the vishay dale 1%' but I would have to get some more for matching.
-Never directly compared those types, don't know.
-Prefer Dale to know you where you stand. They are good in all areas.
-Prefer Dale to know you where you stand. They are good in all areas.
Depends on budget. From 5% industrial MKP sorted out in the LCR to matched NOS American Teflon I had used. Even C0G once and they did fine. Usually trimming the HF 15n base cap with polysterene or silvered mica. Most influential is the interstage coupling cap IMHO. But the RIAA caps must be good for value and not lossy types before thinking coupling caps.
Nice jig circuit for characterizing many JFETS faster this one looks like by the way:
Simple circuit lets you characterize JFETs | EDN
Nice jig circuit for characterizing many JFETS faster this one looks like by the way:
Simple circuit lets you characterize JFETs | EDN