The speaker line fuse has to be big enough to survive the transients.
That substantially increases the time required to blow the fuse when an incident occurs.
Part of the problem with fuses is the difference between "guaranteed not to blow" current rating and the "guaranteed to blow" current rating. This difference ratio can exceed ten times in some circumstances.
Then listeners have to ignore the added distortion of the variable resistor outside the NFB loop.
That substantially increases the time required to blow the fuse when an incident occurs.
Part of the problem with fuses is the difference between "guaranteed not to blow" current rating and the "guaranteed to blow" current rating. This difference ratio can exceed ten times in some circumstances.
Then listeners have to ignore the added distortion of the variable resistor outside the NFB loop.
In the unlikely event of a failure of the feedback resistors or traces, in other words any break in the feedback circuit between the output and the power-ground will destroy your speaker.
Hi billshurv,
I remember i had to experiment a such event with a tweaked Behringer DCX2496 which freezed and sent a DC to my amplifier. So my two Altec 515-8G were immediately toasted.
If I used a behringer then I would know to AC couple its outputs. Not a fault mechanism I would leave to the power amp to deal with. FWIW you can ac couple the THAT1200 if you want. Maybe the guy who advocates line transformers for the DCX was onto something! I would also note that the LM3886 is likely to survive such an event.
Not for me it doesn't. something that isn't powered up can't fail. Anyway as the protection circuit is more complex that the feedback loop that is more likely to fail first anyway.
A photo to show the project completed:
The more I listen to it and the more I find it is a wonderful small amplifier.
It is now replacing a Mark Levinson 29.
Dominique T
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The more I listen to it and the more I find it is a wonderful small amplifier.
It is now replacing a Mark Levinson 29.
Dominique T
Good job Dominique, i like those wee alloy enclosures, i built My-Ref FE mono blocks using them.
I was thinking about using two of them when i can finally afford to build the Modulus 86, one for the PSU and the other for the amp boards. However if i do that, i might as well buy another power supply board and build mono blocks again.
If i can find a suitable larger enclosure at a reasonable price, that will probably decide it for me.
I was thinking about using two of them when i can finally afford to build the Modulus 86, one for the PSU and the other for the amp boards. However if i do that, i might as well buy another power supply board and build mono blocks again.
If i can find a suitable larger enclosure at a reasonable price, that will probably decide it for me.
This is the one I bought. BZ4312 Full Aluminum Enclosure Both Sides Heatsink Power Amplifier Box Chassis | eBay
At 6 dB higher gain, you'll get a reduction in PSRR, increase in THD, etc. of 6 dB.
~Tom
For the same output level? Even if you reduce the input to get the same test output?
