Power Amp Distortion
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Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: Power Amp Distortion
Or they have their power valves biased from the factory at a stupid low dissipation levels and go, "Yeah I can really hear the difference in break up between 5881s and 6L6s." Not realizing all of their distortion is from the preamp and they never push the master volume past 2.
Or they have their power valves biased from the factory at a stupid low dissipation levels and go, "Yeah I can really hear the difference in break up between 5881s and 6L6s." Not realizing all of their distortion is from the preamp and they never push the master volume past 2.
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Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: Power Amp Distortion
You can still get power amp distortion at tolerable sound levels without using attenuators or any of that crap. Just use an inefficient power section (like a single-ended class A amp) with inefficient speakers and you'll easily get distortion. Most people just buy the wrong amp though for what they are actually trying to achieve. Still, a lot of times people forget that the sound they have in their head can still only be achieved by sheer volume, as perceived frequency curves change with volume.
You can still get power amp distortion at tolerable sound levels without using attenuators or any of that crap. Just use an inefficient power section (like a single-ended class A amp) with inefficient speakers and you'll easily get distortion. Most people just buy the wrong amp though for what they are actually trying to achieve. Still, a lot of times people forget that the sound they have in their head can still only be achieved by sheer volume, as perceived frequency curves change with volume.
