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In Reply to: RE: Any reason I have not seen a fixed bias phono stage??? posted by Naz on December 09, 2014 at 22:31:42
I can find many CREE 15A TO220 packages but no small SIC schotky diodes. What are you using? Thanks, M.B.
"...the fool doth think he is wise but the wise man knows himself to be nothing but a fool." Will Shakespeare
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TO220 or TO252 packs. 4A, 600V at 25 deg C.
A really good sounding and robust Schottky.
Naz
Hey Naz I have some csd04060's look really close on data sheet but I do not know what I am looking for. What do you think, the tubes are at 8ma and up?
Thanks Tom
Hey Tom,
At a glance they are almost the same and will be fine. In fact any Cree will most likely exhibit very similar characteristics and will sound great.
Best part about them is they have virtually no sonic signature of their own ... nothing gets lost from top to bottom and nothing is added. Can't beat them for Phono stages IMO and I've done some fairly extensive testing in this department.
Naz
Have you tried a smaller schotky? Did you compare it with a LED? Thanks again. M.B.
"...the fool doth think he is wise but the wise man knows himself to be nothing but a fool." Will Shakespeare
Tried a number of crees and and I couldn't pick a difference. Even tried 5817 with only 0.2V drop but equally good sound. All Schottky diodes sounded much better than standard silicon diodes for some reason and also better than the LEDs I tried though there was some variability in these that I didn't hear in Schottky.
If you try please let us know what you think.
Naz
Thanks NAZ! I sure will. Waiting for parts. M.B.
"...the fool doth think he is wise but the wise man knows himself to be nothing but a fool." Will Shakespeare
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