In Reply to: Cathode bypass capacitor posted by Tubenstein on July 26, 2014 at 06:29:04:
For small signal applications, cathode bias using diodes (such as Cree SiC Schottky types) sounds far better to me than a resistor and cap. For larger bias values I find fixed bias to be much cleaner sounding.
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- I Try to Avoid Bypass Caps if possible - Maxamillion 03:29:52 07/27/14 (21)
- "I find fixed bias to be much cleaner sounding" Interesting... I find it more like ... Solid scrape soundingnT - Cleantimestream 02:29:31 07/28/14 (2)
- RE: "I find fixed bias to be much cleaner sounding" Interesting... I find it more like ... Solid scrape soundingnT - Retsel 12:58:15 07/31/14 (0)
- RE: "I find fixed bias to be much cleaner sounding" Interesting... I find it more like ... Solid scrape soundingnT - Maxamillion 05:58:06 07/28/14 (0)
- RE: I Try to Avoid Bypass Caps if possible - Caucasian Blackplate 11:48:58 07/27/14 (11)
- RE: I Try to Avoid Bypass Caps if possible - Maxamillion 14:20:36 07/27/14 (10)
- RE: I Try to Avoid Bypass Caps if possible - Caucasian Blackplate 15:44:10 07/27/14 (9)
- Nope, no coupling cap with the battery bias - Maxamillion 17:41:05 07/27/14 (8)
- RE: Nope, no coupling cap with the battery bias - Triode_Kingdom 18:50:55 07/27/14 (7)
- RE: Nope, no coupling cap with the battery bias - mqracing 14:32:23 07/29/14 (5)
- RE: Nope, no coupling cap with the battery bias - Triode_Kingdom 07:37:23 07/30/14 (4)
- RE: Nope, no coupling cap with the battery bias - Naz 16:49:29 07/30/14 (3)
- Class A2 - Triode_Kingdom 18:25:19 07/30/14 (2)
- RE: Class A2 - Naz 19:26:22 07/30/14 (1)
- RE: Class A2 - Triode_Kingdom 08:23:31 07/31/14 (0)
- If it wasn't so difficult (and expensive), I'd design every stage for A2 and be done with it" Hear here~nT - Cleantimestream 08:41:44 07/28/14 (0)
- I'll second that! - wheezer 11:07:38 07/27/14 (5)
- Naz' idea to use a Schottky for cathode bias,... - Lew 20:50:50 07/27/14 (4)
- RE: Naz' idea to use a Schottky for cathode bias,... - wheezer 10:21:01 07/28/14 (3)
- To be fair it's not just Naz' idea ... - Naz 23:51:08 07/28/14 (2)
- I guess I should more accurately have said... - Lew 10:53:10 07/29/14 (1)
- RE: I guess I should more accurately have said... - wheezer 11:14:47 07/29/14 (0)