Perfectly Normal

Posted by Nickel Core (A) on October 23, 2014 at 11:56:49

In Reply to: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... posted by jorisdallaire on October 22, 2014 at 12:32:11:

Hi,

This is a perfectly normal phenomenon, resulting from the effects as described by Paul Joppa below. Loading the transformer might help reduce this, but will result in worse sound trough your speakers IME, as unloaded transformers sound best.

From my 'guru' Andy Grove: "Ideally, the transformer secondary is left unloaded, i.e. there is no "damping resistor" put across it to cut ringing. An unloaded transformer sounds better and it gives the driver valve a higher impedance load."

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Topic - Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - jorisdallaire 12:32:11 10/22/14 (14)

Perfectly Normal - Nickel Core 11:56:49 10/23/14 (5)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Tre' 17:07:55 10/23/14 (4)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Triode_Kingdom 20:43:45 10/23/14 (3)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Tre' 08:33:23 10/24/14 (2)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Triode_Kingdom 13:39:47 10/24/14 (1)

Thanks (nt) - Tre' 14:28:43 10/24/14 (0)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - Michael Samra 15:44:53 10/22/14 (4)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - Paul Joppa 17:45:15 10/22/14 (2)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - 6bq5 16:14:15 10/23/14 (1)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - Paul Joppa 16:34:06 10/23/14 (0)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - jorisdallaire 16:45:54 10/22/14 (0)

RE: Interstages "singing" (in the bad sense of it).... - Chip647 13:34:37 10/22/14 (2)

That was my reasoning... - jorisdallaire 14:05:14 10/22/14 (1)

RE: That was my reasoning... - Chip647 14:35:29 10/22/14 (0)

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Perfectly Normal - Nickel Core 11:56:49 10/23/14 (5)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Tre' 17:07:55 10/23/14 (4)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Triode_Kingdom 20:43:45 10/23/14 (3)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Tre' 08:33:23 10/24/14 (2)

RE: Perfectly Normal - Triode_Kingdom 13:39:47 10/24/14 (1)

Thanks (nt) - Tre' 14:28:43 10/24/14 (0)

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