In Reply to: What constitutes a "better" diode? posted by gusser on January 21, 2015 at 10:10:10:
"Now if you mean replacing a bridge with a UFxxxx diode quad or a Schottky part, that could be an audible improvement in fine audio gear in the area of noise performance."
Or... it might not. Has anyone done any A-B testing of this? Without that, reports of "sounds better" are meaningless.
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Follow Ups
- RE: What constitutes a "better" diode? - Triode_Kingdom 07:02:49 01/22/15 (17)
- Sheesh! - Lew 12:24:26 01/22/15 (14)
- tube rectifiers: cannot detect differences with my Quads...only on the Khorns-nT - Cleantimestream 09:20:49 01/23/15 (3)
- RE: tube rectifiers: cannot detect differences with my Quads...only on the Khorns-nT - drlowmu 22:52:45 01/23/15 (0)
- RE: tube rectifiers: cannot detect differences with my Quads...only on the Khorns-nT - Garg0yle 09:48:26 01/23/15 (1)
- RE: tube rectifiers: cannot detect differences with my Quads...only on the Khorns-nT - Cleantimestream 03:46:47 01/24/15 (0)
- RE: Sheesh! - Triode_Kingdom 13:28:24 01/22/15 (5)
- Layout is why I can build A SET with 43 MF of cap/ ac filament... & be dead quiet with Khorns-nT - Cleantimestream 08:58:17 01/24/15 (4)
- RE: Layout is why I can build A SET with 43 MF of cap/ ac filament... & be dead quiet with Khorns-nT - Garg0yle 07:38:45 01/25/15 (1)
- RE: Layout is why I can build A SET with 43 MF of cap/ ac filament... & be dead quiet with Khorns-nT - Cleantimestream 11:49:40 01/25/15 (0)
- That's Impressive! - Triode_Kingdom 17:49:58 01/24/15 (1)
- all credit for THAT feat goes to Will Vincent... He {solely } taught me how~nT - Cleantimestream 07:08:03 01/25/15 (0)
- RE: Sheesh! - gusser 12:59:56 01/22/15 (3)
- Response to both Gusser and TK - Lew 16:14:52 01/22/15 (2)
- RE: Response to both Gusser and TK - Triode_Kingdom 20:22:57 01/22/15 (1)
- I surrender... - Lew 08:12:40 01/23/15 (0)
- RE: What constitutes a "better" diode? - Awe-d-o-file 08:51:42 01/22/15 (1)
- RE: What constitutes a "better" diode? - Triode_Kingdom 20:30:23 01/22/15 (0)