In Reply to: RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions posted by Jim McShane on April 19, 2015 at 15:57:55:
"he felt that an ultralinear configuration may not have been the best choice for the amp, he preferred pentode mode. He was pushed by the sales guys to get the amp to produce very low distortion while putting out as much power as possible."
I've always wondered why the Cit II and V were UL, while all the smaller amps and receivers were pentode. This also says something for the greater level of GNFB in the Citation series, something I would have thought less necessary due to UL operation. It's too bad these designs came at a time when specs ruled the day. It must have been quite stressful to design VT products under those conditions.
Thanks for the info!
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