OTL Asylum

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viridian

In Reply to: RE: Their loss may be your gain. Or it may be... posted by Ralph on August 12, 2019 at 12:54:17

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:) I found out about Futterman soon enough of course - Ralph 14:35:18 08/12/19 (12)
And studiously sidestepped a lot of the pitfalls in his design. That's why our OTL is unconditionally stable.
- Somewhere I have an old hi-fi mag from the 50's and... - viridian 19:18:09 08/12/19 (11)
  ....there is an ad in it for an OTL amp with a matching very high impedance loudspeaker. I'm coming off the top of my head here but around 100 ohms. Have you heard of that Ralph? I should dig it out and post it here.
  - Beveridge? - Lew 18:44:29 08/13/19 (4)
    For the Beveridge models 2 and 2SW a direct-coupled amplifier is situated in the base of the gigantic speaker(s). No coupling capacitors OR transformer, driving a totally unique take on ESL, not really an ESL as we know it because the diaphragm does not carry a bias voltage; it's at ground reference. Which is maybe why after nearly 40s years my 2SWs still sound divine. (Knocking on wood.) I've owned the 2SWs for about 6-7 years now, but the amplifiers are dated inside, "1979".
    
    Other later models of Beveridge speakers (models 3 and up) are much more like conventional ESL speakers and require an outboard amplifier.
    - No Lew, much earlier, the mono era. Nt - viridian 09:22:40 08/14/19 (3)
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      - Thanks, V. - Lew 10:15:05 08/20/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: No Lew, much earlier, the mono era. Nt posted by viridian on August 14, 2019 at 09:22:40
        
        I think I just wanted a chance to talk about Beveridge.
      - Definately the Phillips then. nt - Ralph 09:58:03 08/14/19 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: No Lew, much earlier, the mono era. Nt posted by viridian on August 14, 2019 at 09:22:40
        
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        Thank you, Ralph. Ill be diggin' this weekend. nt - viridian 10:34:31 08/14/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Definately the Phillips then. nt posted by Ralph on August 14, 2019 at 09:58:03
        
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  - RE: Somewhere I have an old hi-fi mag from the 50's and... - Jim Dowdy 11:15:43 08/13/19 (3)
    Stephens and Philips Norelco offered high impedance speakers with matching OTL amplifiers.
    I believe the high impedance Stephens TruSonic speakers were 500 ohms; while Philips Norelco had both 400 ohm and 800 ohm offerings.
    As I recall, each of their OTL amplifiers were cap-coupled SRPP designs.
    
    Edits: 08/13/19 08/13/19
    - Thanks Jim, Ill have to do some digging this weekend. nt - viridian 16:09:50 08/13/19 (2)
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      - Stephens link - Jim Dowdy 07:57:06 08/15/19 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thanks Jim, Ill have to do some digging this weekend. nt posted by viridian on August 13, 2019 at 16:09:50
        
        Lots of interesting material here - scroll down for info on their OTL amplifier.
        http://www.itishifi.com/search/label/Stephens%20Trusonic (Open in New Window)
        
        Wow, Jim thanks for sharing that.... - viridian 10:05:24 08/15/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Stephens link posted by Jim Dowdy on August 15, 2019 at 07:57:06
        
        ...I wouldn't mind a pair of those corner horns, and that mid-century modern house to listen to them in.
  - RE: Somewhere I have an old hi-fi mag from the 50's and... - airheadair 11:04:23 08/13/19 (0)
    This combo (OTL + high impedance speaker) sounds interesting. I hope you can find it.
    
    My Stax F83 speakers have a variable but overall very high impedance, around 160 ohms in the midrange. The NYAL Stax combination works very well. (But I now have a subwoofer to take
    care fo the low frequency, where the speaker's impedance strangey goes back down to 4 ohms).
  - Wouldn't be a Phillips would it? nt - Ralph 10:30:13 08/13/19 (0)
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