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Which is better and why- The outward speaker-cone excursion driven by the triode going toward saturation or by the triode going toward cutoff?Presume the signal can be inverted at the input, so reversing the leads at the speaker would restore correct polarity. But unlike doing this with a push-pull design, the asymmetic linearity (even-order harmonic distortion) of the SET would make the resultant signal *different*, even though the absolute polarity at the speakers is "positive" in both cases. (A sine wave would be "flattened" at the top in one case, at the bottom in the other.)
Since the response is asymmetrical, one would presume one of the above-mentioned setups would be more-ideal than the other.
Responses are appreciated.
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Topic - Polarity and SET Amps... - Todd Krieger 13:24:53 08/17/03 (23)
- Re: Polarity and SET Amps... - john curl 13:38:30 08/19/03 (0)
- Absolute polarity is neither "positive" nor negative. - clarkjohnsen 07:24:15 08/19/03 (4)
- but that's not what he's asking... - Commuteman 09:27:31 08/19/03 (3)
- I understand. But still... - clarkjohnsen 07:08:44 08/20/03 (2)
- or is that absolute negative polarity....? (nt) - Commuteman 13:41:56 08/20/03 (1)
- Too much Absolut, fella! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:47:19 08/20/03 (0)
- Re: Polarity and SET Amps... - Thorsten 03:12:36 08/18/03 (16)
- Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - Norm 15:01:37 08/18/03 (15)
- While inversion can be done easily on a parafeed tube line stage - Norm 10:08:58 08/19/03 (3)
- "The best way to play this unit was to invert at the speakers." NO! - clarkjohnsen 07:45:24 08/20/03 (2)
- If you are right about 50/50 - Norm 14:03:46 08/20/03 (1)
- You can thank me and Ed both for that switch. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:40:25 08/21/03 (0)
- Re:Atma-Sphere has had polarity switch for the last 14 years... nt - Ralph 09:17:39 08/19/03 (0)
- I consider two features non-negotiable in a "High End" preamp - polarity and mono switch (nt) - Thorsten 03:51:02 08/19/03 (2)
- Agreed - and on the remote please - Metralla 22:54:58 08/19/03 (0)
- Quite right! But, bon chance! nt - clarkjohnsen 07:22:18 08/19/03 (0)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - Todd Krieger 22:29:04 08/18/03 (5)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - john curl 13:42:45 08/19/03 (4)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - cheap-Jack 13:04:41 08/20/03 (3)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - markrohr 09:46:21 08/21/03 (2)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - cheap-Jack 11:36:58 08/26/03 (0)
- Re: Few highend preamps in my experience have invert switches nt - cheap-Jack 13:58:32 08/25/03 (0)
- I must have two of the three then... - rp1@surfnetusa.com 21:08:07 08/18/03 (0)
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