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In Reply to: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? posted by Feanor on February 24, 2024 at 10:19:33:
They do measure differently (and depending how you use them) and morricab linked to an interesting paper somewhere in this thread about this topic.
The real question, though, is can those differences be perceived, and how, and is what is perceived as better actually better e.g. though those active devices sound nice in that topology in your listening room, would you really want them inside the airport radar that is guiding home your family from a trip or inside a medical imager looking for the source of that pain you keep having?
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - scriabin 09:31:57 02/12/24 (113)
- Have you tried Chord? - Freo-1 13:28:37 02/26/24 (0)
- There is NO MAGIC here - Feanor 05:02:26 02/16/24 (70)
- RE: There is NO MAGIC here - morricab 02:46:09 02/21/24 (52)
- Soundstage is one of the most subjective of attributes - Feanor 04:15:16 02/21/24 (51)
- SO ... HOW do we measure soundstage??? - Feanor 05:41:07 02/22/24 (9)
- RE: SO ... HOW do we measure soundstage??? - morricab 07:08:11 02/22/24 (6)
- OK, but how do we know the D90se is "brighter" than it should be? - Feanor 09:56:52 02/22/24 (5)
- RE: OK, but how do we know the D90se is "brighter" than it should be? - morricab 02:52:34 02/23/24 (4)
- Who says the D90SE is bright? - kjg 11:23:28 02/23/24 (3)
- RE: Who says the D90SE is bright? - morricab 07:20:01 02/29/24 (2)
- Say what !?! You haven't actually heard the D90SE?? - Feanor 04:51:38 03/04/24 (1)
- RE: Say what !?! You haven't actually heard the D90SE?? - morricab 05:52:42 03/04/24 (0)
- RE: SO ... HOW do we measure soundstage??? - Tre' 06:57:25 02/22/24 (1)
- RE: SO ... HOW do we measure soundstage??? - morricab 07:16:00 02/22/24 (0)
- RE: Soundstage is one of the most subjective of attributes - morricab 01:04:42 02/22/24 (5)
- I'm saying the 'sometimes' a perceived phenomenon is an *artifact* - Feanor 05:17:13 02/22/24 (4)
- RE: I'm saying the 'sometimes' a perceived phenomenon is an *artifact* - morricab 06:52:37 02/22/24 (3)
- Yes, the whole point of stereo - Feanor 10:06:03 02/22/24 (2)
- RE: Yes, the whole point of stereo - Dawnrazor 22:05:01 02/22/24 (1)
- My Apt Holman preamp of years ago had an interesting circuit - Feanor 12:56:24 02/23/24 (0)
- RE: Soundstage is one of the most subjective of attributes - morricab 00:54:15 02/22/24 (3)
- It *IS* psychoacoustic and is real (IMO) - Feanor 04:34:31 02/22/24 (2)
- RE: It *IS* psychoacoustic and is real (IMO) - morricab 07:11:26 02/22/24 (1)
- What is "magic"? It's a phenomenon which is beyond explanation - Feanor 10:10:19 02/24/24 (0)
- "There is certainly no objective measure for it." - mlsstl 06:57:27 02/21/24 (30)
- Like I said, research into what affect soundstage perception would be useful - Feanor 04:23:22 02/22/24 (0)
- "The problem with measurements". Some thoughts .... - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:21:44 02/21/24 (15)
- RE: "The problem with measurements". Some thoughts .... - morricab 00:58:54 02/22/24 (14)
- RE: "The problem with measurements". Some thoughts .... - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 10:22:48 02/22/24 (5)
- RE: "The problem with measurements". Some thoughts .... - morricab 07:55:21 02/29/24 (0)
- An 'artifact' in case of single-component soundstage - Feanor 04:36:38 02/26/24 (3)
- RE: An 'artifact' in case of single-component soundstage - morricab 08:01:28 02/29/24 (2)
- So what "magic" accounts for the phenomenon? - Feanor 04:49:31 03/04/24 (1)
- RE: So what "magic" accounts for the phenomenon? - morricab 06:05:38 03/04/24 (0)
- Depends of the DAC (??) - Feanor 05:11:37 02/22/24 (7)
- RE: Depends of the DAC (??) - morricab 07:23:34 02/22/24 (6)
- How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - Feanor 10:19:33 02/24/24 (5)
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 19:34:16 02/25/24 (1)
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - morricab 07:22:59 02/29/24 (0)
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - mlsstl 12:49:37 02/24/24 (1)
- Thanks for that, which I have seen before. Also ... - Feanor 04:24:12 02/26/24 (0)
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - morricab 11:28:45 02/24/24 (0)
- Amen! - E-Stat 10:07:51 02/21/24 (3)
- Yhoo, E-Stat: no strawmen, please - Feanor 04:27:54 02/22/24 (2)
- I suppose it's difficult to imagine - E-Stat 12:23:54 02/22/24 (1)
- Congradulations, E-Stat, you have the last word ~n - Feanor 08:45:21 02/26/24 (0)
- RE: "There is certainly no objective measure for it." - Dawnrazor 07:48:54 02/21/24 (8)
- RE: "There is certainly no objective measure for it." - morricab 01:06:20 02/22/24 (7)
- Exactly - Feanor 08:43:43 02/26/24 (1)
- RE: Exactly - morricab 07:35:16 02/29/24 (0)
- RE: "There is certainly no objective measure for it." - Dawnrazor 08:59:08 02/22/24 (4)
- You'rd confused as to which sort of "soundstage" is being discussed here - Feanor 08:38:17 02/26/24 (2)
- RE: You'rd confused as to which sort of "soundstage" is being discussed here - Dawnrazor 10:18:35 02/26/24 (1)
- RE: You'rd confused as to which sort of "soundstage" is being discussed here - morricab 07:39:28 02/29/24 (0)
- RE: "There is certainly no objective measure for it." - morricab 09:54:07 02/22/24 (0)
- RE: There is NO MAGIC here - Todd Krieger 19:02:32 02/17/24 (1)
- RE: There is NO MAGIC here - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:00:27 02/19/24 (0)
- you went from R2R & DeltaSigma to something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with - Story 02:49:13 02/17/24 (1)
- Exactly ... - Feanor 04:12:27 02/17/24 (0)
- I like the part where he listened to it. - Dawnrazor 21:16:20 02/16/24 (8)
- As Story implied ... - Feanor 04:17:40 02/17/24 (7)
- RE: As Story implied ... - Dawnrazor 20:16:59 02/19/24 (6)
- "unless you listen to graphs" - E-Stat 11:23:26 02/20/24 (0)
- Almost completely disagree though I can't question personal preference - Feanor 04:57:35 02/20/24 (4)
- RE: Almost completely disagree though I can't question personal preference - KanedaK 21:04:03 02/21/24 (1)
- RE: Almost completely disagree though I can't question personal preference - Dawnrazor 08:47:09 02/22/24 (0)
- RE: Almost completely disagree though I can't question personal preference - Dawnrazor 08:40:10 02/20/24 (1)
- Like I said, I can't question personal preference ~nt - Feanor 04:17:16 02/21/24 (0)
- Hmm, got an 807 amp I built years ago, ran it 24/7 for 3 years, there ARE different ways to build_nT - Cleantimestream 09:42:19 02/16/24 (3)
- There are different ways to manipulate the sound - Feanor 04:20:41 02/17/24 (0)
- Bags of 807's by the pound everywhere.... - AbeCollins 12:14:25 02/16/24 (1)
- RE: Bags of 807's by the pound everywhere.... - Cleantimestream 12:35:44 02/16/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - morricab 07:18:07 02/14/24 (1)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - Dawnrazor 10:05:23 02/22/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - morricab 06:48:46 02/14/24 (2)
- "They were very expensive to buy..." - AbeCollins 22:22:08 02/14/24 (1)
- RE: "They were very expensive to buy..." - morricab 07:31:06 02/16/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - MylesJ 23:36:22 02/12/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - niws 20:55:06 02/12/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - Mali 11:51:48 02/12/24 (0)
- What's your budget? - Mike K 10:11:26 02/12/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - AbeCollins 10:01:28 02/12/24 (29)
- Voicing shmoicing - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:04:16 02/12/24 (28)
- Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - AbeCollins 12:10:08 02/12/24 (27)
- R2R is not just discrete! - morricab 06:55:57 02/14/24 (4)
- Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! - AbeCollins 12:42:38 02/15/24 (3)
- RE: Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! - morricab 07:10:24 02/16/24 (2)
- RE: Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! - AbeCollins 13:37:58 02/16/24 (1)
- RE: Not all but many are discrete - RE: R2R is not just discrete! - morricab 13:20:21 02/18/24 (0)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 15:34:51 02/12/24 (20)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - morricab 06:59:09 02/14/24 (0)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - E-Stat 13:21:28 02/13/24 (16)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - morricab 07:04:35 02/14/24 (0)
- More an audiophile laundry list than insight - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:41:52 02/13/24 (14)
- For the past fifty years - E-Stat 06:32:38 02/14/24 (13)
- A stiff PSU is a good goal but there are no linear circuits that are not also 'corrected' in some way (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 09:46:50 02/14/24 (12)
- Hence the use of the term "minimum" - E-Stat 13:28:59 02/14/24 (11)
- Feedback conundrum - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:29:31 02/14/24 (10)
- Hence the use of the term "applied" - E-Stat 06:21:15 02/15/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - tketcham 04:35:09 02/15/24 (7)
- A nice summary and exemplary non-guruship - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:45:33 02/15/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - Story 06:09:53 02/15/24 (5)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:56:24 02/15/24 (4)
- RE: Feedback - Part 4 - morricab 07:24:38 02/16/24 (3)
- Sort of-ish - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 14:52:23 02/16/24 (2)
- RE: Sort of-ish - morricab 13:14:23 02/18/24 (1)
- RE: Sort of-ish - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 00:01:37 02/19/24 (0)
- RE: Feedback conundrum - AbeCollins 22:25:53 02/14/24 (0)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - AbeCollins 20:12:37 02/12/24 (1)
- RE: Most manufacturers don't talk about it but voicing is real..... - morricab 07:07:55 02/14/24 (0)
- +1! nt - chocolate_lover 13:14:39 02/12/24 (0)
- RE: Delta-Sigma vs. R2R - Story 09:55:11 02/12/24 (1)
- Thanks to all for their informative comments. Much Appreciated. - scriabin 16:03:30 02/12/24 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 19:34:16 02/25/24 (1)
- RE: How do FETs measure differently from bipolars? - morricab 07:22:59 02/29/24 (0)