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In Reply to: Simple answer! posted by E-Stat on June 5, 2022 at 08:31:48:
the voltage-in to current-out transfer curves all deviate from a straight line in some way or another. But, if you can get the voltage gain you want with only small current pertubations then distortion can be low. This works for a preamp but not for a power amp!
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- No active devices are inherently linear - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 12:03:37 06/06/22 (12)
- Some don't require *correction* for low distortion results -nt - E-Stat 12:37:04 06/06/22 (11)
- See previous answer - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 18:53:56 06/06/22 (10)
- RE: See previous answer - morricab 02:01:19 06/10/22 (0)
- We should all read Bruno Putzeys' "The F-word" - Feanor 04:32:21 06/07/22 (6)
- RE: We should all read Bruno Putzeys' "The F-word" - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 14:07:01 06/07/22 (5)
- I'm drawn to Putzeys' conclusions at the end "The F-word" - Feanor 04:34:33 06/09/22 (3)
- RE: I'm drawn to Putzeys' conclusions at the end "The F-word" - morricab 01:56:56 06/10/22 (2)
- We're entitled to our sound preferences - Feanor 04:23:09 06/10/22 (1)
- RE: We're entitled to our sound preferences - morricab 01:21:03 07/18/22 (0)
- Accu Jack - AbeCollins 16:06:04 06/08/22 (0)
- In the end... - E-Stat 19:12:06 06/06/22 (1)
- +1 - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 13:21:50 06/07/22 (0)