In Reply to: Re: Citation II AC balance posted by Dave Cigna on April 7, 2007 at 10:45:19:
As I said in my first reply on this, AC balance is a non-critical adjustment. We agree Dave.But you can hear the effect of achieving the "waterfall" pattern. The problem is if you go too far you quickly ratchet up the THD.
I set the amps I restore up on the spectrum analyzer, but I have found that the "two slot" trick gets pretty close to that ideal spot, assuming the amp and tubes are in good condition.
My main point was to emphasize that the stock meter is not the optimum instrument to set the AC balance. It was good for Stu to put it in the amp, but it works much better for bias than balance.
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- Re: Citation II AC balance - Jim McShane 11:31:02 04/07/07 (0)