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RE: The SP20 is really nice (at 4X the cost)

Posted by E-Stat on June 6, 2022 at 06:17:01:
(at 4X the cost)
Completely hand assembled in Minnesota vs automated assembly in China.
Is "no overall" feedback the same as Zero feedback?
Local, aka "degeneration" vs loop feedback between multiple stages. Explained by Nelson Pass
Anyway, I don't suffer from 'feedbackphobia' to the extent you do.
Avoidable with small signal circuits and useful in low values (15 db) with power amps for overall stability and lowered output Z.