av RL » 2006-12-14 17:23
Ang: volymen på utgången så säger nelson såhär.
We will place the volume control at the output of the circuit, giving us a higher output impedance
than is typical. Depending on the position of the volume control, the output impedance will range
from 0 to 1.5 KOhms.
Normally you see the volume control potentiometer at the input to the preamp circuit, and in this
way you can insure that the input will not be overloaded. Placing the potentiometer at the output
has two advantages, however, the first being that all circuit noise will be attenuated as the volume
setting is reduced. Placing the volume control at the output allows the input of the gain stage to
look directly at the source. This improves the bandwidth and distortion of the circuit by
providing a lower RC figure for the input capacitance of the MOSFET. If you desire to place a
potentiometer at the input of the circuit, feel free to do so before the input coupling capacitor in
place of R107.
Because the input to the Zen amplifier is a resistor operating into a virtual ground summing
junction, it is insensitive to a resistive source impedance. The gain of the amplifier will alter by
the addition of the source resistance, but the distortion and bandwidth performance will not
change appreciably. A circuit driving the Zen amplifier need not have a particularly low output
impedance, as long as it is resistive in character.
Is a maximum 1.5 KOhm source impedance a problem? Not in my experience, as long as it is
passive in character, as in the case of this circuit which has no feedback. You could conceivably
see some rolloff at the top end, but even 1000 pF loading will only take the bandwidth down to
100 KHz
Ang: byta till bättre kondingar så citerar jag en byggares erfarenheter på diyaudio.
I decided to replace the coupling caps with polypropylene types. For the input capacitor, I used a type from Intertechnik (Audyn-Cap, 400V, 5%). For the output capacitor, I bought a type from Monacor (MKP, 250V, 5%). The main reason for using the Monacor was that it fitted the PC board; Solen or Intertechnik capacitors would have been too large. The Monacor caps were marked "Made in Germany" and they looked suspiciously like those made by Siemens.
After having replaced the caps, I resumed my listening tests. The difference was enormous! Of course I had hoped for an improvement, but I had not expected that it would be so large. The soundstage was now both wide and deep. Individual voices and instruments were well focused.
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