Bringing back an old thread for my first post here!
What a way to say hello lol...
For a quick primer, I decided to fall into this audiophile black hole. Had a few wake up's and is something I have always wanted to explore.
My tumble into the abyss started just about 1 year ago. Had a few drinks which gave me the courage to make my 1st purchase (Elac's... Loved them, but upgraded already) My second purchase was the Yaqin Mc13-S. (Upgrade path in progress ;-) ) Have been learning every day, doing DIY (ACA, Elsinore's) and I'm pretty much a gonner!
My question... I hear many talk about UL/Triode mode for SE amps, but have only come across one page/post mentioning this for push pull setups. Looking at the MC-13S schematic I see its wired in UL on all 4 tubes... Pin 4 or the screen of the EL34B's comes straight off a tap (not sure if its 43%).. but the topology looks similar enough to many popular DIY amps that it might work...
My question, before I tear into a working amp (and dont yet have my new one) is will the differences between the to modes be less noticeable in a push pull ??
For the price of 4 100ohm resistors and a switch, it seams silly to not add the mod if it works... Can only imagine its not mentioned anywhere as you guys who know this stuff would prefer to spend on parts and build yourself something proper....
Glenn
What a way to say hello lol...
For a quick primer, I decided to fall into this audiophile black hole. Had a few wake up's and is something I have always wanted to explore.
My tumble into the abyss started just about 1 year ago. Had a few drinks which gave me the courage to make my 1st purchase (Elac's... Loved them, but upgraded already) My second purchase was the Yaqin Mc13-S. (Upgrade path in progress ;-) ) Have been learning every day, doing DIY (ACA, Elsinore's) and I'm pretty much a gonner!
My question... I hear many talk about UL/Triode mode for SE amps, but have only come across one page/post mentioning this for push pull setups. Looking at the MC-13S schematic I see its wired in UL on all 4 tubes... Pin 4 or the screen of the EL34B's comes straight off a tap (not sure if its 43%).. but the topology looks similar enough to many popular DIY amps that it might work...
My question, before I tear into a working amp (and dont yet have my new one) is will the differences between the to modes be less noticeable in a push pull ??
For the price of 4 100ohm resistors and a switch, it seams silly to not add the mod if it works... Can only imagine its not mentioned anywhere as you guys who know this stuff would prefer to spend on parts and build yourself something proper....
Glenn