B15 build

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Structo
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Re: B15 build

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I always understood that cathode bypass amps can be biased close to
100%.

You might try that, it may liven it up.
Tom

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Re: B15 build

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Close to it, for sure. That's why I'm wondering why O'Conner would made an effort to bias this way. I thought I might be missing something?
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Re: B15 build

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Smokebreak wrote:Fired right up and sounds great but I've got a lengthy question. [...]Why would one want this setup, at least generally speaking, in a cathode biased amp? [...]
Just guessing without looking at detailed specs etc --- simply matching power up to low frequncy bandwidth of the output transformer.

Best .. Ian
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