Anybody ever tried a bridged T attenuator?
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Nigel Tufnel
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Anybody ever tried a bridged T attenuator?
Have any of you guys ever fooled with one of this type? I've got some big ass 16ohm 120w power resistors that I use for dummy loads and I have a couple to spare to play with. Just wanted to see if it may be worth buying the associated resistors to mess with it.
Re: Anybody ever tried a bridged T attenuator?
Hi Nigel,
About six months ago I built a bridged T attenuator. I put a switch in the circut to go from 12dB to 15dB attenuation. 15dB is too much to be usable. It just kills the tone. I may rewire the circut to 9dB to 12dB.
I loaned the attenuator to my buddy to compare with the other attenuator I built for him. It was based on the usual circut that most people build around here. My friend did not notice an improved sonic quality with the bridged T attenuator. Neither of us spent much time evaluating the experiment.
BTW 120W resistors may be an overkill. Others are free to disagree.
About six months ago I built a bridged T attenuator. I put a switch in the circut to go from 12dB to 15dB attenuation. 15dB is too much to be usable. It just kills the tone. I may rewire the circut to 9dB to 12dB.
I loaned the attenuator to my buddy to compare with the other attenuator I built for him. It was based on the usual circut that most people build around here. My friend did not notice an improved sonic quality with the bridged T attenuator. Neither of us spent much time evaluating the experiment.
BTW 120W resistors may be an overkill. Others are free to disagree.
Re: Anybody ever tried a bridged T attenuator?
Hi Nigel,
About six months ago I built a bridged T attenuator. I put a switch in the circut to go from 12dB to 15dB attenuation. 15dB is too much to be usable. It just kills the tone. I may rewire the circut to 9dB to 12dB.
I loaned the attenuator to my buddy to compare with the other attenuator I built for him. It was based on the usual circut that most people build around here. My friend did not notice an improved sonic quality with the bridged T attenuator. Neither of us spent much time evaluating the experiment.
BTW 120W resistors may be an overkill. Others are free to disagree.
About six months ago I built a bridged T attenuator. I put a switch in the circut to go from 12dB to 15dB attenuation. 15dB is too much to be usable. It just kills the tone. I may rewire the circut to 9dB to 12dB.
I loaned the attenuator to my buddy to compare with the other attenuator I built for him. It was based on the usual circut that most people build around here. My friend did not notice an improved sonic quality with the bridged T attenuator. Neither of us spent much time evaluating the experiment.
BTW 120W resistors may be an overkill. Others are free to disagree.