Soft Start or JAS (Just A Switch)

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Offline Paul Joppa

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Reply #15 on: February 11, 2012, 10:59:23 AM
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What traits make Schotty diodes your preference over rectifiers?
The big one is simply efficiency - no voltage drop and no heater power, so a smaller power transformer, smaller amp, less wasted power. Schottkys are as quiet as tubes, and the regulation is better - I don't think the sonic difference is very much.

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Reply #16 on: February 12, 2012, 05:42:22 AM
I may go with switches as they would make for good muting options.

Paul, can the primaries of the original Sex amp be shorted too?

Thanks.

Xavier Cortes