"keithr" <keithr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Iain Churches" <IainNG@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> We are all probably fettling away on tube projects:-)
>> I have a tube driven VU level indicator unit just complete
>> and ready for calibration. Pics available if anyone is
>> interested.
>>
> Just out of interest Iain, what benfit is there to driving a VU meter
with
> tubes as against what would seem to be the much more logical alternative
> of solid state components.
Yes of course, Keith, it's dead simple with an Op-Amp
a handful of Cs and Rs and a couple of batteries.
>Obviously it isn't going to affect the sound of anything,
It is definitely going to affect the sound if you just
"hang the meter across the line" as they used to
do in the good old days !!
> and I don't think that you'd see any difference on the meter. So is it
> "Because I can" or some deep technical reason?
I like to work with tubes, and the generic cathode follower
board which I have fits the bill perfectly.
Regards
Iain
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