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Merlin's Ultra High Gain preamp
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I need to buy this book.
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the book is very useful but it does not cover fusing (his website does though)
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Yeah but that's because it's for preamps. I believe the power amps book that's been pulled and never really returned had a lot of the power supply design stuff.
Some of it made it back into his HiFi book but not all of it.
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Some of it made it back into his HiFi book but not all of it.
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Re: Merlin's Ultra High Gain preamp
I always wanted to get the power supply design book but then it disappeared. Can you recommend another book that gets into PS detail?pompeiisneaks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:55 pm Yeah but that's because it's for preamps. I believe the power amps book that's been pulled and never really returned had a lot of the power supply design stuff.
Some of it made it back into his HiFi book but not all of it.
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Merlin himself says he put most of the important data from the power supply book into his book on hifi audio. I don't know enough to speak to compare the two. I have the new one and it does cover a lot of detail on power supplies.
In that book: http://valvewizard.co.uk/Book3.html
Chapter 11 covers the power supply.
I think understanding HiFi makes sense anyway becuase you can see the differences between the two types of amplifiers (i.e. guitar/HiFi)
There's a lot more effort that has to go into HiFi that we don't need to care about for guitar amps.
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In that book: http://valvewizard.co.uk/Book3.html
Chapter 11 covers the power supply.
I think understanding HiFi makes sense anyway becuase you can see the differences between the two types of amplifiers (i.e. guitar/HiFi)
There's a lot more effort that has to go into HiFi that we don't need to care about for guitar amps.
~Phil
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Re: Merlin's Ultra High Gain preamp
Thanks for the reply! yeah, I think I'll pick up that hifi book then and check it outpompeiisneaks wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:39 pm Merlin himself says he put most of the important data from the power supply book into his book on hifi audio. I don't know enough to speak to compare the two. I have the new one and it does cover a lot of detail on power supplies.
In that book: http://valvewizard.co.uk/Book3.html
Chapter 11 covers the power supply.
I think understanding HiFi makes sense anyway becuase you can see the differences between the two types of amplifiers (i.e. guitar/HiFi)
There's a lot more effort that has to go into HiFi that we don't need to care about for guitar amps.
~Phil
Re: Merlin's Ultra High Gain preamp
Mark, how did this thing turn out? I'm preparing for a build and was planning to use the Merlin "Ultra High Gain" preamp. I'm looking to achieve some "Metal" distortion with this. How would you say it sounds? Can it do some Godsmack, Collective Soul, Alter Bridge, Alice In Chains, Judas Priest, Green Day, Limp Biscuit, Slip Knot type of tones?
Re: Merlin's Ultra High Gain preamp
Turned out great and is so damn loud. It's been sold twice and just came in for new tubes.
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