The Modern Tube Preamplifier Design (Desk Top Audio Reference) (Volume 3)

Go beyond designing ordinary preamplifiers. The Modern Tube Preamplifier Design book introduces readers to design techniques that yields distortion specs that rivals its transistor counterparts. In this book, methods of attaining distortion figures below 0.1% total harmonic distortion are discussed. There are amplifiers claiming very low output distortion, but they are usually specked at one frequency, and output voltage. The method discussed in this book covers frequencies ranging from 100 to 10 kHz. This book is written so that there is no prior tube amplifier design experience is needed. The book is also written in modular format that address distortion lowering techniques for various stages of preamplifier design. These includes the line stage, phono EQ stage, and tone control stage. The book is written in a way so a designer can come up with their own comprehensive design strategy for designing truly high performance tube preamplifier. Use the design methods in this book to design modern tube preamplifiers that rivals those from high end audio manufacturers.