gslikker
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EDIT: of course I meant Phono amp, not phone amp.....
For my Pioneer SA8100 update, which amp is into pieces right now, I have the possibility of replacing the phono amp transistors also.
Looking for lowest noise, I wonder if anybody has experience with transistor selection for this and IF replacing the current ones would get me anything.
The differential pair is now 2SA774.
Other possible transistors I have:
BC560C
2SA970
BC415 or BC416 (not enough to make pairs, just a few, I am even unable to find them at the moment..)
2SA992 (I use almost any other place as a general pupose transistor)
Note, the current through the transistors is only about 60 microamps, and I have no turntable to test the result with a connected cartridge.
Any thoughts?
For my Pioneer SA8100 update, which amp is into pieces right now, I have the possibility of replacing the phono amp transistors also.
Looking for lowest noise, I wonder if anybody has experience with transistor selection for this and IF replacing the current ones would get me anything.
The differential pair is now 2SA774.
Other possible transistors I have:
BC560C
2SA970
BC415 or BC416 (not enough to make pairs, just a few, I am even unable to find them at the moment..)
2SA992 (I use almost any other place as a general pupose transistor)
Note, the current through the transistors is only about 60 microamps, and I have no turntable to test the result with a connected cartridge.
Any thoughts?
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