<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Antti,<div><br></div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 30 Jul 2025, at 21:20, Antti Pitkämäki via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>So it seems I can just leave the original 10k/1000pF lowpass filter there for not-too-trebly-sound and forget about the original transistor buffer, going instead for the opamp buffer with protective diodes and the output resistor.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Yes, please do. The op-amp buffer costs next to nothing, compared to the rare and expensive SID chips.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for all the help and links, I'll go through the information contained in them and let's see if I manage to come up with decent solution. I know it's not difficult, this is just not my field of expertise :P</div><div><br></div><div>BTW, here is another SID output protection circuit:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://csdb.dk/release/?id=150177">https://csdb.dk/release/?id=150177</a></div><div><br></div><div>It is based on diodes without any active parts.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The series-diode D1 doesn’t make much sense either. It could influence the sound (not sure about the output voltage levels involved), but it is definitely a non-linear device. In my opinion, it would make more sense to connect the D1 between the top of D2 (anode) and +12V (cathode). That way, anything over +12 V is shunted to the 12V rail.</div><div><br></div><div>And then loose the zener. Do not use zeners for this. Use a decent TVS (and check its datasheet where it actually starts clipping). The 12 V zener isn’t much of a protection. It is:</div><div>a) slow</div><div>b) not really 12 V (look up the data sheet)</div><div><br></div><div>In all, I would ignore that circuit.</div><div><br></div><div>If you settle on a circuit, feel free to post the schematic here for a go-over. There are lots of experienced designers here with solid opinions.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>