Regulator Noise

[Merlin Zener]

christo wrote:
> 
> [...snip]
>   for example:  we all know it's necessary to use a very noise-spewing
> triangle chopper in a switchmode power supply.  and there's a massive
> toroid/switchmode power supply inside the JBL EON 

It's not really a switchmode. It's just a conventional powersupply,
with a diode pump hanging off each rail to provide an extra, high
voltage/lower current rail for the peaks.

I think it's more about heat management than anything else.


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