[sdiy] outlet as variac? calling all EEs...

[Michael Buchstaller]

>I'm by no means a tube expert, but the tube diodes *may* have 
>a softer characteristic, which means dropping voltage at high output
>power, some compression effect, but only if the power stage is 
>really under steam, ie. deafening sound levels.

Not necessarily. True for push-pull configurations, but single ended
amps draw nearly the same current, regardless of the ouput volume.
In my own amps i have even noticed that the current goes down a little
bit when such an amp is driven very hard (and distorts).


-Michael Buchstaller