[sdiy] more on balanced lines

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "metasonix" <metasonix at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] more on balanced lines
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:04:11 -0700

> > I understand that expensive transformers sound better than cheap ones,
> > but why do transformers in general sound better than active balancing
> > circuits? Are there any problems with active balancing circuits, or is
> > it just some "pleasant" distortion added by the transformers, even by
> > the expensive ones?
> 
> Transformer distortion is totally unlike electronic amplifier
> distortion--intermodulation is much lower than THD in transformers, 
> which is the opposite of amplifier circuits (IM is usually higher
> than THD). 
> 
> It was covered in my IEEE article.
> http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/select/0898/tube.html

Which I might add is a good reading!

Ranks as one of my top-10 favorite IEEE Spectrum articles!

Cheers,
Magnus