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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/9/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Seb Francis</b> <<a href="mailto:seb@burnit.co.uk">seb@burnit.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">This is a very good point, but nevertheless many hi-end audio circuits<br>do seem to use better than 7xxx PSUs. Maybe this is kind of over the
<br>top audiophile engineering, but I'm not so sure.<br><br>In my application there isn't anything like a VCO that needs a really<br>precise voltage, but there are however hi-end audio components (THAT<br>VCAs in the compressor) that need to pass/process the audio with as
<br>little added noise as possible. Also, the distortion processor elements<br>have very high gain which will probably amplify any power supply noise.<br><br>So while I don't want to get over-complicated, if a 317/337 PSU can give
<br>lower noise than a 7815/7915 PSU with only an extra couple of resistors<br>then it seems worth it (maybe I have some traces of audiophile in my<br>genes! ;)<br><br>Seb<br><br>P.S. The only digital bit (a PIC micro for the MIDI interface) has its
<br>own 78L05 driven power rail.<br><br><br><br>Paul Perry wrote:<br><br>>There's another side to this regulator debate, and that is:<br>>just how good does the regulated supply need to be?<br>>When one looks at precision analog circuitry, you often see
<br>>power rails no better than you would get from a LM78xx,<br>>but wherever a *really* precise voltage source is required, there is a<br>>precision source dedicated to just that. And it is right there on the<br>
>board where it is wanted.<br>>Which at a stroke solves the problem of noise generated on the<br>>power rails by switching transients etc.<br>>And, speaking of transients...... anyone serious (including some<br>
>members here, I notice) have separate power rails for the digital stuff,<br>>and for the analog that they try to keep noise free.<br>>I personally think, the difference between the 78xx and other regs,<br>>is swamped by these other techniques..... and if you want to go the
<br>>whole distance, you are going to need to have precision voltage<br>>diodes & separate analog/digital lines anyway!<br>><br>>paul perry Melbourne Australia<br>><br>><br>><br>><br><br></blockquote>
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<div>The ARP Odyssey has a pretty good dual tracking supply built around the 723...</div>
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<div><br clear="all">Tim (trying to type with a cat on my lap) Servo<br>-- <br>"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein </div>