Low Voltage MM Phono Preamp: A Balanced tweaking

    A small arrangment on the Battery Powered MM Phono Preamp PCB can transform this single-ended unit in a balanced one with a further improvement of technical and sonical performances. Additive requirements for the buildind are 2  SOT1 units and 2 E188CC-SQ double-triodes.

    Fig. 1 shows the simulated preamp. This schematic includes also an Inverse RIIA network used for the RIIA accuracy monitoring.

 

Highlights

Min Accuracy 0.34db

Fmin (3db) = 18Hz

Fmax (-3dB)=76kHz

 

 

 

Fourier components of V(out1) Vin=250mVp
DC component:0.0627249
Harmonic Frequency  Fourier Normalized  Phase  Normalized
 Number   [Hz]   Component  Component [degree] Phase [deg]
1 1,00E+06 4,79E+03 1,00E+03   166.98°     0.00°
2 2,00E+06 2,74E+01 5,72E+00   -97.14°  -264.12°
3 3,00E+06 2,60E+02 5,43E+01   143.16°   -23.82°
4 4,00E+06 9,25E+00 1,93E+00   -16.70°  -183.68°
5 5,00E+06 3,32E+01 6,94E+00   -52.87°  -219.86°
Total Harmonic Distortion: 5.506975%
Fourier components of V(out2) Vin=250mVp
DC component:-0.0627259
Harmonic Frequency  Fourier Normalized  Phase  Normalized
 Number   [Hz]   Component  Component [degree] Phase [deg]
1 1,00E+06 4,79E+03 1,00E+03   -13.02°     0.00°
2 2,00E+06 2,74E+01 5,73E+00    83.44°    96.46°
3 3,00E+06 2,60E+02 5,43E+01   -36.84°   -23.82°
4 4,00E+06 8,97E+00 1,87E+00   163.44°   176.46°
5 5,00E+06 3,32E+01 6,94E+00   127.13°   140.14°
Total Harmonic Distortion: 5.506876%

 

 

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