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Power Scaling

8/21/1999 4:00 AM
jeff	Power Scaling being as i don't have 1600 bucks or so for a London Power amp does anyone have any notion of the circuitry involved in O'Conners' Power Scaling amps? from his web site "Power Scaling is applied to the power output tube stage itself, and so comes before the output transformer." my understanding is this technique essentially can make say a 50 watt max output amp sound and sing' e.g. 'that sweet spot thing" like anything from a few watts up to 50 watts .. sorta like having a Champ, Princeton, Deluxe, and Pro/Super etc ... by just 'dialing' up the power scale desired.

8/21/1999 4:00 AM

jeff

Power Scaling

being as i don't have 1600 bucks or so for a London Power

amp does anyone have any notion of the circuitry involved

in O'Conners' Power Scaling amps? from his web site

"Power Scaling is applied to the power output tube stage

itself, and so comes before the output transformer."

my understanding is this technique essentially can

make say a 50 watt max output amp sound and sing' e.g. 'that sweet spot thing" like anything from a few watts up to 50 watts .. sorta like having a Champ, Princeton, Deluxe, and Pro/Super etc ... by just 'dialing' up the power scale desired.