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Silver Member Username: PanamanianPanama cityPanama Post Number: 145 Registered: Aug-05 | I have a "Mosfet" amp (yes XPLOD), it says "mosfet reduce distortion" is that true? Will that reduce my amp from getting into clipping? |
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_fGA USA Post Number: 5258 Registered: May-04 | Not true. Bipolar transistors are more linear and offer lower distortion. |
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Silver Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 132 Registered: Mar-04 | clipping is controlled by the user (gain setting). You can clip a Mcintosh just as easily as a Pyramid. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 10822 Registered: Dec-03 | yup. mosfets are good for power supplies. bipolars are good for output stages. if you really want to know more about transistors in amplifiers this might help.. the first section covers all of that. http://www.glasswolf.net/caraudio/amplifiers.html |