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RE: Resistor dissipation Question

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drlowmu

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In Reply to: RE: Resistor dissipation Question posted by jyourison on September 16, 2012 at 15:40:43

Jeff,

Nice post. I agree with much of what you said. However, the large voltage drop in a lovely sounding ( directly heated !!) 5R4 comes with a price to pay, higher Z.

A single 5R4 is best used in a preamp. Too whimpy for a stereo P-P amp seeking to play back dynamic expressions.

Jeff

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