Scruffie wrote:Chankgeez wrote:
No, you're right to some extent. He's definitely a bit of a salesman. Maybe more than a bit? Some people claim abilities that they don't necessarily possess. Hearing minute differences? Eh, maybe. Is it the best? To some people it is. It's all so subjective.
Those diodes aren't anything special, but they're what the circuit is based around. Does that make them special? IDK? This wouldn't be the only case where a run of the mill part dictates other component choices. Sometimes designers find something that works out well for some unknown reason and to change it affects everything else adversely. Layout changes do, however, affect sonics. You might not think so, but that part's true.
NOT FOR ILF? ILF ears are too blown out?
I don't think the old PCB would've fit in a smaller enclosure. Have you tried rehousing one?
He's the one that consistently says the diodes are what make the circuit...
Urmm... can you give me your evidence for layout affecting tone? Im sorry I just don't buy it, there's no reason it should, other than what I said about tiny amounts of capacitance, which I doubt any of us can pick up on except when they produce oscillation. You can't just state it as out right truth.
No the old PCB would not fit a smaller enclosure, I mean the circuit would, the circuit will fit a 1590B with a bit of difficulty or a 125B Easily.
Yeah, I don't necessarily believe everything he says (or even most of it).
I don't have any evidence as far as layout affecting tone. That's fine that you don't buy it, but I've heard it from a few different sources. You're right, I can't state it as an outright fact. I've no proof to back it up. As I'm sure you know more about electronics than I do, I'll defer to your experience.
