On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 09:06:19PM +0100, Giuseppe Zompatori wrote: > +1, I can buy a power AND an output transformer for a 100 watts tube > guitar amp head for that price and still have money left... > Do they also sell snake oil? An output transformer for a tube guitar amp is easy stuff compared to a typical Jensen line or mic input transformer: * It doesn't need to be high quality. The amp will actually sound better if it distorts a bit. * It can have some nice resonances in the audio band, that will probably just enhance the sound. * No need for magnetic screening. * No need for electrostatic screening between primary and secondary. * No need for careful balancing and high CMRR. * Can be bulky and heavy. * etc. $200 for a mic input transformer is really high end, but that should be compared to the price of a quality microphone, which could easily be ten times as much. Ciao, -- FA There are three of them, and Alleline. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
