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\u00a0Guavatone Design Philosophy<\/h1>\n
[spacer height=\"20px\"]We come from a session recording engineers\u2019 perspective. \u00a0We like big ole Bakelite knobs, Fighter jet switches, Painton Faders, \u00a0and nice round jewel-like radiating pilot lights. At the same time we want things to interface easily and endure abuse of each session from beginning to end, and then some. \u00a0The Orange 86 automatic DI should be a welcomed feature by tracking engineers. \u00a0We also like open designs that put the builder in the driver\u2019s seat so they can be tailored to specific needs. \u00a0This may give the appearance of complexity, but if one follows the basic design, it shown\u2018 the too difficult. \u00a0 While we could simply clone a design, we prefer to slightly modify a design to improve sonics, reliability and overall specs. \u00a0Certain components just were not available in the 60\u2019s while others were prohibitively expensive or large. \u00a0Morgan Jones and other\u2019s have really done some interesting work with incorporating solid state components into tube designs. \u00a0There is a time and place for nostalgia, and when you\u2019re in the middle of a session, the last thing you need is to loose a good take, on account of warm and fuzzy feelings for tube rectifiers. \u00a0People use terminology like \u201csag\u201d, however this is mostly for power amp designs and we do not think low power studio gear pulls enough current to create a worthwhile amount of said \u201csag\u201d.<\/div>\n
That being said, at the same time, it\u2019s also foolish as a designer to assume only one way of doing things. \u00a0We learned this while working on a differential topology, where a Solid State Current Sink just made sense and sounded terrific. \u00a0We used to think solid state tube hybrids looked silly, until working on a transformer coupled differential output stage. The following Morgan Jones quote illustrates a good argument for hybrids;<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe differential pair demonstrated the need for CCSs... Unlike the original valve designers, we are in the fortunate position of<\/div>\n
being able to use transistors, and even op-amps, if we consider them to be necessary. This is a perfect example of where a transistor or two can be very helpful.\u201d Valve Amplifiers, 4th Edition<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Getting to the point, if there would be a benefit of tube rectification and regulation that outweighed the negatives, it would behoove the designer to opt for the better solution and not a solution based on preconceived non-empirical bias. \u00a0It is our understanding that audio electronic design is a game of trade-offs. We could have a perfect capacitor, but how large would it be or cost for that matter? We could design design a current source power supply, but how much heat would it generate? It would also max out at a small amount of current. \u00a0We hope you enjoy learning about this stuff and in the process make very cool and useful devices for capturing moments in time and space.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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