In Reply to: RE: It is a CCS posted by Ralph on June 23, 2021 at 14:28:19:
Good or bad I believe that the top triode is acting as a plate load for the bottom triode. Not adding gain per se.Of course the gain of a triode stage and it's plate load impedance are related.
If the top triode (as a plate load) presents a higher impedance to the plate of V1B, than a plate resistor would, then the stage will have more gain but it would also have more gain (vs. the same single triode stage with a plate resistor) if the plate load was a plate choke.
But with any of the three considered plate loads (active, resistive or choke), he would still only have the gain of one tube section.
Tre'
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- RE: It is a CCS - Tre' 06/23/2114:42:03 06/23/21 (1)
- RE: Yes. The CCS increases gain and should reduce distortion. nt - Ralph 14:52:12 06/23/21 (0)