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A Unique MM Phono-Amp Noise Reduction Method

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This chapter describes a unique noise reduction method for MM phono-amplifiers; based on the ‘load synthesis’ concept (another keyword is ‘resistor cooling’).

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  1. 1.

    “Improvement of the Noise Characteristics of Amplifiers for Magnetic Transducers”, Jean M. Hoeffelman & René P. Meys 1978, JAES Vol 28, Nr 12, p. 935 ff.

  2. 2.

    “Noise and Moving-Magnet Cartridges”, Marcel van de Gevel, EW 10-2003, p. 38 ff.

  3. 3.

    “Small Signal Audio Design”, Chap. 7 p. 197 ff, ‘Electronic Cartridge Loading for Lower Noise’.

  4. 4.

    Abbreviation for electronic load synthesis: ELS.

  5. 5.

    Next chapter’s Mathcad worksheet MCD-WS 20.1 gives all details of the example calculations for versions M1–M3, plus, in its Sect. 20.10, the derivation of the here shown equations.

  6. 6.

    See detailed calculation course in MCD-WS 20.2.

  7. 7.

    See Chaps. 22 and 23 for further details.

  8. 8.

    According to MCD-WS 20.2.

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Vogel, B. (2016). A Unique MM Phono-Amp Noise Reduction Method. In: Balanced Phono-Amps. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18524-8_19

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