10-11-2013, 11:47 AM
In there day valves were the most complex part of the amplifier and as such was the first item to be shown on the drawing board at the start of a design.
As the valves were also expensive in both manufacture and tax per valve so they were used sparingly.
Transformers were cheap in comparison so that was how it was done.
Once transistors came along it was another thing altogether and some sets had as many as six of them just for overload protection alone.
As the valves were also expensive in both manufacture and tax per valve so they were used sparingly.
Transformers were cheap in comparison so that was how it was done.
Once transistors came along it was another thing altogether and some sets had as many as six of them just for overload protection alone.
