<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.muffsy.com/blogs/tag/frequency-response/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Muffsy Phono Kits - Articles #frequency response</title><description>Muffsy Phono Kits - Articles #frequency response</description><link>https://www.muffsy.com/blogs/tag/frequency-response</link><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:58:17 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring the Burson V6 Discrete Op Amps - Part 4: V6 Classic - Frequency Response]]></title><link>https://www.muffsy.com/blogs/post/Measuring-the-Burson-V6-Discrete-Op-Amps-Part-4-V6-Classic-Frequency-Response</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.muffsy.com/files/Classic-FR-1.36dB.png"/>Following up on the THD measurement of the Burson V6 Classic (which also shows the test setup and limitations), here's its frequency response. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_zD0tvLy5SaS1uS_nLwzzOg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_c8RYSg9fTx-N5Ok3lS3i5Q" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_oms_oriNQ2G6xMjnr3FPZw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_bqJ1Ifv6T4yO0KAyhVGXTA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>Following up on <a alt="the THD measurement of the Burson V6 Classic" href="https://www.muffsy.com/blogs/post/Measuring-the-Burson-V6-Discrete-Op-Amps-Part-3-V6-Classic-THD/" target="_blank" title="the THD measurement of the Burson V6 Classic">the THD measurement of the Burson V6 Classic</a> (which also shows the test setup and limitations), here's its frequency response.</p></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_a7aQlfhBQWiLlhzel_692w" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>These measurements are showing up now because the QA401 is not linear. The measurements had to be compensated for that. </p></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_kkINk10xR72vIwYS-ehCJA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p><span>The frequency response is measured with an output of 0 dBV / 1V rms and a gain of 1.36 dB / 1.17X.</span></p></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_vDQ-OMUHS6SLdIn97damog" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>The Burson V6 Classic's gain is 0.1 dB lower than expected. It performs great otherwise, showing <b>-0.2/-0.1 dB all the way from 10 Hz to 80 kHz</b>. This is as high as I can go with 192 kHz sampling frequency. The graph uses a relative scale since it would otherwise disappear under the 0 dB horizontal line.</p></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_7JKA5mT5SCywQHhth47mBA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p><a alt="Click here for a high resolution image of the measurements" href="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4535/38556975096_d57bdd3873_o.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click here for a high resolution image of the measurements">Click here for a high resolution image of the measurements</a>.</p></div></div>
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                theme:dark"><figure class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" style="cursor:pointer;" href="javascript:;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/files/Classic-FR-1.36dB.png" size="original" alt="Burson V6 Classic - Frequency response at 1.36 dB gain" title="Burson V6 Classic - Frequency response at 1.36 dB gain" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></a><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content">Burson V6 Classic - Frequency response at 1.36 dB gain</span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_Prjs9F2qSxKnHpVPl796Qw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>But how high does it go? Time to whip out the Rigol DG1022 function generator and the Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope. <b>~1.5 MHz is the answer</b> (with the noise starting at about -20 dB below the signal). Go beyond that and the amplification still holds for a while, but the signal is no longer a sinus. </p></div></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_eU5pC0DkT16QaeQZgkia_w" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p><span>The signal is down -3 dB at approx. 3.7 MHz. By then it's a pure saw tooth signal.</span></p></div></div>
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