Quick question that might not fit elsewhere, what's the deal with Wilco? Are those Gen X dads I used to be friends with at work really onto something, or was I fine skipping this one? Kerble away if there's a Crap/Not Crap.
This one is kinda complicated.VaticanShotglass wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:35 pmQuick question that might not fit elsewhere, what's the deal with Wilco? Are those Gen X dads I used to be friends with at work really onto something, or was I fine skipping this one? Kerble away if there's a Crap/Not Crap.
Many thanks. That just about cleared it all up for me, saving me plenty of time!numberthirty wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:52 pmThis one is kinda complicated.VaticanShotglass wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:35 pmQuick question that might not fit elsewhere, what's the deal with Wilco? Are those Gen X dads I used to be friends with at work really onto something, or was I fine skipping this one? Kerble away if there's a Crap/Not Crap.
Since I owned A.M. the day it was released?
I'm not exactly the "Gen X Dad..." subsection of Wilco fandom.
To me, it's always depended on the taste of a person trying to enjoy those records. First album? If you don't like Every Picture Tells A Story? Probably not much of a point.
Summerteeth? If you don't like Face The Music? Probably not much of a point?
All that said, I was out right around Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
Discussion from back in the "MKI" days -
I'm a fan. Personally, I think AM is weak sauce. I'd recommend both Yankee and A Ghost is Born to anyone serious about music. From there it depends on what side of the band would resonate with you. The Whole Love if you like their range of styles and studio savvy, Star Wars if you want a full big rock record from them (lots of glam guitar), and Ode to Joy is more of a slow core record.VaticanShotglass wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:35 pmQuick question that might not fit elsewhere, what's the deal with Wilco? Are those Gen X dads I used to be friends with at work really onto something, or was I fine skipping this one? Kerble away if there's a Crap/Not Crap.
what makes you think the layout is dominant noise source? high and very hi Z areas are most layout criticalbassdriver wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:51 am I made a new version of the Zellweger Mic preamp board I posted a couple of weeks ago. turned out that while everything looked good on the bench....
Still wondering what are some tricks to design this sort of high gain PCBs. would it make sense to run all power traces on the bottom of the board and the signal on top? should I use traces as wide as possible? also I usually ground all the unused copper of the board and am wondering if it would be better to get all the unused copper stripped of the board as it’s done on a lot of old circuit boards?
scrotescape wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:06 amwell, it was just an uneducated guess. I did some more testing, having both versions of the board in one rack. turns out that the new version is noise free up to an absurd level. way better than the first board. so I think it was a good idea to optimize the layout and the routing. getting rid of the rotary switch wiring might help as well. I’m basically curious how people more experienced in layouts and routing would go about this.bassdriver wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:51 am I made a new version of the Zellweger Mic preamp board I posted a couple of weeks ago. turned out that while everything looked good on the bench....
Still wondering what are some tricks to design this sort of high gain PCBs. would it make sense to run all power traces on the bottom of the board and the signal on top? should I use traces as wide as possible? also I usually ground all the unused copper of the board and am wondering if it would be better to get all the unused copper stripped of the board as it’s done on a lot of old circuit boards?
what makes you think the layout is dominant noise source? high and very hi Z areas are most layout critical
the copper could act as an antennae, a parallel capacitance, an emi drain...
the input transformer is 1:3. the output transformer is 1:1 with 2 secondary windings. one puts out the +/- signal, the other is used as a negative feedback (you can see the schematic on page 46).scrotescape wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:22 am better layout will likely work better--could be a noisy transistor on the first iteration too...good job
I'd be interested to know about the iron
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