[ProAudio] Western Electric 111C transformers

[Bob Katz]

Dear Scott:

Absolutely, lowering coloration is the normal goal. But in esthetic 
mastering, where I am creating a master for public consumption, often 
from mixes made entirely digitally, sometimes transformer color is just 
what the doctor ordered.

I have devices which add edge, or vice versa, which soften, or add lots 
of 2nd harmonic, or 2nd plus 3rd...  or have controllable distortion. It 
will be interesting to audition a transformer with a resonant HF ring, 
as a possible coloration tool!


Bob



On 1/30/22 12:23 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> You wouldn't -normally- want a series resistor when driving from a low-Z
> source... the lower the source impedance, the lower the coloration.
>
> But... if you find the coloration is too low, which you might, then this
> is a thing worth trying.
>
> In the past my experiences with the 111C have always been using it as a
> tool to reduce coloration rather than to increase it.
> --scott
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