Articles & Papers

  • A Primer on OTL Circuits

    Before we get into specifics on output transformer less circuits (OTL), first let us consider what the output tube must do that is different…

  • A Tribute To Julius Futterman

    I have found Julius Futterman to be greatly misunderstood by those who write about his circuit designs. I have researched Futterman…

  • Power Transformer Less Amplifiers

    Julius Futterman, in a 1954 publication in Audio Engineering Society Journal, presented a 10-watt OTL amp without a power transformer…

  • Reading Noise Specs & Decibels

    Most published noise specs are useless as they do not give a proper reference. When they do it is often to full output, which still requires…

  • Autotransformers

    There has been a great deal of conversation about autotransformers (autofomers) in this forum. Many think they are like the output transformers…

  • P-P Triodes, Feedback, and Damping

    Development of the EM-7 push pull 10-watt amplifier has led me to some interesting thoughts on the topic of transformer winding resistance and its effect on damping…

  • What Is Class A?

    Amplifier classes of operation have been with us from the beginning of "Amplifier Time." The first amplifier engineers of the 1920s developed the terms Class A, B, and C…