From: geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org   
      
   On 27/12/2025 6:42 am, John Williamson wrote:   
   > On 26/12/2025 15:43, Tobiah wrote:   
   >> It's actually a POA-2200.  I found a block diagram:   
   >>   
   >>   https://imgur.com/a/ivhcMCR   
   >>   
   > Interesting.Imgur won't let me see that as I am in the UK. I suspect   
   > that our online safety law has come into play. Amplifier porn. ;-0   
   >   
   >> Not sure why the low-pass filter on the CD input.   
   >> Other than that, using both inputs would be like   
   >> using a 'Y' cable, which I understand is a no-no.   
   >>   
   > I'd expect a low cut filter on the normal input to reduce rumble.   
   >   
   > The block diagram in the service manual shows a hi cut filter on the CD   
   > input.   
   >   
   > (a 7.5 k Ohm resistor in series with a 270 pf capacitor which is in   
   > parallel with a 50 K Ohm potentiometer.   
   >   
   > A quick check shows it may be designed to stop any clock frequency   
   > leakage from the DAC, as the -3dB point is above 78 kHz.   
      
   Surely any but the cheapest nastiest CD player in the world would   
   address that itself !   
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   geoff   
      
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