condenser versus direct coupled?

I have an Hitachi 8500 MKII preamp and it has a condenser output and a direct coupled output. What is the difference? THANKS!
anthony

tspec04-04-2004 6:05am

eldartford Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,262 posts 04-05-2004 at 02:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sean...And furthermore... Furukawa Electric (Japan) has a 1,100Kvolt AC line in service, and a 500Kvolt DC UNDERWATER cable as well! WOW.
sean Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,231 posts 04-05-2004 at 04:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete WOW is right!!! I guess you can learn something new every day. I'm obviously WAY out of touch with this aspect of "power delivery". Thanks for doing the legwork and correcting my screw-ups. Sean .
eldartford Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,262 posts 04-05-2004 at 04:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sean...Now that we have called a truce, I will point out that my suggestion that an AC coupled power amp would oscillate might be challanged. If output transistors on one side blow, the result will be a DC output, just like a runaway DC coupled amp. However, I do think it is true that DC amps generally have protective circuitry.