Almarg-
"The Rectifying Stage Circuit IS the Power Supply, and it is an Analog Circuit"
Then if the Rectifying Stage Circuit IS the Power Supply, and it utilizes Tubes, then Jmcgrogan2's claim that no-one uses Tubes-fancy Caps-or Resistors in the Power Supply for Digital Stages is completely bogus. Is there supposed to be a separate Rectifying Stage for both Analog
and Digital Stages? Can no-one see the contradiction, or did I.Q.'s just drop sharply on this Thread? A Rectifying Stage, that uses Analog circuitry, to convert AC to DC, whose DC Output is never the less NOT Analog based- what is so difficult to understand about this? Am I going too fast for everyone? S-h-o-u-l-d I s-l-o-w i-t d-o-w-n f-o-r e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e? Maybe if I took the Vacuum Tubes out of the Rectifying Stage of my DAC, and shoved them in Jmcgrogan2's dark place. Then broke them off, perhaps then he would get the point that they are NOT simply part of my imagination! Try Rectumfying that! Almarg- what are you trying to tell me- that no DAC in existence can utilize Vacuum Tubes in its Rectifying Stage as a Power Supply to its Digital Circuits? And you agree with Jmcgrogan2 in this regard? If you really are an EE, I would suggest that you stick to working on Solid State circuits, because you are apparently as clueless as Jmcgrogan2! Where do I get off of this Flat Earth Society Thread anyways?