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Active systems, why 18v?

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Different circuits use the extra voltage in different ways. The three most common ways are:
-longer time between battery changes
-higher headroom (dynamic range without distortion)
-higher output level
Any one preamp may have any combination of those qualities in different degrees.
 

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