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I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why.

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Posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:04:03
Michael Samra
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 This is a 60 watt mono that takes six EL84s and even tho I have five of the 36 watt versions,I always wanted the 60 watt version.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

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RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:19:14
Eli Duttman
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 Got lots of 78s you want to play?


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RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:27:06
sony6060
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 Find another for stereo.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:28:35
Michael Samra
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 I do but I never play them..This had the standard Riaa curve as well.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:30:08
Michael Samra
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 I will find a mate for it.Imagine,60 watts of EL84/7189 power.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 16:49:25
sony6060
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 Punchy 6BQ5 audio. It should sound great with lots of reserve.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 19:12:31
fredtr
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 That's a clever idea. EL84's have so much emotion.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 19:46:30
rockdoc
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 which brings up the question- is there an amp with 2 matched quads of EL84s per channel?

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 6, 2017 at 20:10:17
FlaCharlie
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 Cool amp! Never seen that one before . . . I wonder how many were made? I'm always amazed at the number of variations the Sherwood engineers came up with! The mono amps, especially, had numerous configurations of output tubes.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 7, 2017 at 04:03:54
Michael Samra
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 Yes
I have five of the 36w mono integrated amps and they are called the S-1000 and have four EL84s in each.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 7, 2017 at 04:06:06
Michael Samra
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 Yes
especially when I packed a couple nice film caps off the Schotky rectifiers I will be putting in.This thing has six big diodes i each for the time.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 7, 2017 at 05:46:12
FlaCharlie
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 Two matched quads per amp would be 8 per amp. I think there is a current production amp that uses eight 6BQ5s but it's stereo so still 4 per channel.

Another of the cool Sherwoods is the (forget the model number) version that has the mono amp paired with a stereo preamp that was made to be used with their 360 power amp if the customer wanted to upgrade to the new stereo technology.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 7, 2017 at 06:07:29
Michael Samra
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 Six per amp which would be 12 total..I have over 350 EL84s new,new old stock, and used.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 7, 2017 at 07:58:14
rockdoc
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 I meant eight EL84s in one channel. I have a pair of HF-32s (4 EL84 mono Eico integrated amps), haven't done anything with them yet though. I love the tube, so I'm intrigued to see how your new six tuber(s) work out.

 

I wonder why ..., posted on January 8, 2017 at 19:14:20
Dave Pogue
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 ... they combine AES and RIAA equalization as if they're identical, which they are definitely not.

 

RE: I haven't bought amps in a while but I did get this and you will see why., posted on January 9, 2017 at 09:55:32
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 as to rockdoc Q, yes there are at least two amps with quartets of 7189, the Sherwood S-360 and the EICO HF-30. Both are rated at 30 watts per channel. There may be others but those are the I am familiar with.

And later of course are the VTL TTs MK1 and MK2 which used a quartet of EL84s, but the OPT and power trans on these is much smaller than the EICOs.


That 1060 amp you found Mike is very interesting, Never knew sherwood made something like that, but then can't find hardly any info on the 360s either. Very nice find!

There are many who think 60-100 watts of EL84 power would be supreme.

tks

J

 

what Shottkys are you using for that amount of B+, Michael?, posted on January 9, 2017 at 14:41:52
gkargreen
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 Seems like a high voltage value for sure!

 

RE: what Shottkys are you using for that amount of B+, Michael?, posted on January 9, 2017 at 14:53:48
Michael Samra
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 Right here Randy. You can also get them in 1.2kv but it isn't necessary.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

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