In Reply to: RE: Check out this link... posted by Steve O on April 10, 2015 at 21:11:44:
Thanks, Steve. Some good insight provided.
The purpose of this project was to come up with an amp that would provide between 75 to 90 watts that had excellent sonic character, used quality tubes that don't break the bank and are readily available, and good reliability. Also was looking for a slightly different variation from the 1625 amp sound.
The choice of the 6883B was made because the "B" version is the most rugged version of the 6146 family, and it's 12 volts. The 12 volt tubes are generally less to purchase, draw only half the current of the 6 volt types, and in this case, plentiful, as it was used in FM gear extensively.
The amps succeed on all counts. I got tired of shoddy performance and questionable longevity from the current production Chinese/Russian 6500/KT88 types (not to mention cost).
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