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I'm looking for suggestions, or sites, for a monoblock tubed integrated amp to drive Paradigm Atom speaker(s) for my kitchen.
Seems as if the Atoms are rated around 89db, "compatible" with 8 ohms, dipping to 3.6, and can handle 45 watts? If the watt meter in my old RS solid state receiver shows a good approximation of average power, anything past 1 watt is too LOUD! My kitchen opens into my living room (dedicated to my audio system), and dining room. So, sometimes I turn the kitchen system up louder than normal while house cleaning.
The source will only be an Ipod. Yes I have a pair of speakers; stereo sound would be nice; if the first monoblock sounds good, I may build a mate for it; but stereo is not necessary.
I have quite a few pairs of 6L6G types, even pairs of 6L6 types hanging around (even a pair of dual plate Sylvania 5932s).
I also have the common culprits hanging around of small signal 9 pin mins, ECC88 types, 12AU7 types, a few USA, Sovetek, and EI 12AX7s, quite a few Sylvania triple bp 5751s, a variety of 6FQ7, and variety of 6SN7G types.
I'll build the tubed power supply for the integrated amp; I have a few rectifier and regulator tubes hanging around.
I've got at least two xformers hanging around that can handle a pair of 6L6G, and and 5U4G.
Some where, I have an output xformer from a McGohan PA that used a pair of 6L6Gs. I can always buy a good output xformer.
Yup. I can follow tube based schematics; I can solder; I can create quite a good rats nest of wire if left on my own to convert from a schematic to a physical layout using point to point to point wiring; no reason why I couldn't use perf board--gotta be some on eBay?
90% of my Ipod is filled with Blues, no classical, no country, no rap, some late 60s rock, and some Yellow.
Nope. I can't design a circuit to either use a tube, or interface one tube to another tube.
Best from HOT Tucson.
Bob
"He (R.M. Nixon) was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena, and the style of a poison toad." H. S. Thompson
YELLOW? seriously,,,,,,,,,,, :-)
pax vobis
I would think that an amp like the EICO HF-20 would be ideal for this application. It is a mono integrated using the Williamson circuit and is nice looking in a retro-industrial sort of way.
Replace the mono volume control with a stereo 100k pot from Radio Shack and hook it up to one speaker. The reason to replace the volume control is so you get channel isolation for the output of the IPod. Each channel goes into the pot and the wipers are in parallel going to the input tube.
Many thanks for the suggestion and link.
I've never seen a hum control.
Best from HOT Tucson
Bob
"He (R.M. Nixon) was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena, and the style of a poison toad." H. S. Thompson
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