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I have been doing diy tube scratch builds for more than 15 years now, and all during that time I kept telling myself that someday I would learn how to design them and do my own designs.
With that in mind I have spent the last 6-8 months trying to learn some of the basics of theory and design, and I have come to the conclusion that not everyone can or should or needs to design their own audio equipment.
I have discovered that what I really enjoy doing is bread-boarding different designs and comparing them to designs I have already heard or against my reference system. I also know that any talent I might have lies in that direction and not toward design.
And I am ok with this, because if I spend the rest of my life trying out different designs I will never even begin to cover them all. There are also so many designers who are way better than I could ever hope to be. Why fight it if what I really like to do is build and listen?
So the new game plan is to put together the best bread-board system I can and start gathering different designs to try. I also plan to gather a large inventory of hamfest parts to use to build them. Since I really enjoy diving for parts at hamfests this is another plus.
It will also be a hoot to try and perfect my bread-boarding system so that it is as easy to use as I can make it. I figure all this will keep me off the streets and out of trouble for the foreseeable future.PS
Dang, I almost forgot one of the best things on the original post; parts swapping! I can and have spent days trying different combinations of components to see which ones give me the sound I like best. I build mostly SE gear these days, and they are very parts sensitive because of their simple circuitry.
So, bottom line is this: even if design isn't your thing there is a whole world of fun and learning to be enjoyed with this hobby; and no matter how long you spend at it, you will never learn it all. I think that is pretty cool.
Edits: 09/12/14 09/12/14 09/12/14 09/12/14 09/13/14 09/13/14 09/13/14Follow Ups:
Anyone who builds more than one or two pieces of equipment needs a good prototyping system. That's true regardless of whether the designs are built from scratch or cloned from other products. Copies based on schematics provided by other designers often fail to perform properly for one reason or another. It's usually necessary to tinker in order to iron out the bugs. Be sure to post whatever you come up with!
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