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In Reply to: RE: Is There A Modern Equivalent? posted by geezerrocket on November 22, 2014 at 20:23:03
The insistence on tube rectification is (IMO/IME) misplaced. High PIV Schottky diodes are every bit as quiet as vacuum diodes. However, I know of no product from a profit oriented maker that uses them. Objecting to NOISY 1N4007s is quite legitimate.
What constitutes "reasonably priced"? Good magnetics are costly.
Eli D.
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I believe the Sherwood S-5000 sold for somewhere in the neighborhood of $180 in 1959. Adjusted for inflation that would be around $1450 today.
I would pay double that for a modern equivalent.
I was a vegetarian for 15 minutes, until the main course.......Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
With an approx. $3000 budget, you should be able to DIY something really NICE and have some "scratch" left, at the end.
To date, the capability of the "El Cheapo" style, 2 stage, topology for "integrated" amps has been limited only by "iron" quality. Several winders are in business who offer high quality products. 7591 O/P tubes will yield the power you want. Is an "El Cheapo Grande" in your future?
For the phono section, the tweaked RCA setup is but 1 of a number of good options. There is much to be said in favor of a completely separate phono preamp, including dedicated PSU and being turned off, when listening to line level sources. However, "everything" in 1 "box" is certainly doable.
Eli D.
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