The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on November 20, 2009 at 15:49:07
5u4 Audiophile Posts: 1 Joined: July 9, 2009	Here's my Fi-Primer 2A3 Loftin-White. Originally built about 3 years ago & just now finished due to extensive parts selection & etc. to obtain just the right sound & finally got to where I don't think I can do much better. Really a nice sounding amp!

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on June 23, 2009 at 16:38:50
Pilot Dave Audiophile Posts: 3 Location: Wisconsin Joined: December 14, 2008	The finished amps with about 100 hrs on them I'm very happy!

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 24, 2009 at 12:42:16
Pilot Dave Audiophile Posts: 3 Location: Wisconsin Joined: December 14, 2008	My completed 300B anp. works very nice!

Not technically a SET, posted on April 24, 2009 at 08:06:34
JoshK Audiophile Posts: 590 Location: NJ/NYC Joined: August 3, 2001	This is a SE-UL design (Pete Millett's KT88 E-linear SE amp). My first tube amp build. ---------------- "When Khruschev said "we will bury you" I don't think he meant with surplus parts." zacster ---------------- "When Khruschev said "we will bury you" I don't think he meant with surplus parts." zacster

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 24, 2009 at 06:13:42

Stitch
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for the cold days.....

This is a cryo'd Signature

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 18, 2009 at 19:08:05
dave slagle Manufacturer Posts: 3199 Location: NYC Joined: April 27, 2001	the Money Shot... the tone the tubes dave

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 22, 2009 at 19:07:06
Ed Sawyer Audiophile Posts: 2158 Joined: November 3, 2000	Niiiiiice. Loving the MV glow.

Korneff 45 SE Integrated with Tonian TL-D1's, posted on April 18, 2009 at 14:10:32

garyralph
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I recently changed my entire system. I am enjoying the heck out of simultaneously breaking in my Korneff 45 SE integrated, and the fabulously modified Eico HF-81 recently received from Sam Kim. Although not single ended, Sam modified the HF-81 to his triode pp circuit. The EL-84's put out a very rich and detailed sound, with great depth, and unbelievable bass from a 7 wpc output. I was a bit skeptical about having this modification done, and warned by a few folks that it would ruin the amp. What can I say? They were wrong. I absolutely love it. I'll have more to say about this amp on the Vintage forum after I've had more time with it.

The Korneff amp is also very dear to me. It still has quite a ways to go before it is played in, so I'll reserve comment for now. I have less than 100 hours on it, mostly late night listening. It has ethereal qualities, particularly with female vocals, but less body than the HF-81. I will keep my eyes peeled for a more sensitive pair of speakers than the 95db TL-D1's, as I suspect this will bring out the full potential of this amp.

RE: Korneff 45 SE Integrated with Tonian TL-D1's, posted on October 29, 2009 at 20:55:22

eagertrader
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I am using my Korneff 45 Sei with a pair of John Kalinowski's Back Loaded Horns using the rare Fostex 206 ES-R single driver at 98db. These speakers sound very dynamic, refined and impactful with the Korneff.
In fact I got to the Korneff by the way of asking John K. of which amp he considered best for this BLH's, and without hesitating he pointed me to the Korneff 45 as many of his customers are using it with his horns.
You can contact John K. at jkalinow@hotmail.com

Is Mr. Korneff still making amps?, posted on April 19, 2009 at 05:57:54
Plinko Audiophile Posts: 1359 Location: N East, USA Joined: July 21, 2005	I live near him and would contact him about a possible build but I heard that he no longer makes amps. Nice to see the grayish exterior on the Eico. It's really cool looking. Thanks for the photos.

RE: Is Mr. Korneff still making amps?, posted on October 29, 2009 at 20:36:45
eagertrader Audiophile Posts: 17 Location: Virginia Joined: November 6, 2006	Yes, indeed Plinko. He is in Pittsburg and would be happy to build one of his creations for you. You may contact Jeff at trypower@msn.com or at 412-486-9135. I just talked to him yesterday and he is well and building amps. I just got me one of the his integrated versions, and it is all that everyone here and in other forums say it is and more. I could not be more pleased.

RE: Is Mr. Korneff still making amps?, posted on April 19, 2009 at 06:32:46

garyralph
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Jeff's often been rumored to be retiring from making amps over the years, so I don't really know. I have long been interested in his designs, and decided not to wait any longer. Jeff did indicate that he had the chokes available for only one more amp, and I got the impression that he might be planning to build one for himself. As many have written, however, he is such a kind person, and didn't require much convincing to build my integrated amp. He said that he has always liked the integrated designs, and probably should have built more of them. Obviously, I don't want to speak for Jeff, as to whether he is still building. He did seem to feel that it will be difficult to find more of the vintage chokes that he uses in his designs. I can tell you that I really love this amp, even though the Eico is a better overall fit with my system thus far. It's absolutely jewell-like in appearance and sound quality. I'll try to get some better photos and comments posted about Sam Kim's work on the Vintage forum, where I had first enquired about him.

Ok, thanks for the info nt, posted on April 21, 2009 at 18:04:51
Plinko Audiophile Posts: 1359 Location: N East, USA Joined: July 21, 2005	nt

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 17, 2009 at 20:44:34
Pilot Dave Audiophile Posts: 3 Location: Wisconsin Joined: December 14, 2008	This is my SET amp project. A 300B design with a couple of 7193 drivers and a SS power supply. I built and polished the case myself.

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 13, 2009 at 20:16:58

cmb3366
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Here's my JAS Bravo 2.3 6c33 SET, 18watts per channel of Russian and US-JAN mil-spec thunder.

Howz about my first SET?..., posted on April 13, 2009 at 10:07:19
musetap Audiophile Posts: 6371 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	though probably not my last one... This Zen Triode makes beautiful music with the Trente, which is more of a pleasant surprise than I could have imagined, since the "numbers" weren't (and still aren't!) quite "there". "...You're all welcome to stay for the next set...we're going to play all the same tunes, but in different keys..." -Count Basie

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 12, 2009 at 21:20:20
MartinRamon Audiophile Posts: 80 Location: Bogotá D.C. Joined: February 21, 2007	More photos, my set room 300B,45,71A,2A3, VT-25, altec Madrid 872

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 12, 2009 at 20:52:54
davidspeed@shaw.ca Audiophile Posts: 62 Location: Vancouver Island Joined: November 11, 2003	New Tube Audio Lab WE 91a 300b. Heavenly with my Zu Druids.

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 12, 2009 at 21:11:41
davidspeed@shaw.ca Audiophile Posts: 62 Location: Vancouver Island Joined: November 11, 2003	more photos of set .... up

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 12, 2009 at 20:28:13
MartinRamon Audiophile Posts: 80 Location: Bogotá D.C. Joined: February 21, 2007	6C6-300B, 83 vapor rectifier, type WECO 91

Monoblok 300bs - input 01A to 71A., posted on April 12, 2009 at 14:22:02

andy evans
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This is one of a pair of monobloks. Circuit is very simple - 01A with plate resistor of 68k and cathode resistor of 3.3k bypassed with 47uf poly. Teflon FT-3 cap coupled to 71A with plate resistor of 13k and cathode resistor of 4.7k bypassed with 47uf poly. Teflon FT-3 cap coupled to 300b with Lundahl OPT 60mA and cathode resistor of 1280 ohms bypassed with 100uf poly. AC filaments on 300b, DC on rest.

Voltages :
HT = 440v on 300b
01A plate = 130v 2.5mA
71A plate = 180v, 9.2mA

You can see the pink of two 0D3 glow tubes in series making up 300v for the input and driver section HT. Just this minute finished. Very little hum - sounds great!

Don Allen KT88 Monoblocks, posted on April 12, 2009 at 11:24:35
Todd Krieger Audiophile Posts: 22046 Location: SW United States Joined: November 2, 2000	The system pic is a little dated. The speaks no longer have the "Altec VOT" stickers on the sides. (I removed the stickers because the drivers are not Altec. They're Eminence coax.)

RE: Don Allen KT88 Monoblocks, posted on November 6, 2009 at 15:27:29
ThomasG Audiophile Posts: 12 Location: Copenhagen Joined: February 2, 2009	Hello Todd, Cool set up! What cabinets are you using? (I'm still searching for plans for my 605B's). Regards, Thomas

RE: Don Allen KT88 Monoblocks II, posted on April 15, 2009 at 11:17:08
BlkNotes Audiophile Posts: 56 Joined: March 24, 2007	Hello Todd; Is that an Allen 6BQ7 you are using as a pre? Is it the single or dual tube version? Why do you like you KT88 Mono better vs. your 10Y? BN

RE: Don Allen KT88 Monoblocks II, posted on April 18, 2009 at 23:25:26

Todd Krieger
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"Is that an Allen 6BQ7 you are using as a pre? Is it the single or dual tube version?"

The two-tube version..... I put some VH V-Caps in for the output caps, and it's stunning.........

"Why do you like you KT88 Mono better vs. your 10Y?"

It's the most-transparent amplifier I've ever owned. The 10 amp is more forgiving. I might try different tubes with the 10 stereo amp, just to see how its flavor changes. The monoblock configuration also provides a more stable soundstage within its dynamic range. (The power tubes in the KT88 are new-production Genelex Gold Lion.)

Kennedy 300b, posted on April 12, 2009 at 11:09:12
kev313 Audiophile Posts: 231 Location: Chicago Joined: November 25, 2004	Kind of old, but new to me.

I owned one of those....., posted on April 19, 2009 at 06:27:17
sk Distributor or Rep Posts: 334 Joined: April 22, 2000	very nice BUT boy did Mr Kennedy have a LOT of issues!

300b and little speakers, posted on April 12, 2009 at 08:03:43
briney Audiophile Posts: 73 Location: Chicago,Illinois Joined: June 5, 2004	HA!

RE: 300b and little speakers, posted on April 21, 2009 at 11:35:57
rbakedq Audiophile Posts: 81 Location: Westchester, NY Joined: June 24, 2007	Put some backs on those babies they will go much deeper. I did 60th aniversary stlye backs on mine and they work great. PM me and I will send a link. Rich

RE: 300b and little speakers, posted on April 12, 2009 at 11:19:20
Todd Krieger Audiophile Posts: 22046 Location: SW United States Joined: November 2, 2000	I've always wondered how cornerhorns would sound like in a conventional two-channel arrangement......

RE: 300b and little speakers, posted on April 12, 2009 at 17:03:58
briney Audiophile Posts: 73 Location: Chicago,Illinois Joined: June 5, 2004	While I know I'm not fully utilizing the capabilities of the Khorns, you may notice the room has a semi corner so I do get some of the effect. All else aside, they are fantastic sounding and insanely efficient!!

Actually when I was building my listening room.................., posted on April 12, 2009 at 16:47:45

Cut-Throat
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I had my Khorns set up this way and they sounded remarkably good! - Much better than expected.

Cut-Throat

...so lonely, posted on April 12, 2009 at 00:21:00
Stitch Audiophile Posts: 348 Joined: April 3, 2007	..ah, it is mono This is a cryo'd Signature

My dream amp, posted on April 12, 2009 at 01:25:19
Metralla Audiophile Posts: 6413 Location: San Jose, California Joined: January 30, 2001	One day I'll move up from my 7 year old Welborne Lab Laurel IIx Ultimate Upgrade, with new production WE300B output valves and JAN Sylvania VT229 (1944 production) driver tubes. The Lamm 2.1 is the one I dream about. Regards, Geoff

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 11, 2009 at 19:12:09
theromium Audiophile Posts: 144 Location: north ohio Joined: March 12, 2005	Larry Moore 300B

Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 11, 2009 at 12:40:14
Gerry E. Audiophile Posts: 1655 Location: Hartford, Connect-I-Cut Joined: February 19, 2000 Contributor Since: March 2, 2004	It sounds great! Tribute output transformers and HUGE Jack Eliano/Electra-Print power transformer. Tube compliment: 6DA4 x 2 damper diodes, 394A x 4 rectifiers, 437A x 2 driver tubes and 2A3 x 2 output tubes. There are two extra tube sockets that provide test points for biasing. Gerry

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 13, 2009 at 12:07:52
Ed Sawyer Audiophile Posts: 2158 Joined: November 3, 2000	It was probably built by Tom Scoville (aka HifiTom) who built some stuff like this (I have a set of his amps), and whom I know built stuff for Sherwin. -Ed

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 14, 2009 at 10:36:11
Gerry E. Audiophile Posts: 1655 Location: Hartford, Connect-I-Cut Joined: February 19, 2000 Contributor Since: March 2, 2004	Hi Ed: I thought Tom was a real good guess. I checked with Sherwin and he said it was not him. Whoever it was had trouble building the amp so Sherwin had it sent to Dave to complete it! Gerry

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 13, 2009 at 12:56:45
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	I used to try to get in touch with him but had not luck? Do you know how to get in touch with him? How have you been?

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 13, 2009 at 13:03:05

Ed Sawyer
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Doing well, thanks! Hope you are as well.

There's this page:

http://hifitom.home.mchsi.com/

which has contact info for him. I haven't been in touch with him. Last I heard he wasnt' doing jobs-for-hire any more. :-(

In addition to the contact info on the current site, in the archive.org archive of hifitom.com it lists hifitom@home.com as a contact point. (Though not sure who inherited the remnants of the @home service...)

keep us posted!

thanks
-Ed

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 11, 2009 at 16:21:13
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	Nice! Who built it?

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 12, 2009 at 06:05:02

Gerry E.
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Hi GEO:

It was built for Sherwin and he honestly can't remember who built it (it was not James Burgess). It about 6 - 10 years old and I believe that Dave from Intact Audio did some work on it. I received this message from Dave after he saw this thread:

"The circuit has the 437A direct coupled to the 2A3 with stacked
supplies... Much like the amp Jeff Davidson showed in the thread."

I liked that because I thought Jeff's amps were one of the nicest shown on this thread.

Gerry

RE: Too Bad It's Only On Loan..., posted on April 12, 2009 at 10:50:52
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	Thanks. I have not heard from Sherwin for some time now. I should look him up!

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 11, 2009 at 10:56:01
JANDG Audiophile Posts: 1564 Location: Washington State Joined: February 27, 2004	The SET gig is on the coffee table with little 6 inch coral coaxials for speakers.

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 11, 2009 at 08:13:48

alexd1
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Here is the pic of my 300B amps.
2 Stages, inters-stage transformer coupled, input tubes are we437A
10W of pure SET magic.
These amps started 3 Dimension Audio.

Alexd

http://www.3d-audio.com

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 11, 2009 at 06:55:51
sk Distributor or Rep Posts: 334 Joined: April 22, 2000	Here's my newest amp.... it's a 2A3

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:35:42
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	Nice.. What is the make?

Audio Note Japan. Called the SOUGA (nt), posted on April 11, 2009 at 12:36:42
sk Distributor or Rep Posts: 334 Joined: April 22, 2000	(nt)

How about pix of an old one?, posted on April 10, 2009 at 21:33:39
twystd Audiophile Posts: 1663 Location: Austin,Texas Joined: December 9, 2000	Homebrew top plates and wooden bases for Welborne Labs Ultimate Laurel IIs. Bought the kit "nude", and have modified it beyond all reason. twystd

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 10, 2009 at 20:25:23

Davin Carter

My last amplifier is a SE with three 5763s in parallel. Driver is a 6sn7 on a crossover-preamp.

The sound really beats a 211 amplifier driving a 7" carbon fiber woofer.

The woofers are 12" Jensen field coils plus 18" subwoofers.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3429979803_87dd288d98.jpg

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 10, 2009 at 00:05:44
Jeff Davison Audiophile Posts: 555 Joined: November 9, 2007 Contributor Since: October 8, 2008	D'Sonique Gemini's. es muy bueno!! WE437a direct couple driving EML 320B-XLS with stacked power supplies. Dual mono chassis. Jeff Davison

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 10, 2009 at 13:42:21
Donald North Manufacturer Posts: 910 Joined: February 8, 2001	It must have taken a long time to create this schematic, let alone build these amps! :) Donald North

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 12, 2009 at 13:52:07

Jeff Davison
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I document and update the schematics as the amp progresses from idea to being finished. If I ever need to "revisit" it for repair or upgrades, an acurate up to date schematic is priceless..... also, if anyone wanted me to build one for them, I go straight to the documentation for reference and I have drawings, templates and routing and gluing jigs for the chassis / wood-work and FPE drawings for the input plates and top cover..... I could whip a pair out in a very short time if needed....

Jeff Davison

RE: The silence is killing me. Show a pic of your newest SET rig NT, posted on April 10, 2009 at 04:07:43
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	Nice!

That's more like it. How about some new stuff we can buy (instead of make)?, posted on April 9, 2009 at 12:17:49
Frihed89 Audiophile Posts: 8435 Location: Copenhagen Joined: March 21, 2005	I'm not knocking DIYers at all. But i always like to hear about new amps, since they don't come that often. "Live free or die"

Triode Corp. of Japan 845 Monoblocks ( 300B driver ), posted on April 9, 2009 at 23:43:35

grinagog
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about 8K new a Pair, a wopping 70 lbs per chassis + 28W into 8 Ohms

I couldn't find this model on their home page, posted on April 10, 2009 at 00:21:13
Frihed89 Audiophile Posts: 8435 Location: Copenhagen Joined: March 21, 2005	Is it still made? "Live free or die"

Just called 'em + confirm as no longer made, posted on April 10, 2009 at 00:47:06

grinagog
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but TRI still support Parts + service for these

Last list price I can find is 780,000JPY a Pair; in 2001 Japans Stereo Sound magazine voted these "Best Product of the Year" against all other audio products at all other price points

Japanese DIY Monoblock, posted on April 10, 2009 at 01:06:11

grinagog
Dealer

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Single 211 tube as a driver + those tubes with the "ears" are 833's

1000V of B+ would merit caution when under the hood

200W output

Just the thing for frying chickens over ( ! )

RE: Japanese DIY Monoblock, posted on April 10, 2009 at 05:21:07
SomeJoe	Got a link to the DIY site for this amp? Thx,

How do you like this?, posted on April 9, 2009 at 08:54:56
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	My KC1 > 112A > 45/183/VT-52. Coupling caps are rel teflons that I may replace with V-Caps. All Polypropolyne power supply. All Electraprint iron.

That is a little work of art, posted on April 9, 2009 at 13:11:15
Paully Audiophile Posts: 4167 Location: West Virginia Joined: February 15, 2004	Bet it sounds pretty nice too.

RE: That is a little work of art, posted on April 9, 2009 at 13:45:40
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	A little slice of heaven.

RE: That is a little work of art, posted on April 10, 2009 at 06:56:54
drlowmu Manufacturer Posts: 4649 Location: East of Kansas City Joined: January 10, 2005	Are those dual rectifiers behind that trannie? Can you post a schematic, with supply also, if you haven't done so. Nice looking amp. Jeff

RE: That is a little work of art, posted on April 10, 2009 at 08:18:09

GEO
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Those are 6AX4s. The amp sounds very nice. Note. I did not build it. It was built for me. A little tight.

A little tight??, posted on April 15, 2009 at 07:31:44

drlowmu
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Hi GEO,

A little tight ??? Yes,

Most amateurs fail to make the chassis into a proper size, and so, everything gets compromised. Its a common flaw I see in all the "pretty" amps. Its becomes much like a beautiful girl, with the heart of a witch.

At least you are happy with the sound. I would always wonder what could have resulted (with all those expensive parts), if the chassis would have been 40 percent bigger - so fields didn't interact, and the wiring was done with greater insight.

The URL that follows is the nicest laid-out amp I've seen, so far, on this Forum. A lot of thought went into it, and it shows ( DC SE 2A3 with dual rectifiers ).

Jeff

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=tubediy&n=153234&h

RE: A little tight??, posted on April 15, 2009 at 09:36:46
GEO Audiophile Posts: 2197 Joined: April 7, 2000 Contributor Since: September 9, 2000	You may be right. Maybe next time. A seperate PSU would allow for more room but I am sure that too has its compromises. The amp sounds nice enough, but again, I may not know what I am missing which can happen in this hobby....

Don't loose your sleep over this., posted on May 17, 2009 at 04:53:22
Colonel Sanders Audiophile Posts: 3009 Location: Drinking wine Joined: October 30, 2003	All my amps are HUGE monoblocks (read battleship size). Seems like a good idea at the time. Now I lust for a small stereo tube amp that is easy to move from place to place. But I don't have the drive and the time to build any other amps. Sounds like chicken!

Had the set-up for a little bit but happy to show off my Paramounts, posted on April 9, 2009 at 06:46:38
Paully Audiophile Posts: 4167 Location: West Virginia Joined: February 15, 2004	.

how do you like this?, posted on April 9, 2009 at 06:39:00
gordan Audiophile Posts: 419 Location: Belgrade SCG Joined: July 9, 2005	my 10/10Y/801A SET by Tatic Audio

RE: how do you like this?, posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:29:29
JANDG Audiophile Posts: 1564 Location: Washington State Joined: February 27, 2004	I am definately going to steal some ideas, for layout & cosmetics from these & GEO's amp. Both of your guy's amps are just way, way cool. Inspiring to get off my lazy A.....& build something. Parts are looking at me with contempt. Joe

very nice, posted on April 9, 2009 at 07:03:30

smart845
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Lovely amps Gordan,

Just finished by 10Y/IT/45 but still troubled with hum. It's probably the smps on the 10Y heaters plus my soldering skills are still D minus.

Maybe I'll do a dc coupled 10Y with a E80cc driver.but still need a quiet heater supply, maybe a small toroid and do AC rather than Dc?

Could I get away with the 5K OT?

What else could I play with?

have a great Easter break everyone.

smart

I will show you mine if you show me yours., posted on April 9, 2009 at 00:28:09

RC Daniel
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Actually, I won't because I don't have one yet. But when it happens I will shout it from the rooftop, er, keyboard.

Oh, silnce can be beneficial... but I get ya!

Cheers
Raymond

"As long as we have any intention to be right, to show or teach the other person something, we should be wary. So long as words have the slightest ego attachment, they are dishonest."
Charlotte Joko Beck

RE: I will show you mine if you show me yours., posted on April 12, 2009 at 01:23:56

ben franchuk
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I have one, but I just retired it for a cheap PP amp using Hammond transformers.
2 watts of power did not give me ample dynamic range for classical music.
Now with about 3 1/2 watts PP power I think will be fine for a wide dynamic range
with average volume at about 1 watt power.
I can't say I am happy with ElectraPrint's power transformers since they are wound for
115V and I have 123V power here, but the partial silver wire set transformers are nice.

Homebrew 6B4G Set,Otari 5050 R2R,Decware's NFX speakers,Pioneer DV-79AVi DVD/CD/SCAD player

RE: I will show you mine if you show me yours., posted on June 22, 2009 at 19:26:05

Ty_Bower
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Location: Newark, DE
Joined: June 9, 2007

Just finished it tonight. 6B4G, DC on the filaments, K40Y coupling caps. All transformers are from Edcor. The whole thing probably cost about $400 to build, including the tubes. It sounds really nice, and powers the Klipsch Chorus II nicely.

(click for full sized image)

RE: I will show you mine if you show me yours., posted on July 11, 2009 at 17:28:00
tbone76doublebass Audiophile Posts: 75 Location: Washington Joined: November 13, 2008	Heres my DIY SET I BUILT FROM SCRATCH with a dECWARE TOP PLATE AND PARTS THAT WERE PROVIDED. AN 84c Zen one of a kind.Oh overlook the cat hair. You can also see my monsterous speaker cable I have been doing as well.

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