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RE: Penny wise

Jeff,

"How long you gonna live and use this piece?"

I wish I knew.

"Don't you deserve hearing whats really good?"

Yes I do.

Since this would be my first amp, something tells me to breadboard it with the cheapest parts possible, just as a learning excercise. OTOH I don't want to pay for it twice, and build it twice. Quite the conundrum.

There are two little bits of old SET lore that stick in my mind, and I would like your opinion on them. They may be obsolete, or just plain wrong.

One is, Use motor run caps in the C1 position.

The second on is, Don't use caps of all the same type in one amplifier. Mix it up at least a little.

What do you think?

This lore makes me want to run a PIOs in C1, and DC Link everywhere else, or PIOs everywhere and a DC Link in the UP spot.

Thanks,

Jamie

Big speakers and little amps blew my mind!

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