I've come into some 6883B tubes (12V 6146B), so I decided to make a pair of monoblocks using them as a output tube. From the spec sheet, looks like one can get close to 100 watts from a pair of them.
To ensure reliability, will go with a separate screen supply at slightly under 250V. Plan to make plate voltage around 600 volts. Will get transformers from Heyboer for power and output. Reckon a 100 watt at 6.6K CT should do the trick. Going to use 6BL7 tubes for the input/phase splitter.
Anyone else try making an amp with these? Looking for some feedback/input on this. The 6883B seems like a good candidate for output tube usage. It can provide as much power as a 6550, and since they are NOS, no worries about questionable quality and high prices of current 6550's.
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Topic - 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 05:10:17 08/30/14 (37)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Paul Joppa 15:36:25 09/01/14 (1)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 13:12:41 09/02/14 (0)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - sony6060 13:22:32 08/31/14 (1)
- Excellent point! - Ray Moth 17:47:35 08/31/14 (0)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - drlowmu 09:09:34 08/31/14 (17)
- I don't know about that... - Maxamillion 07:00:28 09/01/14 (5)
- RE: I don't know about that... - TimFox 08:12:31 09/03/14 (0)
- That's a nice looking preamp! (nt) - Triode_Kingdom 12:44:38 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: I don't know about that... - Freo-1 07:22:54 09/01/14 (2)
- Details - Maxamillion 07:29:34 09/01/14 (1)
- RE: Details - Freo-1 08:20:32 09/01/14 (0)
- With Respect, reads like typical audiophile snobbery - Freo-1 09:28:06 08/31/14 (10)
- Goodness....How Reactive ! - drlowmu 09:54:14 08/31/14 (9)
- If it does not work well.. - Freo-1 10:13:31 08/31/14 (8)
- Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - drlowmu 19:46:26 08/31/14 (5)
- RE: Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - mikeyb 14:04:54 09/03/14 (0)
- RE: Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - Stuben 12:07:39 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - sony6060 20:24:22 08/31/14 (2)
- RE: Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - Freo-1 06:20:59 09/01/14 (1)
- RE: Interesting discussion of amplifier power and listening, Steve Deckert - Freo-1 06:23:54 09/01/14 (0)
- RE: If it does not work well.. - Triode_Kingdom 12:03:10 08/31/14 (1)
- RE: If it does not work well.. - Freo-1 17:03:06 08/31/14 (0)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - hennfarm 21:47:53 08/30/14 (1)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 05:18:10 08/31/14 (0)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Steve O 07:45:55 08/30/14 (9)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 11:28:04 08/30/14 (8)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Steve O 12:55:54 08/30/14 (7)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 14:36:36 08/30/14 (6)
- Best of luck... - Steve O 15:43:32 08/30/14 (5)
- RE: Best of luck... - Freo-1 15:54:13 08/30/14 (4)
- It's a real shame they stopped making the 801 too, fortunately... ditto~nT - Cleantimestream 14:05:28 08/31/14 (0)
- GE6550A... - Steve O 18:19:56 08/30/14 (1)
- Smart Man... - Freo-1 18:34:33 08/30/14 (0)
- 1625 Transmitting Tubes - Triode_Kingdom 16:10:58 08/30/14 (0)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - mobiasloop 06:28:48 08/30/14 (2)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Freo-1 06:44:34 08/30/14 (1)
- RE: 6883B for use as a audio power tube - Caucasian Blackplate 13:00:16 08/31/14 (0)