re Bottlehead

re Bottlehead

Posted by Bill Way (A) on January 27, 2015 at 12:31:21

In Reply to: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? posted by PranaBindu on January 26, 2015 at 14:53:51:

I've heard both Bottlehead and AN gear, and think both sound great. My Bottlehead Crack is a delight.

You mention needing an attenuator between pre and amp to minimize microphonics and make the volume pot usable. I think neither will be the case. Attenuators will never reduce microphonics; once a tube has picked up and amplified physical vibrations, the damage is done, and reducing volume reduces the signal along with the microphonics. If the gain-staging is way off making the volume pot hard to use, then you have a problem with gain-staging, not the pot. Actually, I doubt that would be the case, particularly if you run the VTL in triode mode. (It should also be pretty easy to add a resistor after the wiper on the volume pot to give you more usable range on the volume knob.)

I haven't build any AN kits, but the Bottlehead instructions are the best I've ever seen, and Doc Schmalle & company are really great to work with.

Cheers,
WW
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Topic - Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - PranaBindu 14:53:51 01/26/15 (20)

RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - hifipaul 13:33:51 01/27/15 (0)

re Bottlehead - Bill Way 12:31:21 01/27/15 (4)

RE: re Bottlehead - Paul Joppa 17:46:40 01/27/15 (1)

RE: re Bottlehead - Bill Way 14:03:15 01/28/15 (0)

RE: re Bottlehead - PranaBindu 13:10:19 01/27/15 (1)

RE: re Bottlehead - SteveBrown 15:13:47 01/28/15 (0)

here's one.... - Cougar 20:39:42 01/26/15 (1)

RE: here's one.... - PranaBindu 22:26:09 01/26/15 (0)

RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - Caucasian Blackplate 18:38:32 01/26/15 (1)

RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - PranaBindu 22:20:25 01/26/15 (0)

RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - SteveBrown 16:06:57 01/26/15 (9)

RE: Audio Note vs. Bottlehead vs. what? - PranaBindu 22:35:42 01/26/15 (0)

Do you really want a preamp? - andy evans 16:15:45 01/26/15 (7)

RE: Do you really want a preamp? - PranaBindu 22:43:15 01/26/15 (0)

Yes, most don't need a preamp - Chip647 17:01:06 01/26/15 (5)

RE: Yes, most don't need a preamp - SteveBrown 18:59:02 01/26/15 (4)

RE: Yes, most don't need a preamp - Chip647 19:22:14 01/26/15 (3)

RE: Yes, most don't need a preamp - Caucasian Blackplate 19:30:11 01/26/15 (2)

RE: Yes, most don't need a preamp - Eli Duttman 21:29:30 01/26/15 (1)

RE: Yes, most don't need a preamp - Chip647 10:01:04 01/27/15 (0)

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re Bottlehead - Bill Way 12:31:21 01/27/15 (4)

RE: re Bottlehead - Paul Joppa 17:46:40 01/27/15 (1)

RE: re Bottlehead - Bill Way 14:03:15 01/28/15 (0)

RE: re Bottlehead - PranaBindu 13:10:19 01/27/15 (1)

RE: re Bottlehead - SteveBrown 15:13:47 01/28/15 (0)

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