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In Reply to: RE: I'll probably end up with 'SN7s posted by Michael Samra on May 18, 2017 at 16:36:30
I'll probably include switchable tone controls, switched AC outlets, etc.
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It has everything you are looking for along with tone switching and controlled AC outlets.It is an Anode follower however,it has a phenomenal four tube phono stage and you could convert the output to an cathode follower.
The factory spec alone is incredible and when you upgrade it with Jim's kits,the S/N and bandwidth improves even more.The circuit looks scary at first glance but you later realize it isn't all being used at one time.It is one of the most correct sounding preamps you will ever hear. There is also the Cit 4 which is simpler,but you would have to put in tone switching.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
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Those old beasts are a bit on the rare side. It is also relatively easy to outperform them...even with something simple.
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Douglas
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They need upgrading and some circuit revisions.I have seven on them actually.One is a carcass tho.I said it wasn't an anode follower.It is an anode follower.I can't believe I mistyped that. Anyway,if you are looking for accuracy,these are one of the best tube preamps for that.One would be cool to open up and mod in no holds barred way.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
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Yes it is.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
One problem with all old preamps of that era is that moving parts like switches and pots are usually heavily worn. My time is better spent designing from scratch (using newer, better parts and technology) than chasing all over the planet looking for replacements. Building new also provides an opportunity to remedy all the issues that engineers of the day either didn't know about or were forced to accept due to the bean counters. I've learned some of the latter the hard way with ham gear. You'd be surprised what was allowed to come out of a transmitter or RF amplifier made in the '50s or '60s, simply because the design was vetted by a factory without access to a spectrum analyzer or 100 MHz scope.
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Bypass those switches and if you look at the circuit,it isn't all working at once..Now the Citation 4 has tone controls and you can put tone switches in it's place.They do have a bypass switch.If you clean and polish the wafer switches,you are usually good to go.What some people do is put the modern gold contact switches in place of the wafer switches and then use mini toggles in place of the slide switches.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
and they claimed the power transformer was four times the size of the original which is nonsense. For five grand,it got great reviews but they copied the original and put in better switches and a MC step-up trafo.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
nada aqui
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We need some dynamite.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
nada aqui
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