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- Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:01 pm
- Forum: New Users
- Topic: And it's hello from me
- Replies: 15
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El34s are great tubes... oopps. Am I an American? - am I heck! They are great valves and actually designed for audio use - unlike so many we use here. Let's face it: We love valves. There is the odd hint of mosfets but, why not! El34s as SE are superb, subtle, delicate and do the 'welly' too. They l...
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:55 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: simplicity itself - a line stage
- Replies: 29
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- Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:08 pm
- Forum: Beginners
- Topic: simplicity itself - a line stage
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14576
simplicity itself - a line stage
PSU is brightened up from being choke loaded LcLc, with a couple of OD3s to give 300volts. Just using these VRs sharpened things up nicely, so no probs there. I decided to do a simple single stage pre/line stage so 76 or 6J5 for comparison. Off the anode to cap comes a 1mfd cap with a 1meg to ground...
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:18 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Chassis Prices from THL Audio in Taiwan
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14821
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Chassis Prices from THL Audio in Taiwan
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14821
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:19 am
- Forum: Speakers
- Topic: James D OB's
- Replies: 289
- Views: 137458
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:27 am
- Forum: General Vinyl
- Topic: removing warps from LPs :?:
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18989
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: Speakers
- Topic: DTB vs DIY MLTL
- Replies: 451
- Views: 196383
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:34 pm
- Forum: Valves
- Topic: Ping PaulB - E1271
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5075
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Everyones Projects
- Topic: QQV who?
- Replies: 182
- Views: 72634
The secret to getting a great amplifier out of these unlikely but gorgeous looking little valves is .... the PSU. forget the output transformers - this is the world of PP. I thought I'd be cocky, sophisticated and altogether worldywise so went for a rather nice valve PSU. I shouldna' have bothered. ...
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:34 am
- Forum: Speakers
- Topic: James D OB's
- Replies: 289
- Views: 137458
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:12 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Which Amp is the one for me????
- Replies: 61
- Views: 32516
Well I know two people well who have big Tannoys that are 97dB -ish sensitive and both of these people use huge amps (e.g. six KT66s a side in PP mode). It is always best to have power in reserve and although I am foprever buildinglittle amps and getting great pleasure, I can't help feeling that pow...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:00 pm
- Forum: Everyones Projects
- Topic: Lilliput Single Ended Amp
- Replies: 90
- Views: 62050
You could do it but nb it ain't Loftin white just DC, but you know, 6AS7s can sound 'glassy' or hard, in the same way imho most Russian 'odd' valves do. ou'd prob. have to raise the voltage on the 6080 cathode and you'd lose the RC network of the cap and the grid resistor - worth doing just to see. ...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: Everyones Projects
- Topic: Lilliput Single Ended Amp
- Replies: 90
- Views: 62050
- Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:48 pm
- Forum: Assorted Stuff
- Topic: Which Amp is the one for me????
- Replies: 61
- Views: 32516