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please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:56 pm
by callmeslick
dammit, someone has to post something here.
On a music-related note, this month's AARP Magazine(shills for old folks here in the US),
the cover features Bruce Springsteen. Thanks, now I really feel old.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:44 pm
by GOYA
I'm building a tube amp. I just got the final part (the power transformer) yesterday.
I'm a virtuoso with a soldering iron!
OK, not really. But I can solder shit together. We'll see.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:47 pm
by callmeslick
GOYA wrote:I'm building a tube amp. I just got the final part (the power transformer) yesterday.
I'm a virtuoso with a soldering iron!
OK, not really. But I can solder shit together. We'll see.
assuming you, and your dwelling, survive this, will you take orders for
a Single End Triode?? Something like around 5 watts/channel?? Apparently,
Klipsch speakers really like them.....
Seriously, have you ever seen the prices for some of those SETs?? Sheesh!
And, then, with tube rolling costs over time.....damn.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:45 pm
by GOYA
callmeslick wrote:GOYA wrote:I'm building a tube amp. I just got the final part (the power transformer) yesterday.
I'm a virtuoso with a soldering iron!
OK, not really. But I can solder shit together. We'll see.
assuming you, and your dwelling, survive this, will you take orders for
a Single End Triode?? Something like around 5 watts/channel?? Apparently,
Klipsch speakers really like them.....
Seriously, have you ever seen the prices for some of those SETs?? Sheesh!
And, then, with tube rolling costs over time.....damn.
I'm building almost exactly what you describe. Except it will be 6 watts. And it could have cost as little as $150 but I splurged on a few parts to make it around $200. It's based on a plinker tube. a compactron 6LU8 which has a triode and pentode in the same bottle. Ultra-linear and single ended. To be honest, I'm not sure if the pentode is triode strapped or not.
Sure, I could build you one. But, depending on what you want, you'd have to supply the parts. If you want a 300B, even the raw parts might break the bank. Of course, that's more than 5 watts. I think I would like to build a nice 2A3 amp next.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:30 pm
by Conga
Maybe this forum should be called science and tinkering.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:12 pm
by GOYA
Slick, google the RH84 amp and see what you think.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:45 am
by callmeslick
reading on AudioKarma seems to show that amp to be a very good, reasonably
priced amplifier. Hmmm.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:39 pm
by Reservoir_Dog
Nude pics of Chipz would be nice...............oh wait, that's been done.
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:40 pm
by callmeslick
....but, not in this new forum,Res. Get on the project!
Re: please, one of you talented types post here!
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:40 pm
by Soapy
A few mates of mine. Old punk die hards circa the 75-76 thing, Saw him at Glastonbury and became fans overnight
I saw it on telly, and once I got over Sil from the Sopranos playing Gtar, quite enjoyed it