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Head-Fi - A Very Compact Hybrid Amp
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Quote: Originally Posted by nsx_23 That was exactly what I wanted to hear. How much is the total cost of building one of these beauties? I can't really comment on that as I do not know honestly. The folks who are working out the details on the kits will reveal all soon enough in at most a week I think). What I can tell…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nsx_23 So when is this amp finalized? Reading all these juicy impressions makes me really, really want to whip out the soldering iron and build one for myself. It is getting there..I am guessing a week at most... A bunch of us prototype builders (including myself) are already on the list…
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This is just wrong...I just switched out a Sylvania 12Au7a with a 12BH7A Gold Aero..My God the difference in sound..SO much more livelier..Was looking at the prices for some of the more sought after tubes for this amp on ebay..made me gulp. Glad that it doesn't need more than one tube. Else no way could I afford a few bugle boys and other more sought after tubes..I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TimJo Must be Sachu's? It is a great amp - listening now to The Fugees with the RCA 6189, and it sounds pretty efing good... yep..that's mine.. God..I have a huge shopping list of tubes I need to buy to roll on this little guy..Got a Slyvania 12AU7A doing duty..
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Quote: Originally Posted by dBel84 Got to hear the CTH at the PDX meet today Excellent amp ..dB Thanks for the pic dB...I was listening to it with the not properly modded headphones all this while. the SFIs and the HP2 sound great with it. Did you happen to take more pics of the CTH?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Forte Ouch, Feel your pain, done that before. Won't use a holesaw anymore, do my tube holes with a hand file. If you don't have any luck with getting a tube ring I used one of these bushings from Mouser(561-MP15018). Might be easier for you to get, OD is approx 1.6", may be enough to cover it up. Also…
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Oh dear..I screwed up my top plate..first time I was drilling such a big hole in aluminium and I messed it up pretty bad. I was using a hole saw and it all went awry. I used a wood boring bit to make the center hole after the mess with the hole saw. This is what happened. If anyone has a spare tube ring (from the tube ring protectors) please PM me. I could definitely use…
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how about a prototype of that once this has settled down..I would be willing to sign up for one of those boards if at all you guys go ahead with it...
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A few pics of my build.. Need to still drill a hole for the tube on the top plate.. Top toggle switch is for amp turn on and off..lower toggle switch is for heater voltage selection
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This is great that almost all the amps are now functional...a few hiccups along the way but everything seems to be working out... haven't been able to finish up the case just yet...by saturday for sure..back to listening to the 12BH7A now..
