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Push-pull, Class A/B (and/or B) VALVE/TUBE Amplifier - Discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="Mars" data-source="post: 37728" data-attributes="member: 817"><p>Hi All</p><p></p><p>This topic is close to my heart: How to enter this magnificent world of (tube) audio DIY. I do not think I have the answers... but I can tell more of how I got into the buzz of building my own tube amps. But my situation was unique:</p><p></p><p>I had a repair shop and people dragged in tube gear for me to look at all the time.</p><p>I lived in JHB and had access to Fitzers (what a gold mine of parts at giveaway prices).</p><p>I was nosy, and if I saw something curious (not the girl in the red dress; I mean the dusty chassis lying in the corner of the store room) I would ask about it.</p><p>And when I visited Wim (Mr Valve) for spares, I would buy a tube PA for a R150 or so, and get a transformer too ;D</p><p></p><p>My first amp was dreamt up one night, and it came with a few limitations:</p><p></p><p>1.It had to be build it over one weekend, so I could listen to it during the week while I was busy do paying work.</p><p>2.The parts had to be in the shop already </p><p>3.R0 budget</p><p></p><p>I succeeded in building a Single ended stereo amplifier on a cut off steel chassis that performed remarkably well. I never looked back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mars, post: 37728, member: 817"] Hi All This topic is close to my heart: How to enter this magnificent world of (tube) audio DIY. I do not think I have the answers... but I can tell more of how I got into the buzz of building my own tube amps. But my situation was unique: I had a repair shop and people dragged in tube gear for me to look at all the time. I lived in JHB and had access to Fitzers (what a gold mine of parts at giveaway prices). I was nosy, and if I saw something curious (not the girl in the red dress; I mean the dusty chassis lying in the corner of the store room) I would ask about it. And when I visited Wim (Mr Valve) for spares, I would buy a tube PA for a R150 or so, and get a transformer too ;D My first amp was dreamt up one night, and it came with a few limitations: 1.It had to be build it over one weekend, so I could listen to it during the week while I was busy do paying work. 2.The parts had to be in the shop already 3.R0 budget I succeeded in building a Single ended stereo amplifier on a cut off steel chassis that performed remarkably well. I never looked back. [/QUOTE]
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