Colescuttle,
I have purchased one Avel transformer, a big name brand, for my first chipamp, 625va, and 3 1kva from Antek for my Leach and A-75. I also bought 2 50va for the frontend circuit. To date I can tell no difference in the Antek trannies from the Avel. They do not hum or get hot. One nice thing about the Antek units is they give you a couple of extra incidental voltage windings which are quite handy. They also arrive in about 2 days here in U.S. Good folks.
I try to buy a little on the large size for my projects because the extra power costs so little extra. This alleviates most of the problems one encounters. If you build a little can to cover the trannies and insulate you will also have some benefits. I usually cut down a old coffee can and use it. Works nice.
I might be wrong here but I believe most of the AFFORDABLE transformers we use are built overseas anyway. Plitrons and a few others are hundreds more in cost which is what happens when things are built in this part of the world. They are nice. I just can not afford them.
Parts Express has a pretty decent assortment of Avel trannies.
Tad
I have purchased one Avel transformer, a big name brand, for my first chipamp, 625va, and 3 1kva from Antek for my Leach and A-75. I also bought 2 50va for the frontend circuit. To date I can tell no difference in the Antek trannies from the Avel. They do not hum or get hot. One nice thing about the Antek units is they give you a couple of extra incidental voltage windings which are quite handy. They also arrive in about 2 days here in U.S. Good folks.
I try to buy a little on the large size for my projects because the extra power costs so little extra. This alleviates most of the problems one encounters. If you build a little can to cover the trannies and insulate you will also have some benefits. I usually cut down a old coffee can and use it. Works nice.
I might be wrong here but I believe most of the AFFORDABLE transformers we use are built overseas anyway. Plitrons and a few others are hundreds more in cost which is what happens when things are built in this part of the world. They are nice. I just can not afford them.
Parts Express has a pretty decent assortment of Avel trannies.
Tad
Are the R-core designs really that much of an improvement? I really like the way they look. Heck I would still buy standard old style transformers if they were cheap.
Now if we could get the winding specs for the Mcintosh MC3500 amp I would have to try winding my own. I really would like one of those monsters. Just to see what $20,000 PER CHANNEL sounds like.
Tad
Now if we could get the winding specs for the Mcintosh MC3500 amp I would have to try winding my own. I really would like one of those monsters. Just to see what $20,000 PER CHANNEL sounds like.
Tad
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