Ty_Bower said:such as the 374BX or Allied 6K7VG.
Wow, I just checked the price of the Allied 750VCT transformer and it's $61 cheaper than the Hammond 374BX at AES. I knew they were cheaper but didn't realize it was that much cheaper. That's a nice set of output tubes difference. I know George likes Allied power transformers, I may have to think about this again before ordering my 374BX.
Ty_Bower said:If you decide to go the Allied route, don't forget to grab your Triad C-14X choke from them too.
Yeah, tough decision. I decided wisely to splurge on really nice outputs so saving some money on the power side would be nice. My original plan was all Hammond for power and choke.
374BX & 193J Choke from AES: $142.00
6K7VG & C-14X Choke from Allied: $62.00
That's a significant price difference. Not sure what to do.
chrish said:If you are in Greece, your mains voltage will be 220-230volts, so I don't think that cheap Allied transformer would work as I think it only has primaries for 110-120 volts.
Yeah, jimazz is going to have to go with a Hammond with universal primary. 374BX is the best bet for him.
as George told me the hammonds are good but he prefers edcor better, so no hammonds for me
three options left
1. Edcor CXSE25-8-5K
2. Transcendar 5k- 8 ohm 10W wit UL tap
3. Transcendar 5k- 8 ohm 15W with UL tap with taps for both 4 ohm and 8 ohm
edcor or transcendar ??
btw, the pcb's arrived yesterday (ty George) and the stuff from digikey .....
three options left
1. Edcor CXSE25-8-5K
2. Transcendar 5k- 8 ohm 10W wit UL tap
3. Transcendar 5k- 8 ohm 15W with UL tap with taps for both 4 ohm and 8 ohm
edcor or transcendar ??
btw, the pcb's arrived yesterday (ty George) and the stuff from digikey .....
jimazz said:1. Edcor CXSE25-8-5K
edcor or transcendar ??
That's simple to answer.. Edcor CXSE if you have them on your list. I ordered my CXSE's at the beginning of the week. The next step after the CXSE's would be transformers from Electra-Print but now you are talking serious money.
jimazz said:have you heard any transcendar ???
George summed it up very nicely in this post:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1647941#post1647941
btw what time is it right now over there? 10:09 bright sunny morning here [/B]
3:32am here, need to get some sleep soon.
jimazz said:2. Transcendar 5k- 8 ohm 10W wit UL tap
That's what I put on my Simple SE. I paid about $100 for the pair. The performance is very good, and I'd be surprised if you could get better for the same money.
The Edcor CXSE is probably a better transformer, but it is larger and more expensive.
I wasn't aware there was a 15W Transcendar transformer with multiple output taps.
Ty_Bower said:
I wasn't aware there was a 15W Transcendar transformer with multiple output taps.
Gery told me so, the price for them (incl shipping to Greece ) is about 200$ a pair, think that without shipping must be 150$ a pair.
someone also proposed some UK opt
the Framed
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1091.html
or the drop through style
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1092.html
or Vertical Standing Style
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1093.html
the Framed
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1091.html
or the drop through style
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1092.html
or Vertical Standing Style
http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/xfrmrvt1093.html
The output transformers are the soul of your amp. This is the one area of the amp where you want to splurge the most if you can. If it's $200 for the Transcenders and $250 for the Edcors, I'd likely go for the Edcors. This was essentially the same debate I was having when I was trying to decide between the GXSE and CXSE. Georges comments I linked above lead me to go to with the CXSE.
I'm already planning my second amp and that will have partial silver Electra-Prints.
I'm already planning my second amp and that will have partial silver Electra-Prints.
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