Point-to-point wiring done right...

[marce]

Good PtoP wiring layout is as important as PCB layouts, and one of its
advantages is it can be better, a lot better if the component layout
is determined by the wiring issues and not the other way round.

I dont understand this either, when laying out a PCB the importance of connections and connectivity determine how you place the components, not the other way round!

[DF96]

Build it as though it is RF, with short direct connections, as the valves don't know they are only supposed to amplify audio. Alternatively, copy a published layout exactly. Don't use long wires like a guitar amp, or tidy wires like military stuff.

[VictoriaGuy]

Originally Posted by DF96

Build it as though it is RF, with short direct connections, as the valves don't know they are only supposed to amplify audio. Alternatively, copy a published layout exactly. Don't use long wires like a guitar amp, or tidy wires like military stuff.

Well, that makes two of us, at least!

I think that reading (parts of) 1950's ARRL Amateur radio Handbook when I was 12/13 years old 'messed me up' for modern wiring styles!

[badman]

If one takes enough care, they can REALLY limit loop length by keeping resistors etc right at the socket.

[VictoriaGuy]

Originally Posted by badman

If one takes enough care, they can REALLY limit loop length by keeping resistors etc right at the socket.

I find it tricky to do in practice, but I'm aiming toward that ideal. Using the center connection point of 9-pin (&7-pin) sockets is another thing that I tend to forget until the project is wired up. Then I see that connection point, and realize that I could have saved going to a terminal strip (and back to the tube).
Not so easy as it looks.....