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Meralain · 23rd April 2008, 06:48 AM

Being a fanatic about music.....I have decided to launch into the DIY world of Tube type Amps! First project will be a S-5 K-16LS.
It is on the way, along with a box full of upgrades.....

peranders · 23rd April 2008, 10:56 AM

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Cal Weldon · 23rd April 2008, 02:03 PM

Another tube guy? What's this world coming to?

Welcome to the forums Meralain.

Ben10 · 23rd April 2008, 03:37 PM

Also new to the forums. Currently studying electronics at university.

My 16LS is on its way. Should be here tomorrow.

Looking forward to building and testing it. Would be interested to hear about upgrades.

Saw someone mention in another thread about using Edcor CXPP25-8-5k output transformers. Anyone got any experience with these?

Would it be worth using different valve sockets? I really want to mount them off the board on the chasis. Can anyone see any problems with this?

Meralain · 23rd April 2008, 09:35 PM

Most of what I found as far as upgrades is on this site:
http://diyaudioprojects.com/Tubes/

Also there are several threads already going about S-5 amps.

Good luck with the build!

Ben10 · 26th April 2008, 07:12 AM

Thanks,

Just finished it last night. Sat listening to my favourite albums now and the sound is awesome. A big improvement on my $500 amp.

I've built it entirely stock and must say I'm very impressed by the sound.

At 16 watts I was not expecting it to be this loud. I have it at under quarter volume and it's plenty for normal listening levels.

What a great buy!

...now for the mods!

Ben10 · 27th April 2008, 11:17 AM

Took this photo last night...

There is a bit of a blue glow to the 6005 valves, should I be worried?

23rd April 2008, 06:48 AM	#1
Meralain diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Greetings Being a fanatic about music.....I have decided to launch into the DIY world of Tube type Amps! First project will be a S-5 K-16LS. It is on the way, along with a box full of upgrades.....

23rd April 2008, 10:56 AM	#2
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the best diy audio forum in the world __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

23rd April 2008, 02:03 PM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Another tube guy? What's this world coming to? Welcome to the forums Meralain. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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23rd April 2008, 03:37 PM	#4
Ben10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Also new to the forums. Currently studying electronics at university. My 16LS is on its way. Should be here tomorrow. Looking forward to building and testing it. Would be interested to hear about upgrades. Saw someone mention in another thread about using Edcor CXPP25-8-5k output transformers. Anyone got any experience with these? Would it be worth using different valve sockets? I really want to mount them off the board on the chasis. Can anyone see any problems with this?

23rd April 2008, 09:35 PM	#5
Meralain diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Most of what I found as far as upgrades is on this site: http://diyaudioprojects.com/Tubes/ Also there are several threads already going about S-5 amps. Good luck with the build!

26th April 2008, 07:12 AM	#6
Ben10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Thanks, Just finished it last night. Sat listening to my favourite albums now and the sound is awesome. A big improvement on my $500 amp. I've built it entirely stock and must say I'm very impressed by the sound. At 16 watts I was not expecting it to be this loud. I have it at under quarter volume and it's plenty for normal listening levels. What a great buy! ...now for the mods!

27th April 2008, 11:17 AM	#7
Ben10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Took this photo last night... There is a bit of a blue glow to the 6005 valves, should I be worried?

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