Crooked Fingers, Chinese Tubes, Ditton 44s

[coxbox]

Hi all. I'm Ben, from Adelaide, South Australia.
Firstly the title of my introduction is; who I'm listening to right now, what's amplifying it, where the sound comes out.....

I've been using diyAudio now for some time as a resource while planning various builds/re-builds. You guys are awesome.

My interests are;
Guitar Tube Amps
Vintage Solid State Hi-Fi restoration
Collecting Vintage Speakers

I've been experimenting for years with some success but my understanding is not yet where I would like it to be. I intend to change that..... I have a few projects in the pipeline which, i hope, will push my education to the next level.

1. Build a Gibson GA-8T from scratch
2. Understand and modify my Chinese EL34 SE amp
3. Test, service & repair various 1970s stereo amps by Sony, Pioneer etc.

Thanks to all you knowledgeable folks for inspiration.

[Pano]

Welcome to the forum, Ben! Funny title, I pictured you trying to install Chinese tubes with crooked fingers. Thanks for setting that straight.

Pano

[Cal Weldon]

Hello Ben and welcome aboard.