reasonable powered simple amp

[beamnet]

as always: here's the newby wanting everysthing for nothing

I have a philips cd304 mkII (customized)

and a pair of b&w 601 s2 (upgraded)

Now i am lacking a good amp. wouldn't it be sweet t have a tube amp!

can anybody point me to something simple yet powerfull enough (please nothing expensive or fancy)

i'm eternally gratefull!

Bas

 

[G]

I would try this link:

http://gabevee.tripod.com/mag1515.html

 

[SHiFTY]

My 2 cents:

EL34 PP (Push-Pull).

Get one with good output transformers.

 

[Eli Duttman]

Costs rise rapidly with increasing power O/P. Good O/P transformers are expensive.

Unlike SS, you can safely use the full O/P of a tubed amp. The approx. 35 WPC PP EL34s yield might be enough for your speakers. If you think you really need more power, a compromise to consider is a tubed preamp combined with a SS power amp. As the 2 V. O/P of a CDP will drive most amps into clipping, all that is required is a buffered (cathode follower) level control. "Games" can be played with a cathode follower's load resistor that cause it to generate some 2nd harmonic distortion. A LITTLE 2nd harmonic distortion added to a CD only system with SS power power amplification is, IMO, desireable.

 

[Luke]

calling Shifty

Hi Shifty,

any idea where you can get old valve gear in NZ? Im in NZ and wouldnt mind trying a valve amp some time but cant source transformers valves etc.

cheers arthur

 

[Sch3mat1c]

I'll once again plug Revision 3
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms/Elec_Revision3.html

Tim

 

[karma]

hmm i have a box full of 6l6 tubes with iron

ill give it a go