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N1ESE · 31st October 2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ty_Bower
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 · 1st November 2008, 01:21 AM

If you decide to go the Allied route, don't forget to grab your Triad C-14X choke from them too.

chrish · 1st November 2008, 02:09 AM

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.

N1ESE · 1st November 2008, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ty_Bower
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.

Quote:

Originally posted by chrish
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.

chrish · 1st November 2008, 02:38 AM

For interest, I am using the Hammond 193H 5H 200mA choke and have zero hum on my 92dB speakers.

DimZ · 1st November 2008, 07:35 AM

apart from hammond is there any other brand that I could use (220-203 V)?

DimZ · 1st November 2008, 02:58 PM

so it is

KT88

hammond 374BX

hammond 193J

hammond 1628SEA

and

5AR4

would this compo be fine or is it too much ???

and could this work with other tubes as well (such as 6550 or el34)??

N1ESE · 1st November 2008, 03:08 PM

Sounds fine to me. Almost exactly what I am doing. It will work fine with 6L6GC and EL34's as well. In fact, I'd drop in a set of cheap Chinese 6L6GC's when you first turn it on to make sure everything is working "just in case".

DimZ · 1st November 2008, 03:12 PM

1 X hammond 374BX

1 X hammond 193J

2 X hammond 1628SEA

TOTAL (with shipping - found them in Germany)) about 440euro ... quite much ... (shipping is 45 euro)

DimZ · 7th November 2008, 07:00 AM

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 .....

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1st November 2008, 01:21 AM	#22
Ty_Bower diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newark, DE	If you decide to go the Allied route, don't forget to grab your Triad C-14X choke from them too.

1st November 2008, 02:09 AM	#23
chrish diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney	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.

1st November 2008, 02:38 AM	#25
chrish diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney	For interest, I am using the Hammond 193H 5H 200mA choke and have zero hum on my 92dB speakers.

1st November 2008, 07:35 AM	#26
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: athens	apart from hammond is there any other brand that I could use (220-203 V)?

1st November 2008, 02:58 PM	#27
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: athens	so it is KT88 hammond 374BX hammond 193J hammond 1628SEA and 5AR4 would this compo be fine or is it too much ??? and could this work with other tubes as well (such as 6550 or el34)??

1st November 2008, 03:08 PM	#28
N1ESE diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008	Sounds fine to me. Almost exactly what I am doing. It will work fine with 6L6GC and EL34's as well. In fact, I'd drop in a set of cheap Chinese 6L6GC's when you first turn it on to make sure everything is working "just in case".

1st November 2008, 03:12 PM	#29
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: athens	1 X hammond 374BX 1 X hammond 193J 2 X hammond 1628SEA TOTAL (with shipping - found them in Germany)) about 440euro ... quite much ... (shipping is 45 euro)

7th November 2008, 07:00 AM	#30
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: athens	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 .....