S5 K-16LS mods, tweaks?

[hartze11]

Hi,

I'm looking at this amp as a first build...

I have heard (but not found) that there are some mods or updates to this kit, for better performance and/or safety (e.g. bleeder resisters).

Anyone know of anything?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[gmilitano]

There is some info in here:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115598

Cheers

 

[mattthegamer463]

I'm very interested in purchasing this amp kit as a starter (since I have no clue about tubes) and I think I could learn a lot from building and modding one. I hear that replacing the capacitors with higher quality ones is the cheapest mod that has a large impact on sound, the next one is replacing the output transformers with higher quality ones.

 

[hartze11]

I'm very interested in hearing from those who have done some upgrades, specifically what components were used.

What constitutes a better audio transformer? Linearity?