300BSET with Kimmel style mu driver ?

[SGregory]

I am in the process of designing a 300b Set. I am pretty much a newbie in the tube arena but have a decent (not professional) knowledge of electricity and electronics and am familiar with high voltage. 35kV+

Design Goal:

1) 300b clips before driver circuit
2) minimze iron (id like to spend the money on the OPT and power supply)
i.e. no Direct reactance or interstage. May consider plate choke.
3) descent PSR
4) no feedback
5) Low enough impedance to minimize hf issues with grid capacitance
6) Minimize sand (with the exception of filament heater circuits, I would like regulated DC)

After significant consideration and reading have decided to use the Allen Kimmel mu stage as the driver using a 6888 pentade for the CCS and the 6DJ8/7803 as the triode. This would be cap coupled to the grid of the 300b. I am not sure if I will run one triode at 15mA or use two biased for 10mA. (could use feedback on this issue). From SS experience, I felt that fewer parallel gain devices had better detail, hence my dilema on this in the tube world.

I am sure it has been a heavily considered circuit and has been used many times before. Is this worthy to try to design this or are there better means to obtain the above design goals that I havn't read about yet?

If it is worthy, then I will try to calculate the values and post the schematic for the many talented builders in this forum to critique.

Thanks

[SGregory]

[QUOTE=SGregory;1966343] driver using a 6888 pentade for the CCS and the 6DJ8/7803 as the triode.

I should read what I type closer. it should read --> The 6888 pentode for the Cathode Follower "CF not CCS" and the 6Dj8/7803 as the triode.