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Old 7th December 2009, 07:04 PM   #1
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Default 5718 preamp

Well..i had some 5718 submini tubes laying around so i thought i would do something useful out of them!
I built a vero-board testrig in a rush, just to get a feeling for how they sound, and as far as i'm concerned they sound just fine!

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last night i made the preliminary schematic:

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Your schematic isn't showing up but I love the idea of using those female headers as sockets
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Your schematic isn't showing up but I love the idea of using those female headers as sockets
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last night i made the preliminary schematic:

http://joddla.net/audio/5718/schematic.pdf
I forgot the cathode decoupling kapacitor in the schematic... i will update the schematic later on.

regarding the sockets, i recommend these sockets:
http://www.surplussales.com/Tube-Soc...ubeSkts-6.html
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