looking for a great tube amp book.

tokyoburns · 6th February 2011, 02:26 PM

I'm looking for a great comprehensive book about building and repairing tube amps. Something that has great fundamental concepts as well as examples from classic amplifier circuits and to top it some excellent building tips on the whole of the amp as well as individual stages of the circuit. is this too much to ask? looking for something that can answer any of my questions as well tell me things that i don't know that i don't know yet. know what i mean? not introduction web pages written by no name john smith or pdfs on how a tube works. basically a DIY tube amp bible.

thanks.

DF96 · 6th February 2011, 02:45 PM

This question comes up about once a week. Do a search and you will find the answer.

Richard Ellis · 6th February 2011, 02:49 PM

Morgan Jones............He reads thru this forum once & awhile, he has a few editions....here's mine.

__________________________________________________ _Rick.....

6L6 · 6th February 2011, 02:53 PM

A few suggestions, no search required!

"Valve amplifiers" by Morgan Jones -- this is generally considered the bible

"Beginner's Guide To Tube Audio Design" - Bruce Rozenblit

David Manley. "The Vacum Tube Logic Book"

SY · 6th February 2011, 02:53 PM

Morgan Jones. Both books. When you're through with that, you can keep Radiotron Designers' Handbook 4th ed. as your desktop reference.

tomchr · 7th February 2011, 03:28 AM

I second SY's response above.

There are also a bunch of resources on the web. Valve Wizard is pretty accessible, though, geared towards guitar amps. The fundamentals are the same, though.

For the theory of how tubes work, look here: Electronics 27

~Tom

aardvarkash10 · 7th February 2011, 04:40 AM

all the above. Especially the bit about using search. Morgan Jones is THE one resource you can't be without - well, apart from diyAudio tube forum members!

RJM1 · 7th February 2011, 04:45 AM

There is always this page.

http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htm
Technical books online

Miniwatt · 7th February 2011, 01:10 PM

Rainer zur Linde wrote a few good books too, they are available in english. Your description pretty much sums up what's in them.
Morgan Jones is great, but quite tough to get through sometimes, zur Linde is easier on the stomach

singa · 01:56 PM

Apart from Radiotron the rest mentioned are not free so....Free tube books from Pete Milett

oops someone beat me to it.

6th February 2011, 02:26 PM	#1
tokyoburns diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011	looking for a great tube amp book. I'm looking for a great comprehensive book about building and repairing tube amps. Something that has great fundamental concepts as well as examples from classic amplifier circuits and to top it some excellent building tips on the whole of the amp as well as individual stages of the circuit. is this too much to ask? looking for something that can answer any of my questions as well tell me things that i don't know that i don't know yet. know what i mean? not introduction web pages written by no name john smith or pdfs on how a tube works. basically a DIY tube amp bible. thanks.

6th February 2011, 02:53 PM	#4
6L6 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Denver, Colorado	A few suggestions, no search required! "Valve amplifiers" by Morgan Jones -- this is generally considered the bible "Beginner's Guide To Tube Audio Design" - Bruce Rozenblit David Manley. "The Vacum Tube Logic Book" __________________ Pass Labs Pearl Phono -- Pass B1 Preamp -- Pass F5 amplifier -- Pass Labs Pearl 2

6th February 2011, 02:53 PM	#5
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Morgan Jones. Both books. When you're through with that, you can keep Radiotron Designers' Handbook 4th ed. as your desktop reference. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

7th February 2011, 04:40 AM	#7
aardvarkash10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Auckland, NZ	all the above. Especially the bit about using search. Morgan Jones is THE one resource you can't be without - well, apart from diyAudio tube forum members! __________________ Yes, conservatism thrives on low intelligence and poor information. But the liberals in politics... continue to back off, yielding to the supremacy of the stupid. It's turkeys all the way down. - George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk, 6 Feb 2012

7th February 2011, 01:54 PM	#10
singa diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: near	Apart from Radiotron the rest mentioned are not free so....Free tube books from Pete Milett oops someone beat me to it. Last edited by singa; 7th February 2011 at 01:56 PM.

6th February 2011, 02:45 PM	#2
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	This question comes up about once a week. Do a search and you will find the answer.

7th February 2011, 03:28 AM	#6
tomchr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greater Seattle Area	I second SY's response above. There are also a bunch of resources on the web. Valve Wizard is pretty accessible, though, geared towards guitar amps. The fundamentals are the same, though. For the theory of how tubes work, look here: Electronics 27 ~Tom

7th February 2011, 04:45 AM	#8
RJM1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Titusville, Fl.	There is always this page. http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htm Technical books online

7th February 2011, 01:10 PM	#9
Miniwatt diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Den Haag	Rainer zur Linde wrote a few good books too, they are available in english. Your description pretty much sums up what's in them. Morgan Jones is great, but quite tough to get through sometimes, zur Linde is easier on the stomach

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