amp project query

jlg4104 · 29th August 2003, 12:57 PM

Hi all,

At page 48 of the Glass Audio '17 Vacuum Tube Designs' edition (Aug, 2002), you'll see plans for a "Hybrid Tube Radio." The plans include a simple but complete 2A3 circuit. I'm assuming that I can just use two of these to make a simple pair of monoblocks, but perhaps there are experts out there who would know whether there's something wrong with that.

I could imagine, for example, that since the input is from the headphone out of the CD-ROM player, that I might need to fiddle with the input portion of the circuit to accept higher input voltages. But being an armchair hobbyist, I wouldn't be able to tell just from the values of components near the RCA input.

Thanks in advance.

Jay

mig-ru · 29th August 2003, 01:24 PM

Is it possible for you to post the schem? This would provide sagnificant help to those not in possesion of 17 Vacuum Tube Designs. From what you already said though you shouldnt have to modify the curcuit, because I am guessing the CD-ROM has a volume adjustment pot, and the tube amp should have one also. In addition, why build a radio, when you can just do a straight out amp? Hows this a hybrid? A schem would really help...

jlg4104 · 29th August 2003, 03:37 PM

Attached is the schematic.

The article was about making a little table-top CD player with tube amplification. That's why it's kind of unusual. But the amp circuit was intriguingly simply, and the article included a parts list (though I got better output transformers).

mig-ru · 29th August 2003, 05:34 PM

seems easy enough, a little bit unusual but easy. might want to replace R1 with a pot if you need a volume control.

29th August 2003, 12:57 PM	#1
jlg4104 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Youngsotwn, OH	amp project query Hi all, At page 48 of the Glass Audio '17 Vacuum Tube Designs' edition (Aug, 2002), you'll see plans for a "Hybrid Tube Radio." The plans include a simple but complete 2A3 circuit. I'm assuming that I can just use two of these to make a simple pair of monoblocks, but perhaps there are experts out there who would know whether there's something wrong with that. I could imagine, for example, that since the input is from the headphone out of the CD-ROM player, that I might need to fiddle with the input portion of the circuit to accept higher input voltages. But being an armchair hobbyist, I wouldn't be able to tell just from the values of components near the RCA input. Thanks in advance. Jay

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29th August 2003, 01:24 PM	#2
mig-ru diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boulder, CO	Is it possible for you to post the schem? This would provide sagnificant help to those not in possesion of 17 Vacuum Tube Designs. From what you already said though you shouldnt have to modify the curcuit, because I am guessing the CD-ROM has a volume adjustment pot, and the tube amp should have one also. In addition, why build a radio, when you can just do a straight out amp? Hows this a hybrid? A schem would really help...

29th August 2003, 05:34 PM	#4
mig-ru diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boulder, CO	seems easy enough, a little bit unusual but easy. might want to replace R1 with a pot if you need a volume control.