Audio Innovation 1000 SE

[ANT]

Need some help!

I just bought a second hand Audio Innovation 1000 SE. I have a problem with the positioning of the driver tubes. The two monoblocks have different positioning for 12AU7 & 12AX7 tubes.

One mono tube positioning is:
12AU7 12AU7 12AX7 12AX7

The other mono positioning is:
12AU7 12AX7 12AX7 12AU7


I knew one of the mono have wrong driver tube positioning but Iwant to know which one is correct. The previous owner already lost the manual and he don't know. My friend said the two driver tubes are not interchangeable and it might damage the tube.

Please help.

Thanks,
ANT

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

From input to output:

First 12AX7 than 12AU7.

Are you sure there are 4 input tubes per monoblock or are you counting the triode halves?


Cheers,

 

[ANT]

Hi!

Yes, there are 4 driver tubes per monoblock, 2 x 12AU7 and 2 x 12AX7.

My problem is the arrangement of these four tubes in the sockets of the amps. The two monoblocks have different arrangement.

If anyone in the forum also using these amps, maybe they can help me.


Thanks,
ANT

 

[Guido Tent]

Hi!

Yes, there are 4 driver tubes per monoblock, 2 x 12AU7 and 2 x 12AX7.

My problem is the arrangement of these four tubes in the sockets of the amps. The two monoblocks have different arrangement.

If anyone in the forum also using these amps, maybe they can help me.


Thanks,
ANT

Hi

From my memory the inner tubes where the ECC83 or 12AX7's

Not much can go wrong when mixing these though it does not lead to best sound

If you lift the cover, you can check by following the traces interconnecting the (green?) coupling caps to the EL34. The coupling caps belong to the ECC82 / 12AT7


cheers

 

[Guido Tent]

Hi!

Yes, there are 4 driver tubes per monoblock, 2 x 12AU7 and 2 x 12AX7.

My problem is the arrangement of these four tubes in the sockets of the amps. The two monoblocks have different arrangement.

If anyone in the forum also using these amps, maybe they can help me.


Thanks,
ANT

Hi

From my memory the inner tubes where the ECC83 or 12AX7's

Not much can go wrong when mixing these though it does not lead to best sound

If you lift the cover, you can check by following the traces interconnecting the (green?) coupling caps to the EL34. The coupling caps belong to the ECC82 / 12AT7


cheers

 

[ashok]

Hi Guido,
This must be a typo ..
ECC82/12AT7

shouldn't it be ECC82/12AU7 ?

Cheers.

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

If the 1000 is a beefed up 800 in monoblock format then I think it goes something like this:

First stage 12AX7 input differential SRPP/Common Cathode > 2 tubes?
Second stage 12AU7 output driver, triode sections paralleled > 2 tubes probably 1 1/2 used.

The green caps Guido is refering to are quite likely Roederstein metalized paper pulse capacitor for robotic insertion, FKP 18xx...

To recap (pun intended) : 2*12AX7 input and split, 2* 12AU7 split and driver, 4*EL34 power output.

Cheers,

 

[PMik]

Used to be tubetech guy and have made service for all the AI products, i must admit that didnt like there produckts very much except for the S1000 pre-amp and monoblocks

The tubes should be seated:

EL34_EL34_EL34_EL34

ECC82_ECC83_ECC83_ECC82

 

[ANT]

I traced the circuit board, the outer sockets are the ones leading to the EL34's.

So, the 12AU7's should be placed in the outer sockets and 12AX7's in the inner sockets?


Thanks,
Alex

 

[Guido Tent]

I traced the circuit board, the outer sockets are the ones leading to the EL34's.

So, the 12AU7's should be placed in the outer sockets and 12AX7's in the inner sockets?


Thanks,
Alex

Yes, like in one of your amps

succes

 

[ANT]

Thank you very much Guys!

-Alex-

 

[PMik]

I submitted the correct ansaw exactly one hour before ANT,
but since im a "newbie" it could not be read before a moderator had aproved my post

hard to be a newbie

 

[UltimateX86]

Hi,

If the 1000 is a beefed up 800 in monoblock format then I think it goes something like this:

First stage 12AX7 input differential SRPP/Common Cathode > 2 tubes?
Second stage 12AU7 output driver, triode sections paralleled > 2 tubes probably 1 1/2 used.

The green caps Guido is refering to are quite likely Roederstein metalized paper pulse capacitor for robotic insertion, FKP 18xx...

To recap (pun intended) : 2*12AX7 input and split, 2* 12AU7 split and driver, 4*EL34 power output.

Cheers,

Do you have differential SRPP schematic ?

thx

 

[eXperiMental:-)]

Audio Innovation S1000 any good?

I am currently looking at a AI S1000 MK1 mono tube poweramp.

Maybe there are somebody who have a listned to such an amp? Is it any good? I cannot find much info on the net on this amp. Unfortnately i cannot hear the amp before I buy it, so I wonder if is the risk worth? It should be in mint condition and with JJ EL34 + siemens E88CC fitted.

Thanks for the input

Regards

 

[Guido Tent]

Re: Audio Innovation S1000 any good?

I am currently looking at a AI S1000 MK1 mono tube poweramp.

Maybe there are somebody who have a listned to such an amp? Is it any good? I cannot find much info on the net on this amp. Unfortnately i cannot hear the amp before I buy it, so I wonder if is the risk worth? It should be in mint condition and with JJ EL34 + siemens E88CC fitted.

Thanks for the input

Regards

Hi

It is a fine amp, for the more power hungry speakers. If possible, I'd suggest to put them in triode mode, then they still bring 25 Watts/channel, but more open and subtle sound. You may evben take away the feedback in that case

I am puzzled to see that E88CC are mounted.

best

 

[eXperiMental:-)]

Hi Guido,

Yes, I also thought about to remove the UL coupling and use pseudo triode mode instead. And the PSU is maybe not good, instead use a tube retifire + choke... But it is not easy to do this with the chassis design...

Thanks