Is this a Spud Amp ?

mod_sonic · 10th July 2006, 07:57 PM

Hi - newbie post - calling all tubers !

Is this a spud amp :

http://www.sonicgear.com.sg/pdetail....EROID&idnya=10

(The address is correct, but apologies if the link doesn't work - its the first one I've done)

More questions :

How does it apparently get stereo out of what looks like a single tube(r) ?

Is it a hybrid solid state/valve amp ?

Does anyone know what's 'in the box' ?

Is this the tube equivalent of the T-amp ?

Has any tuber tweaked it ?

ethermion · 10th July 2006, 08:04 PM

http://www.mif.pg.gda.pl/homepages/f.../095/6/6N2.pdf

The 6n2 is a dual triode - two sections in the same glass envelope. They claim 6wpc for the gear, but it isn't coming from that tube. Looks like a gimic to me.

EC8010 · 10th July 2006, 09:57 PM

Looks like junk. Some sort of nasty rip-off of the Goldster Concertino (about which I have no knowledge, so it might also be junk).

lndm · 11th July 2006, 02:14 AM

Just my opinion, but the piano white combined with that 'retro' dial makes this look more like a popcorn machine

pmillett · 11th July 2006, 06:31 PM

It is no doubt a hybrid amp, using the 6N2 as an input stage and probably a chip amp as the output.

Search for "hybrid" on the chipamps forum and you'll find some examples.

Pete

jaymanaa · 11th July 2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lndm
Just my opinion, but the piano white combined with that 'retro' dial makes this look more like a popcorn machine

I was thinkin juicer

Klimon · 12th July 2006, 05:16 AM

Typical example of the use of tubes for appearance only; they're certainly biased at a MUCH too low voltage and current = non-linear operation but cheap to implement.

Simon

Geek · 12th July 2006, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jaymanaa

I was thinkin juicer

I've always thought with that one, Ingmar from Ikea should be standing behind it saying something funny

10th July 2006, 07:57 PM	#1
mod_sonic diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London	Is this a Spud Amp ? Hi - newbie post - calling all tubers ! Is this a spud amp : http://www.sonicgear.com.sg/pdetail....EROID&idnya=10 (The address is correct, but apologies if the link doesn't work - its the first one I've done) More questions : How does it apparently get stereo out of what looks like a single tube(r) ? Is it a hybrid solid state/valve amp ? Does anyone know what's 'in the box' ? Is this the tube equivalent of the T-amp ? Has any tuber tweaked it ?

10th July 2006, 08:04 PM	#2
ethermion diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: ffx station, va	http://www.mif.pg.gda.pl/homepages/f.../095/6/6N2.pdf The 6n2 is a dual triode - two sections in the same glass envelope. They claim 6wpc for the gear, but it isn't coming from that tube. Looks like a gimic to me. __________________ -e

10th July 2006, 09:57 PM	#3
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Looks like junk. Some sort of nasty rip-off of the Goldster Concertino (about which I have no knowledge, so it might also be junk). __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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11th July 2006, 02:14 AM	#4
lndm diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nsw	Just my opinion, but the piano white combined with that 'retro' dial makes this look more like a popcorn machine

11th July 2006, 06:31 PM	#5
pmillett diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas (but I am not a Texan!)	It is no doubt a hybrid amp, using the 6N2 as an input stage and probably a chip amp as the output. Search for "hybrid" on the chipamps forum and you'll find some examples. Pete

12th July 2006, 05:16 AM	#7
Klimon diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leuven	Typical example of the use of tubes for appearance only; they're certainly biased at a MUCH too low voltage and current = non-linear operation but cheap to implement. Simon

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