I was introduced to tube audio with an Assemblage (a.k.a. Sonic Frontiers) 6L6 PP in the early nineties. That hooked to a pair of nice little Klipsch speakers, a vintage Dual direct drive platter and a Stanton cartridge - been hooked ever since...
Since then, I've modded several P.A./Monaurals to guitar amps; as well as modding salvaged tube stereo "hi-fi's" to updated parts "stand-alones"...in all this I've always maintained the original signature of each designer's circuit. This is with the exception of one very practical dummy add-on. This being this dummy's advice...I put a simple switch (this can even be "hidden" along the edge of the chassis design) to allow "warm-up" on the heaters before adding B+. And this dummy has also learned to design/build or source the chassis first (yes, 1st)...including socket holes filed, finished...
thanks for letting me mostly lurk around such a great forum - it's cool that you guys seem to push out the jive; and bring in the love...
Since then, I've modded several P.A./Monaurals to guitar amps; as well as modding salvaged tube stereo "hi-fi's" to updated parts "stand-alones"...in all this I've always maintained the original signature of each designer's circuit. This is with the exception of one very practical dummy add-on. This being this dummy's advice...I put a simple switch (this can even be "hidden" along the edge of the chassis design) to allow "warm-up" on the heaters before adding B+. And this dummy has also learned to design/build or source the chassis first (yes, 1st)...including socket holes filed, finished...
thanks for letting me mostly lurk around such a great forum - it's cool that you guys seem to push out the jive; and bring in the love...