Hey Y'all,
I’m currently buying components for a KT100 run power amp, which I will have someone else build due to my non qualifications with tube / high voltage technology. However, I still want to buy all of the components necessary for him to build it, while learning how the parts I’m buying work. I’ve recently settled on a couple stereo push pull pcbs (I haven’t decided which I’m buying yet), that are able to be bridged from two 80w+80w channels, to one 160w channel.What was wondering if is if it would be possible to take it a step even further...Would it be possible for me to buy two copies of whichever PCB i chose, and have the two bridged channels bridged again, combining the two 160w pcbs into channels into one 320w channel?
Here are the two PCBs I wanna buy…
Williamson push-pull Amplifier circuit board For 12AX7/12AU7/EL34/KT88/6P3/6L6 | eBay
Stereo Push-pull 12AX7+12AU7+EL34 Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier Board Bare PCB AMP | eBay
Anything helps!
I’m currently buying components for a KT100 run power amp, which I will have someone else build due to my non qualifications with tube / high voltage technology. However, I still want to buy all of the components necessary for him to build it, while learning how the parts I’m buying work. I’ve recently settled on a couple stereo push pull pcbs (I haven’t decided which I’m buying yet), that are able to be bridged from two 80w+80w channels, to one 160w channel.What was wondering if is if it would be possible to take it a step even further...Would it be possible for me to buy two copies of whichever PCB i chose, and have the two bridged channels bridged again, combining the two 160w pcbs into channels into one 320w channel?
Here are the two PCBs I wanna buy…
Williamson push-pull Amplifier circuit board For 12AX7/12AU7/EL34/KT88/6P3/6L6 | eBay
Stereo Push-pull 12AX7+12AU7+EL34 Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier Board Bare PCB AMP | eBay
Anything helps!
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That is really expensive for a bare board, and you don't even know the circuit schematic. There are many well known
and tested circuits that would be more likely to work well. I would urge you to reconsider trying to go "high power" with
a tube amplifier. A 100W amplifier is only 3dB louder on peaks than a 50W amp. If you have a very inefficient speaker
that you want to play very loudly, solid state is much more suitable. Bridging a tube amplifier (which only works once,
and even then not so well) is seldom done. Which speakers would this be for?
and tested circuits that would be more likely to work well. I would urge you to reconsider trying to go "high power" with
a tube amplifier. A 100W amplifier is only 3dB louder on peaks than a 50W amp. If you have a very inefficient speaker
that you want to play very loudly, solid state is much more suitable. Bridging a tube amplifier (which only works once,
and even then not so well) is seldom done. Which speakers would this be for?
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It is possible to input balanced signals into the two channels of a tube transformer output
stereo amplifier, for a mono output to an 8 ohm speaker, which is connected between the
two 4 ohm taps. Some amplifiers may not be compatible with, or work well with, such a
connection.
It is more common to parallel the outputs of the two channels of a tube transformer output
stereo amplifier, for twice the power. The two 16 ohm outputs would be paralleled for use
with an 8 ohm load, for example. Both channels would receive exactly the same input signal.
Some amplifiers may not be compatible with this connection.
stereo amplifier, for a mono output to an 8 ohm speaker, which is connected between the
two 4 ohm taps. Some amplifiers may not be compatible with, or work well with, such a
connection.
It is more common to parallel the outputs of the two channels of a tube transformer output
stereo amplifier, for twice the power. The two 16 ohm outputs would be paralleled for use
with an 8 ohm load, for example. Both channels would receive exactly the same input signal.
Some amplifiers may not be compatible with this connection.
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