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Help needed with KT88 Amp design

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The Dyna schematic calls out resistor watt ratings for anything that's not 1/2W.

The power supply caps with the + are electrolytic, anything else is a nonpolar cap. Don't let the old-fashioned symbols throw you.

Your reading of the electrolytic values is absolutely correct. Higher voltage ratings would be better, and the 20u cap on the far side of the filter choke from the rectifier can be increased to 100u or so with noticeable improvement in performance.

A copy of "Building Valve Amplifiers" would be a great investment for you.
 
No not that one, but something similar also with a LL1660 interstage as phase splitter but with the 5670 as first tube.

I had tried out several designs with my KT88 amp and one of the last changes I made was going from a concertina phase splitter to an interstage. This made a huge step forward in sound quality.

Of all the mods I made using an interstage as phase splitter had the biggest impact soundwise.
 
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