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A humble small EL84 triode connected PP, 5 watts. The voltage amplifier and cathodyne tube is the 6211. The power tubes I use are actually russian 6P14P-EV. Fixed bias.
 

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hello ,

me little build " Signal Tracer " for problèm to old TSF and amplificator Hifi & Guitare ...:rolleyes:

the build is upgrad later for multivibrator +/- 600 Hz ;)
 

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Mark II, much improved chassis and board, big improvement in sound as well. Double coils on c-core transformer for outputs, 110 VA power transformer, CRCRC PSU filter. Very dynamic and very quiet. At its best with 97dB/W plus speakers.
 

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Thank you for the compliment! It sounds quite nice. Clean and clear in the mids and highs with strong, articulate bass.

I should probably note that I am running the transformers so that I get an impedance ratio of 800:8. This sounded better than the other option of 1.6k:8. The two stages are RC-coupled through a Russian FT-3 teflon capacitor, so only the tube choices are similar to coffin's amp.
 
My PP monoblock Phillips

My PP monoblock Phillips.
 

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