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ecc88 preamp

Not electronicly conected yet inside. Tested on a test chasis (works great). Chasis - 60$ bill for complete material, 40$ for works I could not done by my self 15 $ for enrgaveing leters, and 40 hours of my work in a workshop in a basement. It came out qouite well for me.
 

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Sometimes true, and then a genius is born...

Alkis said:

That's true.Attempting to find something new is a waste of time.Anyway,I like your approach a lot.

If that statement is correct then what are Pioneers? Aren't they the first few to think of something nobody else has thought of before? Einstein, Kafka...
 
It's magical to watch a 0A3 glowing!

Here's my new amp, based on Mikael's KT88.
Only difference to original schematic is a Philips E88CC instead of a 6N1P.

Plays beatifully!!!😀

As can be seen, from left to rigth, KT88, E88CC, KT88, 0A3 as turn-on indicator (buzzing along happily) and between the choque in front and power trafo, a 5U4G.
 

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845 SE

Transformers are Hammonds and the power supply is external and not pictured. The driver stage is powered by a 5AR4 rectifier and the 845's use UF4007s in a bridge to get about 850v. The tube lineup goes 417A-6AH4-845.


Adam
 

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Silencio

This is my class A tubeamplifier built and disigned by my brother.
It is a DC couplet amp without C in the signalpath. The tubes are 8x EL 519 (rusian) and special is the distorsion compensation. In fact, distorsionis introduced to reduce with good results (< 0,35% max. power). It has 2 powersuplys. Al is power is stabilised.
2x 35 watt in Class A en 2x 70 watt max.
Most important... it sounds perfect.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.


Ronald
 
Amplificador muito legal. Eu tenho um par de amplificadores que também utilizam EL519, um par por canal (fabricados pela Klare, aqui na Holanda). Conheco uma pessoa, aqui perto de Eindhoven, que tem anos de experiência no ramo e pra ele um amp PP com uma EL519 em triodo é o melhor que há.

Very nice amplifier. I have a pair of amplifiers which also use the EL519, two per channel. Those are made through Klare, a company in Holland. I know a guy who has lots of experience with tubes and for he a PP amp with the EL519 in triode sounds best.

And, by the way, if your brother knows of anyone who has a lot of 6AS7/6080, send me an e-mail!

Erik
 
Triode Amp

Very nice amplifier. I have a pair of amplifiers which also use the EL519, two per channel. Those are made through Klare, a company in Holland. I know a guy who has lots of experience with tubes and for he a PP amp with the EL519 in triode sounds best.

These valves are from the same shop, Klare ... they bought a lot off them in the DDR i think. It are very strong tubes and can handle a lot of power. It is also used as a triode amp... thats a surprise 🙂
The big difference is that the design of the amp is totaly different then all the 50 - 70 years designs. For that it has not a "typical"tube sound like most tube amps.

My brother doosn't have this type off tubes unhappely... by the way, your Portugese is very well... where did you learn that?

mvg Ronald