I came here to lurk because, while I have the greatest respect for valve amps I know little about them. I am going for an interview as Production Engineer in a company which makes.... valve amps.
Worthwhile doing some searches and reading the wiki ..... which consists of one sentence ;
"Tubes can be used to build a pleasant amplifier, which I know to be true. I finished my first tube amp project last night. 8 watts per side of nice clean sound, and a room heater, too!"
Worthwhile doing some searches and reading the wiki ..... which consists of one sentence ;
"Tubes can be used to build a pleasant amplifier, which I know to be true. I finished my first tube amp project last night. 8 watts per side of nice clean sound, and a room heater, too!"
Hi Pbassred
I am going to suggest (aside from reading and learning here) that you purchase a pair of books by Morgan Jones. The first is "Valve Amplifiers" available at Amazon.com. It's an excellent book that is easy reading. There is a companion book to that that deals with building them. You will see it also at Amazon. Another book that is a bit heavier going is RDH 4. You can download it, but I find the paper version easier. That is long out of print, but reprints may be available. Hamfests are another good source.
This would be an excellent investment in your career.
-Chris
I am going to suggest (aside from reading and learning here) that you purchase a pair of books by Morgan Jones. The first is "Valve Amplifiers" available at Amazon.com. It's an excellent book that is easy reading. There is a companion book to that that deals with building them. You will see it also at Amazon. Another book that is a bit heavier going is RDH 4. You can download it, but I find the paper version easier. That is long out of print, but reprints may be available. Hamfests are another good source.
This would be an excellent investment in your career.
-Chris
anatech said:
The other is "building valve amplifiers".
I can think of no other books as well suited for a cram course in modern tube amplifier design and construction.
I also recommend Allen Wright's "Preamp Cookbook". It is actually more about attitude than the nitty-gritty, but a very good foil to the Jones' books.
Both these fellows are brilliant BTW. I've only met Morgan on-line, but have met Allen in the flesh.
dave
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