tube fanatic Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Continuing the theme of very tiny, flea-power, SETs is the Little Smoothie! The idea for this amp came from a guy who wanted to be able to roll lots of inexpensive tubes. It is designed to use the 6AQ5 or any of its numerous variants (see schematic). It can also be constructed with an octal socket which is wired for the 6V6 or any of its variants. If done that way, a pair of adapters can be purchased on Ebay which allows the use of any of the 6AQ5 family of tubes as well as the 6CM6. The options for tube rolling become almost limitless if done that way. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-Gold-plated-6CM6-to-6V6GT-tube-converter-adapter-/191709523633?hash=item2ca2c72eb1:g:3kAAAOSwo0JWOwww http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-NEW-Tube-adaptor-6AQ5-to-6V6-free-shipping-world-/291818672719?hash=item43f1bf924f:g:5QgAAOSwUdlWdNzZ Power output, and distortion, is similar to that of the Taters. In this case it's about 730 milliwatts. Again, this is more than enough for many applications. The sound of this amp is also excellent and not significantly different from that of the Taters. And, the cost of construction is only slightly higher due to the extra tube and socket. So, here's another chance to build an amp which will interface beautifully with most Klipsch speakers. I posted the pdf schematic first, so hopefully it won't be lost with the pictures. And now the necessary disclaimer: MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO NOT FORGET THAT TUBE AMPS OPERATE ON VOLTAGES WHICH CAN KILL YOU! DO NOT BUILD THESE AMPS IF YOU ARE NOT WELL EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH SUCH VOLTAGES IN A SAFE MANNER. Maynard Little-Smoothie-SET--9.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesans Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Another excellent build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Nice detailed work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 How would those go with a pair of RB-25's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 9 hours ago, Jim said: How would those go with a pair of RB-25's? It depends on how loudly you want them to play, and where you will sit when listening. At 6 feet you should be fine at levels up to around 80 db, and still have a few db of clean headroom for the louder passages. Do you already have these? If so, how are they with your 4 wpc SEP? Maynard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 They are nice with them. I don't have the amps though. That's why I was inquiring. Hmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Dual mono block amps in a nice nearfield 2 ch system would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep3shot Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Steely Dan's Aja' is playing on Maynard's Little Smoothies in my shop as I write this post. His reputation is beyond reproach so I needn't gush like a fanboy. For what it is worth the transaction was painless and quick with absolutely ZERO disappointments. The amps are wonderful, the packaging could have survived being catapulted to me, and I feel like I cheated the man after considering how little I paid for this type of happiness. Cheers to you Maynard and Thank you. Now I continue to listen to Aja'...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesans Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, deep3shot said: Steely Dan's Aja' is playing on Maynard's Little Smoothies in my shop as I write this post. His reputation is beyond reproach so I needn't gush like a fanboy. For what it is worth the transaction was painless and quick with absolutely ZERO disappointments. The amps are wonderful, the packaging could have survived being catapulted to me, and I feel like I cheated the man after considering how little I paid for this type of happiness. Cheers to you Maynard and Thank you. Now I continue to listen to Aja'...... Nice congrats can you post some photo's love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 46 minutes ago, deep3shot said: Steely Dan's Aja' is playing on Maynard's Little Smoothies in my shop as I write this post. His reputation is beyond reproach so I needn't gush like a fanboy. For what it is worth the transaction was painless and quick with absolutely ZERO disappointments. The amps are wonderful, the packaging could have survived being catapulted to me, and I feel like I cheated the man after considering how little I paid for this type of happiness. Cheers to you Maynard and Thank you. Now I continue to listen to Aja'...... And I'll bet you're playing them through those really nice LSI's you acquired not too long ago.....I'm sure they sound great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep3shot Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 4 hours ago, jimjimbo said: And I'll bet you're playing them through those really nice LSI's you acquired not too long ago.....I'm sure they sound great! Jimjimbo - Abso-Fn-lutely playing them on those LSI's I wish I had two more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I hear you, they are special… i'll never give mine up, I have had lots of people tell me that of all of the speakers I own, that they sound the best.... though I must admit, that when I play them I also have them paired with a set of heresy industrials through a Marantz 1250 integrated amp.....it doesn't get much better than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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