henry4841 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I would love to see more pictures of your tube amplifiers. To me they can be a work of art and some of them really catch your eye when they are on. I only have a couple of my builds worthy of posting and members have already seen them so I will not post another picture. The rest of my builds are built around a plain Bud box or Hammond. I have always been more interested in the sound rather than the appearance but I love looking at really nice retail and diy builds. Very few SS amplifiers can really catch your eye like a tube amplifier does. I look forward to seeing more. The last pictures here of the Dennis Had and Seti's build look outstanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 parts is parts... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bkwa1959 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 12 hours ago, henry4841 said: I would love to see more pictures of your tube amplifiers. To me they can be a work of art and some of them really catch your eye when they are on. I only have a couple of my builds worthy of posting and members have already seen them so I will not post another picture. The rest of my builds are built around a plain Bud box or Hammond. I have always been more interested in the sound rather than the appearance but I love looking at really nice retail and diy builds. Very few SS amplifiers can really catch your eye like a tube amplifier does. I look forward to seeing more. The last pictures here of the Dennis Had and Seti's build look outstanding. Here is a picture of my line magnetic lm-126ia 15 watts of tube magic based on western electric design 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikon f Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Bottlehead SEX 2.0, uses two 6DN7 tubes for a total of 2 watts, very quiet and also functions well as a head amp. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmlowz Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I have been having a lot of fun with my new Inspire Universal SET rmlowz 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikon f Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Breadboard 6GW8 SE amplifier. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEngVic Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Dynaco ST-70 series II 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 8 hours ago, nikon f said: Breadboard 6GW8 SE amplifier. My kind of guy. Keep the pictures coming. Nice to see newbies posting pictures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang_flht Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 My Cary SLi50 1996 first version 2x30W pure Classe A, era and design Dennis Had 😍 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marvel Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Welborne Labs Moondogs 2A3 amps. Mullard GZ37 rectifiers, 6sn7 driver tubes (overkill, a single would have been enough). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backfire Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 The first is my everyday amplifier, a conventional type of OTL amplifier using 6C33C output tubes. I quite like the second one too; again OTL, using 6082 output tubes. The novelty with this one is that there are no transformers at all; it runs directly from the mains supply. It's based on one of the earliest OTL designs, by Dickie and Macovski in 1954. Regretfully, my constructions tend to be rather utilitarian in comparison to some of the beautiful ones built by others! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Breadboards? Here's a SRPP using a 6SL7 to drive a 71A. DC heating, because directly heating with 5 volts AC is a challenge I really doubt I can pull off. Polypropylene/oil caps used for cathode/filament bypassing. James universal OPTs. The circuit shined on my LaScalas I had at the time. Not much gumption at 800 milliwatts a side, but it sure had a nice sound. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwa1959 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 15 hours ago, rmlowz said: I have been having a lot of fun with my new Inspire Universal SET rmlowz below is a picture of my Inspire Hot Rod amp and LP-3.1 preamp I have added tung sol black glass 6sn7gt tubes to the preamp and black glass 6sn7gt ken rad with coke bottle 5u4gt tubes to my power amp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwa1959 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Just now, bkwa1959 said: below is a picture of my Inspire Hot Rod amp and LP-3.1 preamp I have added tung sol black glass 6sn7gt tubes to the preamp and black glass 6sn7gt ken rad with coke bottle 5u4gt tubes to my power amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 let's keep this train ride going.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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