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Old February 26th 07, 09:02 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Don Pearce
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Default Is it valve, or is it SS?

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:22:13 GMT, mick wrote:

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:04:51 +1100, Phil Allison wrote:

snip

The earlier, almost famous and better sounding examples used Germanium
devices.

AC127 /128 IIRC.



Wow.... that brings back some memories.
Fastest fuse on three legs!
Did they use the AC128 or the OC81? Just interested - IIRC the AC128 wasn't
as easy (for me) to get hold of. The AC127 was bad enough.


All silicon, I'm afraid.

d

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