Building my own valve amp
"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:
What the OP needs to do is listen to those who are experienced with
real
*buildable* circuits and follow the advice he likes the sound of best -
he's got to start somewhere and damn near every 'normal' PP amp on the
planet owes summat to the early Mullard designs (AFAIK) so why struggle
against it??
**Why trust what people say? Some people are seriously deluded. How is
Max to know if the people he is speaking to know anything at all? MUCH
better for him to listen to a product, BEFORE plonking down the cash.
Because the OP asked about BUILDING a amplifier, given you find this
mythical dealer that lets you geard some commercial amps, what then, ask
the maker for the winding schedule for their TX's
**How will he know what to build, unless he can listen to it? Valve amps
mostly sound different to each other. Their sound is largely
differentiated by the topolgy, the output transformers and the valves
used. Without a good listen to the amps, it is a total crap shoot. MUCH
better to listen to several amps and make a choice from those.
(Different with SETs of course, but I'd recommend a SET as a start amp
for a number of reasons!)
**SETs are for idiots.
"Why trust what people say? Some people are seriously deluded."
**Want me to explain to you why SET amps are for idiots? I'm quite happy
to explain in exquisite detail, that any technical person can understand.
You'll need to explain it to Iain though. He's not too bright in things
technical.
Trevor. Some time ago, It became clear to me after reading
some of your posts, that Patrick Turner (acknowledged by
one and all to be a man of considerable expertise in things
thermionic) was correct when he wrote in a Usenet post
(I paraphrase) "There is nothing that TW can teach Iain
or probably anyone else here about valve/tube audio.
He is an SS audio salesman with little knowledge and
no practical experience in valve amp construction"
**You are, of course, incorrect. That won't stop you from lying and
misrepresenting my position, nor my words in the future, however. You've
made it into something of an art form. You are a lying piece of ****.
I remember also that when asked how many tube amps
you had built in the past 25 years, the reply was "None"
**That much is correct. I ceased building valve equipment sometime around
1980. No point. Transistor technology had advanced to a point where valve
equipment offered no improvement in performance. Prior to that time, I was
using a valve preamp of my own construction. I found it significantly better
than any commercial transistor design. In 1980, I was presented with a
product (transistor) which caused me to revise my opinions, however. I have
never looked back. I will certainly acknowledge that I have heard a valve
preamp which is the equal of my transistor preamp. The Conrad Johnson
Premier 16. An utterly amazingly excellent preamp. Low distortion, very
quiet (low microphonics, too) and wide bandwidth. As good as my transistor
preamp and quite a steal at *only* ten times the price.
And yet, here you are "advising" the OP about what *not*
to build.
**No. I am advising him to LISTEN, before he plonks down a single cent.
What you lack in experience you certainly make up for in
prejudice:-)
**My alleged lack of experience is in your own, deluded brain.
In any case, performing a blind test between a SET amp and pretty much
anything else is a most sobering experience.
Surely you are not naive enough to think that people do not listen
carefully to a selection of amplifiers before making their choice?
**Lots of people don't listen. Keith is one.
I will continue to challenge your lies. Do not think you can get away with
them. You won't.
Trevor Wilson
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