Long time ago I breadboarded the 1624 valve and liked the sound. The 807 is famous and I never ended up with a permanent system with this valve. Yet, I like it. And if you have them at hand, use them. Even for guitar amps are amazing.
Tag: SE amp
300B SE Amp: 46 Driver (Part I)
And time arrived to start experimenting with the different drivers. Why? Well, the whole point of the latest modular design is that I can easily (I hope) make quick changes and experiment.
The D3a driver board can be replaced with a new one. In fact I will be building a pair of stacked boards (which are in essence ground planes) to hold the SUT as well as a pentode screen bias regulator and the driver board.
First incarnation will be on the 46 DHT. However, drilled the board to fit either loctal (e.g. 4P1L, C3g, etc.) as well as noval for other 9-pin drivers I have in mind.
The build process is fast. I have the ground plane PCBs, which I drill (M3) to fit multiple plastic hex standoff to hold either PCBs or different turret/2mm connectors to plug in/out the board as needed. This LEGO-like approach is amazing, very happy with the flexibility and speed of work I can get with this.
Stay tuned.
4-65a SE Amp: cherry anodes
Cherry anodes
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