Friday, July 08, 2011

DIY HiFi

Another project looms ... a SET amp using 45 output tubes. These are arguably the pinnacle of hifi amps, but at a measly 2 watts or so need extremely efficient speakers. Guess what - I have such speakers! Onward we go ... research stage ...

Tubelab SE?
Pros: plenty online help, pcboard, reviews all positive.
Cons: apparently rare input tubes (5842) - could find them though. PCB - would be nice to do a point-to-point. Needs a few components eg ICXP 10M45S IC (no suitable alternative apparently) that are extraordinarily difficult to source in the UK.

Still looking ...

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