Well gentlemen, the time has come to say goodbye, I am selling my Glenn OTL.
I am announcing it here first for those that follow the thread, not sure what the interest will be given the current state of affairs. Before you read on, note that this is for contintental USA only and will ship by UPS ground. The tubes will likely be shipped in a separate package. As of right now, mail services are still up and running, so I don't expect there to be an issue. Unfortunately, I cannot go out and get the shipping materials, so I will be using UPS "pack and ship" services. The amp will be well-protected before they pack it further, but it will be expensive, the price includes shipping and fees. If it is still available by Saturday, I'll list it in the classifieds. I spent a lot of time, money (upwards of $600-700), and effort making upgrades/modifications to this amp, the price reflects that. It is $2000, all shipping and fees included. This is what I paid for the amp, before the upgrades.
Changes I have made:
- driver tube plate resistors changed to Kiwame carbon film
- driver stage coupling capacitors changed to Jupiter copper foil 1uF
- XLR inputs changed to WBT - 0210Cu Ms RCA inputs, which included replacing the rear panel
- Alps pot upgraded to Goldpoint V47 stereo
- simple rectifier/capacitor + dropping resistor for DC on the heaters
- C3g/pentode sockets replaced with 6J5/12J5 sockets
- all sockets replaced with Japanese QQQ phenolic octal sockets
In terms of the original features, it is HEXFRED rectified, includes the 6/12/25V switch on the rear panel (which also affects the 6J5 sockets for use of 12J5 tubes) and Lundahl transformer. There is no "5998 switch".
I am including a tube starter pack, here it is:
Power:
2x Toshiba 6080
2x Svetlana 6H13C
8x Sylvania T-plate 6BL7GT (only one pictured, all NOS)
Driver:
2x National Union 12J5GT
1x Brimar 13D2 (25V equivalent to Brimar 13D1)
1x RCA 1633 (25V equivalent to RCA 6SN7GT)
1x Ken-Rad 1633 (25V equivalent to Ken-Rad 6SN7GT)
If you are interested, shoot me a PM.