bcowen
Headphoneus Supremus
Wowzers, 211s in push-pull, that is a beastly set of monos. Could always grab the oven mitts for tube rolling not that I have ever done it.....
Yeah, beastly and heavy. 100 watts/side in pure Class A triode. But even with NOS RCA 211's (VT-4C's) and '50's Western Electric 300B's in place they were probably my least favorite of all the Cary amps I've owned (or had on loan). Lots of power, just no magic.
By the way for the DV modders, I offered this to @bcowen some time ago, if anyone wanted to try a CCS load on the driver tube, for the cost of parts and shipping (and when I have some free time), I'd be happy to provide a set of boards ready to go. Would probably also suggest rebiasing the 6SN7 as well, which would just mean altering the value of the 1K cathode resistor. Question again is where the boards will fit, and some holes would need to be made in the chassis to mount the PCBs on standoffs.
A very gracious offer and sincerely appreciated. I'm just not sure I have the technical expertise to know how to wire them in without blowing something up in the process. Perhaps @therremans has the requisitely sized cojones to attempt it?