[jonjon0nline]

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Originally Posted by adamus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Heres my 3 hr mini millet, making lovely sound. I used 470uf pana fc caps, and wima mkp10 330nf film caps. good bass, lovely valvey mids, slightly recessed highs which i expect to develop with a bit of burn in.

Can you post pics of the internals? Thanks =)

 

[TimJo]

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Originally Posted by Chipp /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks like I seriously need to revisit my schematic reading ability - but, in the meantime the amp is alive. Thanks a ton for the help!

Good to hear that! Enjoy...

 

[adamus]

jojononline- i will post pics of internals tonight (uk). As yo can imagine, there isnt much room in that little case.

Cheers

Adam.

 

[joe_seattle]

Sorry if this is redundant. Just curious what tubes folks are using and how the sound signature might vary among the different brands. I ordered some for my build and received both Raytheon and RCA. Are there any in particular to get or to avoid?

 

[n_maher]

I've only been using the RCAs and don't find anything objectionable about them. And being the oddball tube the 19J6 is I'd be willing to bet that there were only a few manufacturers and just lots of rebranding going on.

 

[scompton]

I have Delco tubes. I have no idea who actually made them. I don't know how they compare to any other tubes since this is the first tube amp I've owned.

I assume since I have Delco tubes that these were originally used in car radios. I would think that would make NOS ones somewhat common. Does anyone know when car radios switched from tubes to chips? I remember going to the hardware store with my father to get tubes for TVs and home radios. I don't remember him changing tubes in the car. Although I don't remember a car radio back then either so we may not have had one.

 

[Chipp]

I have a pair of Sylvanias and an RCA Victor; along with a Hytron that appears to be an RCA rebrand. I can't discern any difference between them from a sound standpoint.

 

[lynxkcg]

I've got a handful of Muse caps here but I can't bring myself to turn off the amp to put em in. It's got UHE caps in there now. It's been running constantly since I built it despite falling off my desk twice. :O

 

[rds]

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I've got a handful of Muse caps here but I can't bring myself to turn off the amp to put em in. It's got UHE caps in there now. It's been running constantly since I built it despite falling off my desk twice. :O

I found the Muse were a very nice improvement over the UHE, but they should be bypassed with film caps like the big brother Millets.
I'm interested to hear your impressions.

 

[lynxkcg]

I have a few WIMA .1uf caps, but would it be worth the wait to order some PIOs? And would silmic IIs sound better bypassed in the same manner? Sorry, I don't have much experience with how this stuff sounds, its hard without some frame of reference.

 

[rds]

I haven't tried Silmics in the signal path, so I can't say. Wima Mkps are work very well with the Muse ES.
...I just realized you never said if they were ES (the green ones). So I was just assuming they are.

 

[lynxkcg]

I have a few of both but I was planning on using the KZ. I'm so confused on what to bypass with what

 

[rds]

Try bypassing the Muse ES with the Wima MKP and see if you like it. I've used the KZ by itself in the signal path before. I didn't spend much time listening to it, but it seemed alright.

 

[scompton]

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Originally Posted by lynxkcg /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's been running constantly since I built it despite falling off my desk twice. :O

Mine has fallen twice too. It's just too light. I need to put lead weights in it or something

 

[adamus]

mine ate a tube last night. I turned it off and about 30 seconds later i hear a ping. The tube has shattered round the base! thats a first!!!