New Custom SinglePower Amp
Jan 21, 2007 at 3:53 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 67
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My long awaited amp from Mikhail and crew finally arrived today. Here's some pics to wet your appetite.

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Jan 21, 2007 at 3:58 AM Post #2 of 67
I'm a totally tube-noob. Wanna let me know what the three different tubes are for? I'm used to my little dot with two power tubes and two drivers
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Jan 21, 2007 at 4:00 AM Post #4 of 67
Looks amazing, congrats tkam. I'm sure it sounds amazing too
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Jan 21, 2007 at 4:02 AM Post #5 of 67
The little tube at the last picture looks cute.

Why you want the amp customized? does the current SP line not fulfil your need? or you just want the amp to use the tube you want to be used?
 
Jan 21, 2007 at 4:13 AM Post #6 of 67
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I'm a totally tube-noob. Wanna let me know what the three different tubes are for? I'm used to my little dot with two power tubes and two drivers
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The amps has two gain stages, so 1st tube up front is the 1st gain stage and the two tubes behind it are the 2nd gain stage (which I can bypass) and the last two tubes are the output tubes. The tubes in at the time of the pics are (from front to back): Bendix 2c51 -> Chalmer CV181/ECC32s -> Bendix 6080s.
 
Jan 21, 2007 at 4:16 AM Post #7 of 67
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The little tube at the last picture looks cute.

Why you want the amp customized? does the current SP line not fulfil your need? or you just want the amp to use the tube you want to be used?


That little tube is a Bendix 2c51. This amp came about after talking to Mikhail about wanting an amp with 6528 output tubes. These are tubes have very high power requirements (5A heater current) and required a completely new design.
 
Jan 21, 2007 at 4:23 AM Post #8 of 67
Nice, I would assume, but what is the configuration and reason for more tubes?
 
Jan 21, 2007 at 4:30 AM Post #9 of 67
daddy extreme finally makes an appearance.
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Jan 21, 2007 at 4:37 AM Post #10 of 67
Congrats tkam, that amp looks awesome! Love the teeny 2c51 up front. Let us know how it sounds when you have a chance.

I sure would love to get my SDS from Mikhail one of these days. You give me hope!
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Jan 21, 2007 at 5:15 AM Post #13 of 67
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Nice are those speaker terminals in the back?


Not at the moment but using this as an integrated amp in the future is partially why this design was chosen.
 
Jan 21, 2007 at 5:18 AM Post #14 of 67
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Not at the moment but using this as an integrated amp in the future is partially why this design was chosen.



Does the power supply have dual 14 amp or 20 amp transformers?

Congratulatons .... I love the look!
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Jan 21, 2007 at 5:19 AM Post #15 of 67
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Does the power supply have dual 14 amp or 20 amp transformers?

Congratulatons .... I love the look!
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It's dual 20 amp transformers
 
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