[lord_tris]

Am I missing anything or is there something that can replaced to make it better and do i need to add anything too it

Its going to be a Millett hybred w/tread and Diamond Buffer

the diamond buffer is not on there yet as i dont know where to find one yet and the parts list for it

www.TubeDepot.com
amount: unit
2 - tubes - 12ae6a $4.95 per tube 9.90 for order
2- tube sockets - 7 pin pc mount socket $1.95 per socket 3.90 for order


www.hndme.com
amount: unit
8 - elna silmic II rfs-10001000 $2.10 each 16.80 for order
2 - elna cerafine roa-220010R0 1.00each 2.00 for order

www.mouser.com
amount: unit
10 - Kemet Conformally Coated Axial Ceramic Capacitors 50V X7R .01uF 10% - $.06 each $.60 for order
10 - Wima Polypropylene Film Capacitors 400V .1uF 10% $.80 each $8.00 for order
02 - ST Voltage Protection Devices DO-15 600W 30V Unidirect $.32 each $.64 for order
03 - Vishay/Siliconix Diodes TO-92 0.56mA +/-20% $1.91each $5.73 for order
04 - Raychem Radial Lead Resettable Fuses Crimped Radial Lead .5A 72V 40A $.54each $2.16 for order
10 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistor 1/4watt 1Kohms $.21each $2.10 for order
03 - Vishay/Spectrol Multi-Turn Trimmers/Potentiometers 3/8"SQ 5Kohms Multi Turn $1.95 $5.85 for order
04 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistors 1/4watt 22.1ohms $.21each $.84 for the order
04 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistors 1/4watt 221ohms $.21each $.84 for the order
04 - Kobiconn Terminal Blocks 3.81MM P 90DEG 2P $.58 each $2.32 for the order
04 - Kobiconn Terminal Blocks 3.81MM P 90DEG 3P $.88each $3.52 for the order
02 - Neutrik Phone Jacks STEREO CHROME NOSE $1.10each $2.20 for the order
04 - Mill-Max DIP Low Profile Sockets 8P GLD PIN GLD CONT $.62each $2.48 for the order

www.tangentsoft.net
amount: unit
01 - Tread kit $17.00
01 - ALPS RK27, 50KΩ POT $16.00


I am going to be fabbing an all arcylic case for the system

 

[MASantos]

You could use two Blackgate HIgh-Q Nx Series for C7 positions and leave the bipass film caps out. This is said to have a great performance.


I saw tubes for the millet at 3 $$ in another online tube store. I think that you can get them cheapper than 5$. I would also advise to buy more than two, since they can go bad very quickly. Why not order different tubes to do some tube rolling and adjust the sound to your liking?

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Originally Posted by lord_tris Am I missing anything or is there something that can replaced to make it better and do i need to add anything too it Its going to be a Millett hybred w/tread and Diamond Buffer the diamond buffer is not on there yet as i dont know where to find one yet and the parts list for it www.TubeDepot.com amount: unit 2 - tubes - 12ae6a $4.95 per tube 9.90 for order 2- tube sockets - 7 pin pc mount socket $1.95 per socket 3.90 for order www.hndme.com amount: unit 8 - elna silmic II rfs-10001000 $2.10 each 16.80 for order 2 - elna cerafine roa-220010R0 1.00each 2.00 for order www.mouser.com amount: unit 10 - Kemet Conformally Coated Axial Ceramic Capacitors 50V X7R .01uF 10% - $.06 each $.60 for order 10 - Wima Polypropylene Film Capacitors 400V .1uF 10% $.80 each $8.00 for order 02 - ST Voltage Protection Devices DO-15 600W 30V Unidirect $.32 each $.64 for order 03 - Vishay/Siliconix Diodes TO-92 0.56mA +/-20% $1.91each $5.73 for order 04 - Raychem Radial Lead Resettable Fuses Crimped Radial Lead .5A 72V 40A $.54each $2.16 for order 10 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistor 1/4watt 1Kohms $.21each $2.10 for order 03 - Vishay/Spectrol Multi-Turn Trimmers/Potentiometers 3/8"SQ 5Kohms Multi Turn $1.95 $5.85 for order 04 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistors 1/4watt 22.1ohms $.21each $.84 for the order 04 - Vishay/Dale 1/4WATT Metal Film Resistors 1/4watt 221ohms $.21each $.84 for the order 04 - Kobiconn Terminal Blocks 3.81MM P 90DEG 2P $.58 each $2.32 for the order 04 - Kobiconn Terminal Blocks 3.81MM P 90DEG 3P $.88each $3.52 for the order 02 - Neutrik Phone Jacks STEREO CHROME NOSE $1.10each $2.20 for the order 04 - Mill-Max DIP Low Profile Sockets 8P GLD PIN GLD CONT $.62each $2.48 for the order www.tangentsoft.net amount: unit 01 - Tread kit $17.00 01 - ALPS RK27, 50KΩ POT $16.00 I am going to be fabbing an all arcylic case for the system

 

[quicksilver96]

Get more than 2 tubes, there may be varyances between the tubes and there is the possibility that one of the tubes may be DOA.

 

[tomb]

While I personally like TubeDepot, Manuel and Quicksilver are right - $4.95 is too much for Millett tubes, and you probably need at least 4 in the same type, more if you opt for the 12FK6's or 12FM6's. 12AE6's have the highest gain, while those who use Grado's often opt for the 12FK6's, which have much lower gain. $3 is the usual going rate, sometimes $2.50. You might pay $4 at some places if you specify the brand. I've seen them as high as $7.95 at a local store here in Atlanta, but that's ridiculous (maybe OK for a TungSol).

I use 12AE6's and 12AE6A's in mine, and prefer GE, with Sylvania's a close second. The Sylvania's are similar to the 12FK6's in that they have pronounced highs and detail. I've found the RCA 12AE6A's to be lifeless. The GE's offer a good balance between richness and detail, but that's IMHO and YMMV.

PartsConnexion has some really outstanding gold sockets for only $1.95 (Part #SOCKET- 59029 ). If you order the Black Gates as Manuel suggested, that would be a good place for the sockets. I even prefer their standard finish ceramic, too. If you look closely at the TubeDepot socket, you'll see the bottom half of the socket is very thin. That puts the least amount of strength at the greatest point of stress. I cracked everyone of those I had when trying to drill/pop out the center post for the tube LED's. The ones with more meat at the bottom are better. The top part of the socket only positions the tubes with the holes, anyway.

The Diamond Buffers are referenced in a stickied thread at DIYForums.org:
dDB HomePage. The complete parts list, layouts, etc., etc. can be found there. To purchase a board, you might try contacting steinchen or n_maher. It's been quite awhile since the last Group Buy, so I don't know if any are left.

In the meantime, stacked BUF634's, stacked Intersil's, or the OPA551 will give you results that are sort of close. (The stacked Intersil's are unbelievably detailed - unbearable combined with the Sylvania 12AE6A's.)

I didn't have good luck deleting the bypass caps on C7 - they sounded awful with Nichicon Muse ES's - maybe that was the problem. They sound great with the bypass caps, though. (I've built four in various configs.)

Finally, you didn't say, but I am assuming you have a board. If not, please check out Cetoole's layout for the Millett III, incorporating built-in DB's, among several other new features. There is a review thread at Headwize, and the new layout is stickied at the Millett site - DIYForums.org. We hope to order prototypes soon.

 

[lord_tris]

ok so i am going to be adding more tubes
on those blackgates what is the part number that i am looking for on mowser if that is where i get them.

allso i have got the board comeing soon just got it of a head-fi member today
not sure the version though

and i got ahold of the website from asking around so now i know where i can get info on the diamond buffer

 

[lord_tris]

and i will be useing my hd600's and possiably a k701 maybe if i can swing with the wife

will these cans sound good with this amp

 

[quicksilver96]

I truly enjoy my k701s with the MH using 12FM6 tubes. I've not had the pleasure of Senn 600s through it though.