Tube Amp Archive

Thanks for all of the great info in this thread. Steve, I will look up Kevin O'Connor's book. It looks like it may be expensive but you have given it a good review! http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Tone-Volume-III-Generations/dp/0969860889 I think I'm going with a 5e3 kit from Triode. The Allen kits l...

I got in touch with Magnetic Components, they don't have a European distributor because they found the mark up was 2 or 3 times the US price. Rog, I agree with you about MM, from the video there wasn't enough of a difference to warrant going with them. I'm about to order a 5e3 kit from Triode. I mig...

Thanks for the suggestion to look at Classic Tone transformers, it took me to Triode who have an interesting 5e3 kit. http://store.triodestore.com/5e3tubeampkit.html I don't mind ordering components, although I haven't built up anything for a long time, my last project was a guitar tuner that I desi...

Hi Rog, Thanks for the links, I had read through some of your threads already, they are partly what convinced me to have a go at an AB763 circuit. I have had a look at this YouTube video http://youtu.be/-i8lXJ7nSR8 Whoever made the video didn't make a fair comparison as they swapped the transformers...

Thanks for all of the advice so far. I understand that there is a lot of hype and marketing involved in amp building. Some of my favourite amps at the minute, such as 65 Amps and Morgan seem to use Mercury Magnetics for their transformers but I'm happy to go with another make if the consensus is tha...

Thanks Andy, that is exactly the advice I need. I did think abut starting with a 5e3 circuit, maybe that would be a good place to begin. I owned a Tungsten Crema Wheat for a while and it sounded pretty good when it was cranked up but too loud for the house. The bass response was a bit more defined t...

Hi All, After reading a few posts I have been encouraged enough to have a go at my first amp. My first degree was in electronics, although that was 20 years ago and it's been that long since I built up a circuit. I have no real experience of working with valves or audio grade components, so there wi...