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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited March 2013
    Another Pic

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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited March 2013
    The guts.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    looks fine to me - are those 6BQ5 outputs?

    It's (IME) impossible to build a bad sounding amp - PP or SE - using 6BQ5s :-)

    Now, back on topic - how about this goofy SE 7591 stereo console amp? This was a $3 acquisition (the whole console) at a fundraising flea market at our church many years ago. How did it sound? OK - I never tried it with fresh output tubes, though - the originals may have been very tired.

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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited March 2013
    My newest addition. My first tube amp!

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    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein

    Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
    Thorens TD320
    Modified Carver C-1
    Carver TFM 42 and 45 Amplifiers
    Polk RTA15TL Speakers w/Decato mods
    White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited March 2013
    LOL...True. My newest "in-hand"!
    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein

    Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
    Thorens TD320
    Modified Carver C-1
    Carver TFM 42 and 45 Amplifiers
    Polk RTA15TL Speakers w/Decato mods
    White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited March 2013
    watch it, you'll go blind:evil:
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    Not mine :-( but one I re-hab'bed for a local fellow. Nice sounding PP EL84 stereo integrated amp from Fisher's glory days.

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited March 2013
    Jeff is that the Baldwin?
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited March 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Jeff is that the Baldwin?

    Nope. That is the SET amp. It does have a couple of Baldwin tubes in it though.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    This one isn't mine; I have one, but not prettied up :-)
    This is a push-pull EL84 stereo power amp, chassis 93-02, abstracted from an early 1960s Magnavox console. Those old Maggotbox consoles had extremely simple (very low parts count, even kind of crude in design) but surprisingly good sounding amplifiers. They're great starter tube amps for someone who is willing and eager to tinker a little bit.

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    Mine still looks like this :-) I ususally use it, rather heretically, with a pair of AR-3 three-way acoustic suspension (and quite insensitive) speakers. PS I have a prettier pair of AR-3s than the dump-find pair shown below :-P

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    Just a little more on the Maggotbox amps. This is an extremely similar one, chassis 88-01 (or 88-02); this one is a push-pull 6V6 stereo amp (about 10 wpc) and also very nice sounding. I was partially responsible for the "modernization" of this one; some of the work was done by its owner.

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    I hope the below-decks view gives an idea of how little "there" there is there (to paraphrase Gertrude Stein) :-)
    Here's another way to see that, if you're used to looking at schematics. Not too much stands between your source and your speakers with an amp like this - and that's generally a good thing :-)

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    (I edited out the power supply circuit - it, too, is simple but effective)
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited March 2013
    Not mine...but a friend's Baldwin Amp that was rebuilt here locally in Indy.


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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited March 2013
    50 (EL34) watts per channel
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    or

    100 (KT88) watts per channel
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    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2013
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    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,500
    edited March 2013
    Tube man....anatomically correct?:cheesygrin:
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,289
    edited March 2013
    That ain't no tube...that's a Xmas light:redface:
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
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    Most of the magic's gone out of this ol' girl's magic eye :-(
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    Finally managed to snap a halfway decent photo of this almost-matched pair today :-)

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    If and when I get the gumption up, I am gonna try the S-5500II with the Quads... based on how dang good I heard a pair of ESl-57s fsound driven by an MC-225 last summer...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    hybrid vacuum tube/solid state mono (two-track) Tandberg...

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  • cc43fan
    cc43fan Posts: 22
    edited March 2013
    My HH Scott 299C
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited March 2013
    Nice amp - I've got a 222C - and another basket case 222 - and an LK-72, both needing restoration (and no photos handy of either).
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  • cc43fan
    cc43fan Posts: 22
    edited March 2013
    The 299C I have is a real showstopper cosmetically. The real challange for me was restuffing the cap caps...as you know, very little space under the hood for replacements caps.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2013
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    1964 Raytheon 3-mica, black plate, halo getter attached to the grid posts

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    1958 Bendix 6106 rectifier (5Y3 equivalent) built like brick sh*thouse!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • cc43fan
    cc43fan Posts: 22
    edited March 2013
    heiney9 wrote: »
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    Very cool!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2013
    One of two amps that I built at Carverfest 2011
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited March 2013
    Playing side by side (EL34 is the flavor of the day)
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    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited March 2013
    Is that the one you had at Disney Joe's for Polkfest George? Looks great!
    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2013
    doctor r wrote: »
    Is that the one you had at Disney Joe's for Polkfest George? Looks great!

    Nope,,thats the other one, I built two-- with some(alot) of help from my friends.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited March 2013
    george daniel wrote: »
    One of two amps that I built at Carverfest 2011
    Kewl lookin amp George.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2013
    New Grant Fidelity B283 MKII buffer with upgraded 1952 Raytheon 6SN7s. I have it at the output of my passive preamp, and it's giving my B1 buffer a run for its money...

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    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2013
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