Preamp That Runs On Batteries

PreCd
PreCd Posts: 786
edited November 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
I decided to get into tubes and went the cheapest route I know which was to purchase a tube kit. My 1st purchase is a Bottlehead Quickie preamp which runs off four 9v and two D cell batteries. It took about 8 hours to build. I have it feeding a Adcom GFA-545 and my SDA2Bs which at TLd. Very impressed with the little preamp so far. Searching for "the" tube at the moment which is turning out to be an interesting hunt. Hopefully I will not have to rob my smoke detectors one late night in the event I lose my 9Vs!
SDA2BTL
Marantz CD5004
Adcom GFA-545
Bottlehead Quickie Tube Preamp
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2013
    PreCd wrote: »
    Hopefully I will not have to rob my smoke detectors one late night in the event I lose my 9Vs!

    LOL! Sounds like a fun project. Enjoy!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2013
    Congrats! There is a pair of RCA U-getter 3S4 tubes on ebay that look nice.
    Jake
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  • PreCd
    PreCd Posts: 786
    edited November 2013
    Jake:

    Thanks! I bought a couple of pair of those last week and they should be here this week. Coincidentally I had a pair of those from that seller the week before and I liked them so well I got another order. Would like a pair of Telefunken 3s4s but have not had any luck so far.
    zingo wrote: »
    Congrats! There is a pair of RCA U-getter 3S4 tubes on ebay that look nice.
    SDA2BTL
    Marantz CD5004
    Adcom GFA-545
    Bottlehead Quickie Tube Preamp
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