Looking for compact 20w Tube Heads...

EGRENIER said:
Nice work…. I have a couple of questions on your drawing.

When I look at your connection from V1, V2, V3 etc, I’m not sure how you carry the purple/brown pair. Are you splicing it at V2 to keep going to V3 ?

Also, for the connection from the main board to V1-G from the 34K. I see a grey and white pair, what do you do with the grey ? Is it connected to V1-G or just a dead end ?

Bare with me, I’m a newbie !
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It’s a rough draft right now but…

It’s traditional in tube amps that when wiring the heaters you splice in another run, i.e. take the second twisted pair and twist the like colors together and make the connection at that tube and send the other pair to the next tube, and so on and so forth.

The grey/white wires are shielded wire. The grey is ground and is only grounded at one end.
 
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Harry Klippton said:
Hey @Big Monk are there any recordings you'd point to as a definitive hiwatt sound that you're after?
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Pretty much anything by Pink Floyd from Meddle on. Although Gilmour did not really run his Hiwatts dirty.

I'm also striking a balance here. With 6K6 power tubes, the perceived volume won't be much less than a pair of 6V6 tubes and since 6K6s are actual Pentodes, will be closer to the EL34 sound of the Hiwatts.

For the dirty Hiwatt sound, I think you have to listen the Who Live at Leeds or Led Zeppelin at Royal Albert Hall.
 
Nothing beats the Hiwatt clean tone. I am not quite ready to build a tube amp, but when I am, that Trinity will be mine. If Hiwatt was smart they would get in on the modern powerscale/modeling trend and crank out some new amps.
 
Coda said:
Nothing beats the Hiwatt clean tone. I am not quite ready to build a tube amp, but when I am, that Trinity will be mine. If Hiwatt was smart they would get in on the modern powerscale/modeling trend and crank out some new amps.
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Well, let's see how my boards turn out. I'd sell them to forum members here at cost, with a shipping charge. I have to order 5 at a time anyway.

The Trinity is an exceptional kit from the looks it but at $700 + $270 + Shipping, your total cost will be over $1000. Not that it isnt worth it, but I think my project will come in around $400 total, including the custom face/back plates.

I am making my own head though, so that helps.
 
Big Monk said:
Well, let's see how my boards turn out. I'd sell them to forum members here at cost, with a shipping charge. I have to order 5 at a time anyway.

The Trinity is an exceptional kit from the looks it but at $700 + $270 + Shipping, your total cost will be over $1000. Not that it isnt worth it, but I think my project will come in around $400 total, including the custom face/back plates.

I am making my own head though, so that helps.
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Dibs on one (1) set of boards, SVP!
 
Big Monk said:
Well, let's see how my boards turn out. I'd sell them to forum members here at cost, with a shipping charge. I have to order 5 at a time anyway.

The Trinity is an exceptional kit from the looks it but at $700 + $270 + Shipping, your total cost will be over $1000. Not that it isnt worth it, but I think my project will come in around $400 total, including the custom face/back plates.

I am making my own head though, so that helps.
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I’d be a taker for one of your board set…

what’s your plan for the cabinet ? Speakers ?
 
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