Posted by Bill Epstein [ 75.143.239.3 ] on May 12, 2009 at 14:39:58:

Even tho' I have my own parking space at the clinic, I still have time to blow stuff up:

That's the Tubelab Simple SE that'll run EL-34 thru KT-88 single-ended. George sells you the board, cheap, and his website borders on OCD detail for the build. Anyone over the age of 6 can build this.

I traded some caps for a pair of Svetlana 6550s and they sound darn good putting out about 5 watts. One of them, or perhaps one half of the 12AT7 is a little weak so I'm having imaging problems but no big deal. The 4Pis really like this amp, it's punchy, dynamic and the highs are a litle less detailed/aggressive than the 45.

Feeling better lately for those who asked; it turns out I'm the drug side-effect poster boy and it's been really hard to find the right brew for my delicate condition.

I've prescribed one of these for my newly arrived second childhood and expect to get aboard sometime in July:

Cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway on my T-100, can't wait!

Replies:

• Cathode bias? - spkrman57 13:32:43 05/13/09 (1)
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• Sweet Trumpy Bill! - RC Daniel 23:11:26 05/12/09 (0)
• Nice - Shane 21:02:23 05/12/09 (1)
  • Re: Nice - Bill Epstein 02:26:10 05/13/09 (0)
• Re: What I've been doing between hospital visits - Matts 20:21:20 05/12/09 (0)
• Re: What I've been doing between hospital visits - Wayne-o 15:16:40 05/12/09 (1)
  • Re: What I've been doing between hospital visits - Wayne Parham 17:56:00 05/12/09 (0)