tube amps

[pompeyjohn]

anyone here ever bought one from the far east or built one themselves? If so I would appreciate reviews and comments - as considering doing either.

[Arky]

wtf are tube amps :D

got a link

[pompeyjohn]

lol

[url]http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/triodeel_2007_2627835[/url]

[Aidi]

Bu66er me! What heli do you fly!

[Mike W]

a big one ??? lol .... Valve amps produce a much cleaner, crisper sound than ya normally hear .. .They still make high end valveamps for audiophiles

[Aidi]

A mate of mine has a NAIM audio setup, and the sound that comes out is so sweet... Until i heard it plugged into a valve amp. Now i am no audio expert, but even i could hear the difference in the clarity.

[Rodsport999]

How much are these tube amps? I'm intrigued, and I do like my music!

[pompeyjohn]

Well you could build a good one [or find a second hand one] for around a couple of hundred

(like most audio equipment the price goes up into the tens of thousands)

Should you be interested in building one, this is the kit I am currently considering: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Triode-Electronics-ST70-Dynaco-ST-70-DIY-Tube-Amp-Kit_W0QQitemZ200232358580QQihZ010QQcategoryZ50593QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]ST70 kit[/URL]

[Ian]

something i will buy one day is a top quality valve amplifier, they sound just perfect!

One day when im rich and famous!

Ian

[Sesame]

I was halfway through building a 2kw Valve amp for ham radio, mate of mine was supplying the tech no how but it was one of those half unfinished projects that never ended.

I have to say in a ham aplication I always prephered the valve amplifiers to the solid state versions, always a much cleaner signal.

[Butuz]

John my dad builds all valve guitar amps - check out mango-amps.com what he doesnt know about valves is not worth knowing. :) He's only a few miles up the A470 from you John?

He designed a 5 watt hi-fi amp for me - got all the parts but never got round to building it as I was given an Arcam power amp and have been using that. Really will have to give building it a go!

I do know that some of the cheap chinese stuff is not worth bothering with - lots of the chinese valve guitar amps sound bad - you do get the odd good one though!

There was a forum I used to go on alot years ago all about building valve amps but i cant for the life of me remember what it is called :(

Butuz

[pompeyjohn]

wow - small world - that is just up the road :)

I am checking out mango-amps now. Some very lovely gear.

Would you mind asking him if a vintage allied 333 would be good for a pair of KG4 speakers? I think that should be ok - and quite a cheap setup. I am going with KG4 speakers, now struggling to match the amp though - which is why I though about building one.

And yet for the cost of the parts.... you can have delivered chinese amps - particularly [if you dont mind the wait] the ones from a seller called [B][URL="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bid1bid2bid"]bid1bid2bid[/URL] - [/B]but like buying helis from the far east - it is hard to know what is legit, and which sellers are reputable.

[pompeyjohn]

[quote=Sesame;144154]I was halfway through building a 2kw Valve amp for ham radio, mate of mine was supplying the tech no how but it was one of those half unfinished projects that never ended.[/quote]

There is a handy website which I have been going through - diyaudio.com - check them out, maybe they'll be able to provide the tech help?

[Butuz]

Hmm he doesnt really do alot with hi-fi- valve amps to be honest so probably wouldnt wish to advise on your speaker - amp matching. But if you need any technical help give us a shout :)

Oh and if you know of any guitar players who want the best possible sound give us a shout too :)

Butuz

[pompeyjohn]

[quote=Butuz;144174]Hmm he doesnt really do alot with hi-fi- valve amps to be honest so probably wouldnt wish to advise on your speaker - amp matching. But if you need any technical help give us a shout :)[/quote]

Thank you

[quote=Butuz;144174]
Oh and if you know of any guitar players who want the best possible sound give us a shout too :)[/quote]

Will do