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My 1st amp build

rogerfederer

rogerfederer

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it is not point to point; not scratch built; but not exactly a kit either. it is the decware zkit1. i bought the board and over 1/2 the parts on the BOM on BT.

since i have very limited woodworking skills i improvised a chassis from a wood "in box" tray and a small cookie sheet. next time i'll just buy one of those hammond chassis.

http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/a8VMw3VJ/1/6813309

if you look closely there are lots of flaws but it does sound really good. super detailed. tubes right now: one 6N23P (voskhod "rocket") and two 6P15P-EV. all russky baby! will roll some others once i get used to the current sound.

one of my test voltages is off slightly; will revisit that after i run it for a while. here is the decware page: http://www.decware.com/newsite/SE84CDIY.htm

AK has been my inspiration to try something like this. thanks for all the advice and support:yes: now to finish my aleph mini build!
 
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this AM i rolled in a 6N1P to replace the 6N23P in the driver slot. this is the tube that decware recommends. seems a bit cleaner sounding.

i also notice a very slight hum when there is no music playing -- have to put my ear right up to my speakers. i think i can fix this by re-working the wiring to braid them more and get the wires away from the pcb as much as possible. a project for later...
 
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