Component Placement

Duncan
Great job they must sound pretty special

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cos i knew youd be tryin to jocky jump the queue:ner:

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Nayyyyy.... Ah gots me a copper doo-dah :eyebrows:

Marco.

Worry not Dunc was sayin he'd like to hear them with your reds so give him a bell to arrange..

Shounds good. Will do :)

Marco.

Nice one Ian. I think maybe Duncan needs to get himself a proper workshop and a marketing strategy!

If I start saving now I may be able to afford some in say, 9? maybe 10 years!!

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Hey, beautiful looking amplifiers. You should be very proud of your achievement.

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Originally Posted by tubehunter

Finally finished them, no major problems.
They sound amazing much better than expected, I'm very pleased with them.

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Are those obbligato psu film oil caps you used ?
I know Brian at diyhs has used these in his amp kits for sometime now favouring them over elects even BG's.

Yes they are, as stated earlier, only I went for the 100uf 400v spec throughout.
I have found that I can listen all day with no fatigue what so ever and still can't turn off late into the evening.
My music has become real again, since starting out forty years ago listening using a Farranti portable which funnily enough utilized the EL84 tube also

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Originally Posted by DSJR

Very silly question (perhaps not?)

Regarding input sensitivity, might it be better to keep this fairly low and try to push more signal down the interconnects as long as impedances aren't screwed up in the process?

I only ask as a mate in the recording industry couldn't understand all the audiophool foo regarding wires, although he did admit that the facility he worked at used 5V signal levels I understand (ok, balanced..) and this sort of level may help with cable type immunity.

Apologies if this is a silly question, but I'd genuinely like to know if anyone has experimented with this sort of thing...

P.S. Amp looks great so far. How much for the bits?

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I think its to do with the good old days in domestic environments. Tuners and tape could only put out low signals. I think this was more to do with lack of foresight than anything else. Hifi amps had a sensitivity to match and then CD came out with its 2.2V output which was A LOT LOUDER!!.

You're right (I think) it would be much better for sources to put out 5V or even more with plenty of current so long cables can be driven easily.

Nice amps by the way:)