Chinese audio

[Clive]

Yes, it looks interesting and simple to work on.

[Ali Tait]

Aye,I thought that too Clive,easy to upgrade caps etc.

[Techno Commander]

No worries chaps, just got in so will fire off a mail soon. Probably be next week before I hear back, but I will keep you all informed.

[Ali Tait]

Grand!

[Techno Commander]

I have mailed them for confirmation of 240 volt operation and cost.

[Ali Tait]

Don't forget postage and customs have to have their bloody pound of flesh!

[Techno Commander]

I did ask shipping costs.

"commercial sample"

[Ali Tait]

Aye,good idea!

[Techno Commander]

Apologoes for the delay in updating this. I have spent a couple of days laid up with the dreaded man flu.

Anyway, here is the response I received from Sinovt.

Dear Andy,

Thank you very much for your letter telling us you are interested in our amplifier.

The maximum windings of our Power Transformer can reach 240 volts, which can be used safely in the UK, where voltage sometimes could reach 250 volts.

The wholesale price of our 6SQ7-KT66 SE amplifier is 158 pounds each and the express cost to UK is 126 pounds each. As to the payment, we only accept the T/T.

I enclose the brochure of our latest products for your reference.

We are looking forward to your early reply.

Yours faithfully

John

You will notice the quote mentions "wholesale pricing". Due to the interest being shown, I asked for pricing for 5 amps. I also sent another e-mail asking if surface shipping was a (cheaper) option. John replied that for 5 amplifiers there would be a saving, but for individual amps, the saving was negligable. He said he would get an exact cost if we wished to progress further with a purchase.

[Techno Commander]

looks good!
very simple design with switchable triode/tetrode connection for the output stage too!
anthony,TD...

Anthony, I notice there doesnt appear to be any pots for adjusting valve bias. I presume this is not an issue with this design, can you explain why this would be so? Thanks.