I could hear the cicadas chirping in this sub-forum, so I thought I would see if there were any other audio geeks who wanted to chat about their gear or their plans for future gear.
In the time since I was part of the old forum I became quite the tube aficionado, with two tube headphone amps and a tube integrated that is currently away being modded. My first foray into tubes, a Woo Audio headphone amp, was enough to tell me this where I wanted to be in the audio world but it wasn't until I got my current amp (which is custom designed and built by a friend and honest to goodness audio design genius) that things really clicked. I can't imagine listening to music any other way now, it has deepened my enjoyment of the hobby at least 10 fold.
My headphone amp was such a revelation to me that early this year I commissioned a much higher budget, all out effort, amp to see just how far I could go with it. I'd been saving money for a project like this for a long time, but it wasn't until I met my designer friend that I knew what it was for. The project was delayed by various things, but actual bread-boarding and construction on the amp should be starting soon now. It will be an all direct heated triode amp featuring the 45 as an output tube and the 10Y as an input/driver. If we end up using another stage I'm guessing it will be either a 46 or a 71A, that's still up in the air. Not an undertaking for the feint of heart, but when it is done I think it is going to be something truly special; capable of competing against any commercial amp regardless of price.
I personally just love to talk about audio gear and to share that enthusiasm with other people who feel the same way.
If anybody else here is into tube amps, or anything else audio really, share your thoughts here if you want to.
In the time since I was part of the old forum I became quite the tube aficionado, with two tube headphone amps and a tube integrated that is currently away being modded. My first foray into tubes, a Woo Audio headphone amp, was enough to tell me this where I wanted to be in the audio world but it wasn't until I got my current amp (which is custom designed and built by a friend and honest to goodness audio design genius) that things really clicked. I can't imagine listening to music any other way now, it has deepened my enjoyment of the hobby at least 10 fold.
My headphone amp was such a revelation to me that early this year I commissioned a much higher budget, all out effort, amp to see just how far I could go with it. I'd been saving money for a project like this for a long time, but it wasn't until I met my designer friend that I knew what it was for. The project was delayed by various things, but actual bread-boarding and construction on the amp should be starting soon now. It will be an all direct heated triode amp featuring the 45 as an output tube and the 10Y as an input/driver. If we end up using another stage I'm guessing it will be either a 46 or a 71A, that's still up in the air. Not an undertaking for the feint of heart, but when it is done I think it is going to be something truly special; capable of competing against any commercial amp regardless of price.
I personally just love to talk about audio gear and to share that enthusiasm with other people who feel the same way.
If anybody else here is into tube amps, or anything else audio really, share your thoughts here if you want to.
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