Well, it took a while but I’ve finally settled on the wood for the new amp chassis. I had narrowed the decision down to either the Purple Heart as I used in The 6DJ8 Headphone Amp or the Wenge that I used in the Dummy Speaker Load. So I took a careful look at both previous projects.
Here is the Dummy Speaker Load with a piece of the copper plate:
And here is a recent pick of the 6DJ8 Headphone Amp with the purple heart after aging for about 3-1/3 years:
I really wanted to like the wenge with the copper. However it is clear, in my opinion, that it’s simply not nearly as nice as the purple heart. So purple heart it is.
Now it’s time for me to finish the chassis details and get cutting some wood. The new 6AS7 SET is finally on its way.