Yesterday, after setting the B+ and installing the power supply dropping resistor, I tried out the 6AS7 SET. To say that I am pleased would be an understatement.
[Read More]6AS7 SET is Completely Wired!
I first announced this SET on September 18th, 2020. It’s only taken me about 19 months to get to this point. To be fair, that 19 months was fairly eventful, including both my retirement and much of the COVID madness. But tomorrow, the slow methodical process of testing can finally begin.
[Read More]6AS7 SET Assembly Begins
After many delays and distractions I have finally finished the 6AS7 SET chassis and have begun assembly.
[Read More]6AS7 SET Chassis Is Almost Complete
For the last few days I’ve been applying oil to the SET chassis. It now has four coats of oil, cured and buffed out. There’s only one decision left for the chassis.
[Read More]6AS7 SET Finally Starts to Move Forward
It looks like the weather has finally broken here at CascadeTubes and spring has arrived. Yesterday, the 6AS7 SET chassis got its first coat of oil. The purple heart used for this chassis is definitely much deeper in tone than that used on the The 6DJ8 Headphone Amp.
[Read More]Bump In The Road
So I took some time the other day and got all the purple heart planed to thickness and ready to go for the new SET amp. Then, when I was checking all the layouts, I discovered a problem.
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