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In the Forum: Melquiades Amplifier
In the Thread: Planning my DSET

Post Subject: Many options are available.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 7/23/2015

anthony wrote:
Then the AC-DC conversion on the first floor, filter caps and output transformers on the third level with the amplifiers sitting proud on top. I don't want to see any caps or transformers...just valves.

Possible, even I like more the idea of separation of PS and control circuit on the different chassis. The vertical towers work very well with SS amps. With tube and particularly with input choke DSET you will have a lot of LF vibrating high mass element and you won’ be able to quite them down. But this is juts might personal take. What is non-personal and absolutely certain is that you can’t put the last cap in your PF at the different floor then your tubes. The caps need to be right there in very close proximity to tube. If you chose to have large caps then the accommodations need to be made. If you have unlimited heights then you can make the 2 floor of the caps and the third of the tubes.

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