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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: The Alnic’s Preamp Mystery #2 by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It is not a the thread about Allnic but LCR RIAA correctors, still there was something expressed in here about the Allnic LCR phonocorrector… and  I feel bad about it. It is not that I don’t think that Allnic LCR phono...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Weiss paper by Amir on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital Volume Control self-assessment in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
I think 99% of audio designers try to solve problems on paper (objective model).Mr.weiss try to loss less when design a volume control but non of them pay attention to musicality of sound.market do not like to say what new approach loose and they jus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #137: Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. by xandcg on 2016-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Romy,I would like to know, if you do not mind to explain, since you cannot drive your bass modules using SET, why you use Solid State amplifiers instead Pentode or Push-Pull Triode?Thanks!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: One tube, two channels? by Paul S on 2008-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Romy, doesn't Tim de P also use this cool Miller capacitance idea in his never-mentioned "high end" tubed corrector?  Also,  do I remember reading that he runs both channels through the two halves of the same twin-triode 9-pi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: 7788 by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"]   Stu just found a bunch in his stash and asked about them on asylum - totally unrelated to this post. [/quote] Did your Stu ever learn that anything that deserves any real attraction or interest and exposed to the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Thanks. by Romy the Cat on 2020-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yo-yo Ma live on the internet in 20 minutes in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]I'm listening now and the sound is quite good in my opinion. Ma is plying from WGBH's studio in Boston so I presume they are carrying the stream as well. He is on for one more hour.[/quote] I did not get the feeling that he wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: I think I did get the inspiration I was looking... by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make money in Audio in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]2.  Offer to build and sell the full-range Melquiades by custom order.  I know you have various reasons to put the Melq in the public domain and not build it for money, but you could leave the "plans" here on GSC and still sel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: 7788 by hagtech on 2006-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Sounds like a great tube.  Stu just found a bunch in his stash and asked about them on asylum - totally unrelated to this post.  Gold pins, superb construction, etc.  So it must be something special.  Could be great for your mic p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Other Tubes by hagtech on 2008-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
That 8233 might do it.  Also noticed the 6CL6 in triode mode will get you almost there, but only a mu of 20.  The 6688 could be a substitute.jh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Sounds like PSEP (Parallel Single-ended Pentode) by JJ Triode on 2011-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
To get 17W per KT88 in SE, I think it must be pentode or ultralinear operation.  Triode-connected in A1, I think a KT88 can only make 10-11W max (plated dissipation limit is 44W.)  So it probably uses feedback, but that is still not automatically a b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Writing from Sweden about the 6C33C by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo – Super Melquiades: few months later. in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
This is by Hans Beijner. His site is: http://www.tubetvr.com/In 1976 a Mig 25 fighter jet landed in Hokkaido in Japan, it was flown by a soviet military pilot that wanted to defect to the west. This was a real field day for western miltary peopl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: 7721 at 12mA by hagtech on 2008-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote]I wonder what would be the 7721’s plate impedance at 12mA[/quote]According to the chart on the last page of data sheet, I'd say roughly 2.4k (as a triode).  You can always add resistance in parallel with the load.jh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: 6C33C push-pull and Quads by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: World's Finest Sounding Audio Room in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
I never knew that Quicksilver does 6C33C, they never did when I was still monitoring what companies do. Their Triode Amp was, if I remember correctly, a base PP unit with a pair triode strapped 6L6/KT-88 tubes, where people were trying to put-in many...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: pulled grid by hagtech on 2006-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Training amplifiers in Melquiades Amplifier  16 Replies 
You could always pull the grid low on the unused triode section.  And ground the cathode.  That would prevent stripping, I believe.  Just bias it to -100V or whatever.jh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Demand for low-powered Lamm by el`Ol on 2007-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Some facts:The Japanese horn scene uses colored amps like 300B and prefers to buy Japanese amps.American horns are mostly slightly modified pro gear, quite a bit away from the price range Lamm has in mind, so the market there is not larger than that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Just to clarify about George Wright's amps... by JJ Triode on 2007-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
...he uses one section of the 6SN7 for gain, the other as a cathode follower to provide current drive to the grid of the output tube. On some of his monoblocks he uses a dissimilar dual triode like a 6DN7 or 6EM7 this way, with the lower gain-lower ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: No 6336B, just 6C33C. Nope, I did not deal with 6336B. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
[quote user="Paragon"] Romy,any information out there for a set of Power / Audio output Trans/ for a Single-Ended 6336B Monoblock project?   Thanks, The Paragons [/quote] The 6336B is twin triode, I have seen some peoples is it but I personally have ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The alternative output tubes. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More power from Melquiades? More powerful tube? in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
[quote user="cv"] Consider a triode connected 13E1. 95W dissipation, will probably work beautifully with the existing OPT if you adjust the gap down and if you can rewire your arrays to present a somewhat higher impedance.Something like 400V-450V / 2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tuuubes - where are the hard vacuums going? by Dominic on 2007-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tuuubes - where are the hard vacuums going? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
I had a little flash a few days ago thinking about potential.I've been following more high tech gadgets lately, things like the iPhone. And pondering ideal audio setups from the erspective of design and ergonomics. This had me thinking about solidsta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: Yes, it is wondefull. by Romy the Cat on 2013-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"] It is indeed an amazing ride.[/quote] Actually I was listening the very same 8th probably 6-7 times since we return back from UK. It is truly wonderful interpretation with the last two moments being absolutely phenomenal. BTW...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Clarification? by JJ Triode on 2012-03-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Paul, you wrote:the best bass I have heard came from triode PP ampsWhich PP triode amps, using which output tubes?the little 2A3s have wonderful bass (as far as it goes...)Which 2A3s?  The Wright 3.5s, other single-ended, or PP?I am mostly using PP a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: And another review from Robert Harley by Romy the Cat on 2013-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ML2.1 "No longer available"? in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/lamm-ml22-single-ended-triode-amplifier ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Opinions are like.... well, you know... everyone has one. by floobydust on 2009-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. in Melquiades Amplifier  5 Replies 
 I looked at the schematic for Herb's 300B SET many years ago. It's been copied and slightly modified by many.... personally, I would not use it for a 300B amp... then again I probably wouldn't use it for a 2A3 or 45 either (I think my input/driver d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #175: SET usable power and making the most of it by floobydust on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
 Well... tis for all reading/following this thread. As Romy pointed out, having high gain is not the same as power. And as Adrian hinted at... the overall system paradigm is important. If you're only barely cracking the volume control on yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Siemens SL45 vs NAD Dynaudio by Amir on 2019-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]Amir,In live music, we have intermodulation. Two trumpets or a trumpet and oboe playing together create sum and difference tones that change depending on pitch interval for instance. For music in major keys, this intermodulati...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Corrected Curves by hagtech on 2007-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Ok, once I got pin 8 connected to pin 1, the curves came out straight.  Here is the true pentode plot at 200V screen, 0.5V/step:[img]http://www.hagtech.com/blog/images/7788-04.jpg[/img]And here is my new data sheet plot for triode mode:[img]http...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: How to live with ½ of 6C33C? by Thorsten on 2006-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]could I instead of trashing the tube to flip it to the left filament and continue to use the unused part of the cathode, plate and filament? [/quote]Sure you could.[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Theoretically it might be the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: What DHT driver would give enough gain to run 801A into A2? by gordan on 2009-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DHT driver & input in Melquiades Amplifier  25 Replies 
guy, i noticed you've mentioned a DHT 10Y linestage.i'm wondering what are your thoughts if there is a relatively easily obtainable (in say lifetime quantities:)) DHT (or triode stripped DHP or DH tetrode a la 307A or 807) capable of d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: 6C33C preamp by KOTriode on 2011-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
Romy,Nah, I just want to careful with what I have left, dont want to have an amp without tube for now. The gold grid tube probably take a while to get them. From what I remember from a tube dealer who said that these 6C33C need to have the heater bur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: 7788 - love the tube! by hagtech on 2006-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Yeah, so the closeness of the grids results in a higher current gain.  So what?  What is the relationship between gain and sonics?  Are you saying that all high gm tubes sound better than low gm tubes?  And does that include 300B ...
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