Scratch build Stereo Valve Amp

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Haven't posted here for ages.
Here's what I recently built for Gary who is head of Music at KIng's College.
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wow. You should be very proud of that. True craftsmanship.
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Just added more description to post, And yes it is one of my better projects. Sounds astonishing!
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That looks super classy!

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Looks awesome! Is the work for stereo amps more complicated than guitar amps?

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Lostininverness wrote:Looks awesome! Is the work for stereo amps more complicated than guitar amps?
The circuitry is quite similar but the aim is no distortion or hum/hiss.
Layout is important in both Guitar and HiFi builds.
Speaker Output Transformers for HIFi have a wider frequency response and good ones cost a shitload.
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Thats a piece of art mate, very nice.
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Beautiful work... congrats :)

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