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Ayon Spirit-1 small tube circuit topology question

I have a friend that is likely to get his first tube amplifier and it looks like it will be an Ayon Spirit-1. I want to help him with a bit of tube rolling for the small tubes. The large tubes are Gold Lion KT88's, so those will stay.

But for the three small tubes, does the one in the front center position split the signal or something and send it to the two in the back?

Also, will the amp use 5814 tubes? If so, I might go with an RCA 5814 in the center spot and some Mullards in the other two positions, but I first need to understand the topology.

Thanks for any help.
reynolds853

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reynolds853 OP
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I got it figured out I think!
reynolds853 OP
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Mechans,

Thanks for your reply. I read the owner's manual and it mentioned "signal and driver tubes." I have Rogue M180 monoblocks and they have their small tubes arranged in a little triangle just like the Ayon, so I figured they were similar and when I read the little blurb in the owner's manual, I figured that was enough to give it a go.

I too like RCA tubes. I have four RCA 5692s in my preamp. In the monoblocks I have an RCA 5751 in the center (12AX7) position and RCA 12AU7s in the driver positions.

Once we're done with the final tube set I'll post an update.

Thanks again for your help.
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