My favorite is the one I built for myself. It sounds EXACTLY the way I like preamps to sound...go figure. If you want something done right... And in all honesty, it beats the pants off my Supratek. |
Atma, It's a linestage. I already have a phono stage that is good down to .1mV cartridges, so I'm covered there. Swampwalker, I think it sounds great, probably because I made it to sound the way I like my music to sound. Next project is a 200+wpc SET to go along with it; I'm accumulating the parts now, with the transformers being the most challenging, but I've got a good line on those now. The LTspice simulations look great, at 218wpc with zero negative feedback. |
The main character in the 200W SET saga: The 833C BTW, it's also a DHT, just a multi-kilovolt B+ version. |
Swampwalker, I do some of the casework, farm some of it out when it's past the level of my drill press and Greenlee punches. Chrome work is done by a local plating shop that usually does bumpers and exhaust pipes; they were amused when I told them what the plates from my preamp were for. The 833 will be a true challenge, and I expect it to take the better part of this year to complete. When you're talking thousands of volts the parts are harder to find and a lot more expensive, and every connection must be triple-checked before the ultra high voltage gets anywhere near it. I'm still working out the safety systems to ensure no electrocutions or fires result. That said, it should be fun! |
