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"Speaking of special sounds, the KT88 (6550) sounds fabulous in class A, triode SET operation. I spent a couple of hours this afternoon listening to your amplifier in the shop listening room. Love it." "This amp is pure SET. Hugh output transformers ... this is a life-time music machine. I run the output tubes in the triode mode. " |
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I inquired about an amp and Dennis replied with 'you have to get the one I am working on now.' 20 watt transformers built on the 45 chassis single ended, triode wired. It is the same amp you have and is one I'll never part with. Ditto for the LP27a. All the amps Dennis is building are excellent...just different. I did change the coupling capacitors in both units. Just personal preference. I have a good selection of old production 6SN7's but prefer the Shuguang/Psvane CV181's. http://i65.tinypic.com/2wfp852.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/akcxvd.jpg |
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Dennis has some interesting opinions on tubes. He is the only person I have ever heard who prefers the JJ KT77 over the Genalex, many people have a strong preference in the other direction. And, while not all, most like the KT150, with some very expensive amps running them.
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Floridaboy, what rectifier is that in your amp?
How much improvement did you notice in your LP27a with the Jupiter caps? Those look really nice and if they sound the same, I'd like to do the same :thumbsup: |
Although I would not trust my soldering skills to do that job. How much do you charge? Just kidding, last thing you want is a bunch of us sending our Inspire amps and preamps to you.
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Caps are a personal thing, you need to research and experiment to decide what works for you. The Jupiters just made the music sound more natural. My perception FWIW. Caps, like tubes, do sound different. The pre amp uses 1.5uf caps and the amp uses .022uf which are much less $$. I used a .01uf copper V-Cap paralleled with a .015uf Vitamin Q in the amp. V-Cap copper are bass champs and the Vitamin Q's are smooth, rich and detailed. The combo works for me. I changed them first and let them fully settle in before I did preamp. There is a lot of info on the web Google 'the sound of capacitors'. There wasn't anything 'wrong' with the caps Dennis used. My amp came with KT88's but I prefer the 6V6 6L6 family. :D It is not difficult to do the work. Only 4 solder joints. |
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