retro-thermionic

Retro thermionic audio harks back to the golden age of sound, utilizing vacuum tubes and thermionic valves to craft warm, rich tones. These analog components, reminiscent of mid-20th century technology, impart a distinct character to audio signals. Engineers embrace the harmonic saturation yielding vintage vibes sought after by audiophiles and music lovers. This process involves designing circuits with artistic and aesthetic intuition.

Saturday, February 24, 2018

retro-Hiraga Le Monster

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I bought the cct. brds. for the Hiraga Le Monster over twenty years ago and populated them shortly af...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

"Sanctorum" - simple headphone amp on a Cypress base

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Another simple two stage, direct linked headphone amp, Again using a RCA 6AS7 (also pictured with a 6080) and th...
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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Xover with ferrite choke and PIO cap

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After experimenting with different Xover points, with my high efficiency Beyma speakers (VoXGrandious), I finally settled on 1100Hz. ...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

retro-Oatley 6J6 Headphone amp

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Its been some time since I have bread boarded an amp but this prototype headphone amp from Oatley was j...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

"Sanctum" - simple tube headphone amp

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Yet another very compact tube headphone amp. This time SS rectification. Hammond power tranni and 5H choke. Ceramic valve s...
Friday, October 6, 2017

"The retro-thermionic Valve Amplifier Book"

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I have put together a book of my valve amplifiers. This covers most of my DIY better looking power ampl...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Mimic - "Carbon" phono MM preamp

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 After building and selling a number of Mimic MM  and MM\MC phono preamps, all based on Oddwatt's great design, I ...
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