In an effort to use-up so many spare parts I have I put together another EL34/KT88 amp. Part of the inspiration to build the amp came about when I was given four 1996 NOS Svetlana EL34s. These bare the old Svatlana logo. Also I had dismantled a bread board amp which had a large power tranni and choke which were perfect for this build.
The base is Australian Spotted Gum and the power tranni and choke are Hammond. The OPTs are Edcor 15W open frame types, reside in the base and are shock mounted. The feet are filled with lead sinkers for resonance control. A CLCRC filter network ensures the amp performs dead quietly and has an extremely high head room. Frequency response is to 40Khz and power is 5W RMS into 8ohms. Russian paper in oil caps are used in the inter-stage and bipolar caps and low ESR caps are used in the cathode bypass. Silver plated wire-wrap wire hooks up the gold plated RCAs to the nearby 6N1P and connects the secondary of the OPTs to the binding post.
The paint work is epoxy enamel on 2mm high grade Al plate. Silver solder is use in the driver stage. Component-2-componet wiring is used to ensure signal path length is kept to a minimum. There is no shielded wire or PCBs to degrade the sound. This is a fast amp with a huge sound stage and a rich lush EL34 sound.
This amp has been built to sell.
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