These petite C3m metal valves are quite inexpensive. After making a 6N7 (also metal valves) preamp which sounded positively excellent, I decided I would make a preamp with the C3m(s) in a very attractive 1UR 19" enclosure. I could find no preamp schematics incorporating them but a fellow DIYer in the States designed one for me.
This preamp uses the same power supply I have used in the last dozen preamp builds. An external 24VAC 1A wall wart is stepped up to 250VAC by using a step down transformer backwards. Double filtration and a DC filament supply ensure a dead quiet preamp. Wire wrap wire is used for signal hookup wire and heavy duty gold plated RCAs are employed. No shielded wire or PCB is used. An Alps blue velvet pot is on the output for attenuation. Jensen Copper, paper and oil caps with silver leads are used on the output. Three sets of input RCAs are selected by two small power switches.
The sound stage is extremely deep and voice and instruments have a uncanny natural sound and feel about them. With symphonic pieces you get the unnerving feeling you are in row twelve and right in the center. I would highly recommend the construction of this preamp.
4 comments:
te felicito hermosas construcciones.
te comento que tengo varias lamparas c3m y c3g alemanas, que pude rescatar de los viejos repetidores de onda portadora de telefonia, y las e probado en varios circuitos hasta en receptores regenerativo, solo me falta probarlas en audio y se me ocurrio, hacer un amplificador de linea para auriculares, te agradeceria cualquier ayuda, saludos.
gerardo.
Gerardo: English would be nice. Thanks.
Hi..i'm interested to build pream c3m like yours..do you mind share the schematic for me?
thank you a lot..hendra (donutt8@yahoo.com)
Hope you can share your schematic. Thanks (miktan3973@yahoo.com)
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