The Amp Garage

Hi Guys, Here's pictures of some info that I had, it used to be up on the Hi-Test site...they're a little dark, but should be able to read...Let me know if not. I can share my experiences with my Rocket in more detail when I get a chance, it's turned out to be particularly sensitive to tube choices ...

I like playing with a 5R4-GYB in place of the GZ34....

Bummer...
I had not yet tried any of their transformers, but it gives me a gut check to see any amplifier component supplier go under...another COVID side effect....what a shitty year 2020 continues to be.

Nice! I appreciate you documenting this, I've had something like the Hoffman AC30/4 build in mind for a while, so I'll be following this one closely Noisy EF86's can be frustrating, but they sound so good that it's been worth a few extra precautions to me...try to use a head instead of a combo, try ...

Ah...so it's overkill? In reality the truly important thing is that heater wires as close as possible, and tight twists are just a way to accomplish that in a clean and tidy way...Good to know, thanks guys.

Agreed, real world experience is most important...if Ken found that a couple of loose twists was all that was required, it makes sense for sure...just didn't understand why it's such an anomaly.

It seems that many musicians are also into cars, so I figured some of you guys might get a kick out out of this reaction to a ride with a pro rally car driver...hilarious FULL lockup 22 seconds in...

I was wondering about the specific reason for the few/loose twists in a Trainwreck , as every reference book I've seen points out that tightly twisted heater wires are an important aspect of noise reduction, along with socket connections and distance, etc.

I'm aware that they did do a fair amount of testing out different companies including Mercury, and ended up going with TDS. As far as all the design specs go, I only know that with their 15w models they ran the OT's at 4k, a lower primary impedance than the usual 6k -8k most amp manufacturers seem t...

We had some serious wind gusts late Saturday night and lost power until early Monday so had to postpone making the clips...one of the downsides to living in the sticks of Maine. And now we're getting a blizzard with 18+ inches coming so I'll be in the plow truck until Weds pm... :x I'm ready for Spr...

I'm happy to do it! It's always disappointing when you can't find good demos of a piece you're interested in, they're such a great tool for making decisions on gear... The demos that have been the most helpful to me are the ones that give you some sort of reference point or baseline sound, so that t...

I think I can help out with this.... I still have one Alnico SRO/12 left, and since I plan on spending some time this weekend getting familiar with a HD A/V camera I recently acquired, I'll make it a point to record and post some clips comparing the SRO to a Celestion Blue to give you an idea what t...

I've certainly been impressed with almost all of the WGS speakers I've owned or tried, the Veteran 30's sounded really nice with EL84 amps for sure, so hopefully they'll work out for you. I've been really curious about the Black and Blue model, their take on the Celestion Alnico Blue, but I just cou...

Ah, you were lucky enough to get his RS...I sent an email last week inquiring about his RS & 784-103 OT's for JTM45...but he's no longer winding the RS versions "at this time"...didn't give a reason in his reply. Once again, it was fun and informative to read how you approached the build in detail, ...

Cool thread! Looking forward to sound clips... Out of curiosity, are you using Merren's replica of the Drake 784-103 OT in your build? Have you noticed any change in how your built amp sounds as it gets more hours on it, or any opinions on the concept of some components having a "break-in" period? T...