The Amp Garage

Get the duo working, a nice turntable, and play some vinyl through a pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers-you'll be in audio heaven. Just happen to have a set of Klipsch speakers in my possession already! They have been GREATLY underutilized in conjunction with the cheap ass modern junk I have now.lol :...

I actually considered fixing it and giving it back. They are really nice people. The gentleman never actually used the amp himself. He acquired the unit from a departed distant relative himself. He actually called me back to tell me that he thought he might have the preamplifier somewhere in his sho...

I appreciate all the suggestions and I will consider them all. I wont be butchering this fine piece of gear. The more I think about it, it would be cool to have a tube powered stereo system. I don't have to rush into anything, so I'll start with sprucing the old girl up. Thanks folks
Jim

I saw that on Ebay as well. The voice of reason. Makes sense. I'll recap the thing and move it. Not as much fun, but makes more sense.

Thanks for the reply Pops....I agree with your suggestion, and that will probably be my first move. I am however a guitar player, and I know I'll never use the amp as it was intended to be used...I look at it and see two builds waiting to be started. :lol: On the other hand, it seems a sin to mutila...

Hi folks been laying kinda low lately. ..recently stumbled across an old Harman Kardan Citation V Power amp. A nice old fellow gave it to me. It utilizes two pairs of 7581power tubes. I've only been building amps a short while so I've never seen one of these before. The unit has a bad can cap accord...

Thanks Kato!
Maybe my eyes aren't so bad after all.

Is it just my old eyes getting worse, or did the dimensions for the head cab in Ron's build guide get really blurry?.....I cant for the life of me read them.....even with magnification! Trying to get started on a cab before the chassis gets here.....dont want to booger up my pretty Curly Cherry! Dra...

Just put a couple PVC M&H Scumbacks in a 2x12 I built.....Best sounding speakers I've ever played!

Glad your feeling better rj.....I have been inactive around here myself. I've had some family matters that had taken priority over my hobbies. I am however, itching to do another Wreck soon. Either a Liverpool to complete the trio, or an Express for my son so I can get mine back :lol: By the way, th...

By the way, I just retubed 2 Marshalls with the Mullard reissues, and they sounded pretty nice....the price is right too.

Wow, this thread is still going? Just for the sake of completion, I figured I'd post up where I wound up with the amp.....I have Siemens (RFT) EL34's from Bryan. Great tubes. I also was lucky enough to score a good used set of Mullards. I keep those around for special occaisions. V2-3 are NOS blackp...

Damned lightning fast, spindly fingered whippersnappers. Just kidding, this kid is the real deal. I enjoyed his playing a lot. Good stuff Mikey.

Must be Express redo season. I recently went through mine as well. All I really did was clean up some lead dress, sheild the input wire, and went through a dozen or so 12ax7's till I found one she likes (previously had a RCA blackplate 5751 in there). Now it's much quieter and has even more gain. Lo...

I'm putting all my woodworking tools outside to rust away. I have no need for them anymore