Want to build my own equipment.
No problem, just have a lot of money laying around and you'll probably do just fine......It will likely cost 5-20 limes as much and take five times as long as you anticipate it will take and cost is the only problem.....If you are really tight then you will likely break even in a few years as set-up costs and layout/electrical design are expensive..... Good Luck! Bob Crump CTC Builders |
Look at tubes4audio.com or diytubes.com Both have kits and are a good starting place. I love my st-50 and st-80, which are quite musical and competitive with the big name amps I've had. Roy at tubes4audio can have a very nice top plate fabricated. It actually looks better than the photos on the website. A poplar or walnut box from welbornelabs.com makes for a professional, nice looking tube amp. Bottlehead.com for intro to preamps and single-ended amp. Good luck. |
Sounds like you have the talent, skill and inspiration. Can't tell if you have the technical background / education. If you have that, then all you need is time, money and test equipment. Quality reference units would be a help too. If you have never actually built a piece of equipment before, I highly recommend you start with kits, as others have said. You may even find that they give you all the satisfaction you are looking for. Here's another source : Bottlehead |
You might have a look here http://www.passdiy.com/ and the pass labs forum here http://www.diyaudio.com/ to get some good ideas. |
