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Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes
Well now you have me thinking about these tubes Charles... Shame on you my wife would say :)) i'm going to contact the elrog folks and ask for a data sheet. I would like to know the tube's preferred operating points and if it likes AC or dc heat. 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Sebrof, Would you happen to live in the New York New Jersey area? 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Sebrof - would love to hear your DIY speakers...Jet 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Thanks Rebbi and Almarg for the Chesky recommendations. I didn't know about them. If anyone is a Dvorak fan I can also recommend the late 1950's "Stereorama" George Szell Cleveland recordings. Crystal clear.Charles, I have CSO/Renier Bartok RCA Li... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
"Orchestral music is especially intoxicating"I love that. Before I heard a SET amp I would have not believed how well it could play orchestral music. As a fellow orchestral music lover I am so happy for you Rebbi! 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Rebbi, I'm sure you're in for some good times after all of this long process, Enjoy! 
Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes
I agree with the above. Thanks Charles for this and the advice you have given me in the past-Jet 
Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes
Thank you Charles and Brownsfan. 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Cool! Glad there is finally resolution! 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Mikirob you guys will learn alot about how an amp works and as I mentioned to Rebbie you'll learn that you can tweak a part or two in the amp to taylor the sound to your liking. I have no idea how Audio Note speakers sound with Alnico drivers. It ... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Charles I'll most likely be using EMLs in the second amp but it really depends on how EML300bXLS sound with Audio Note Transformers. Love the EML's they are so well balanced that I can use AC heat on the filaments with no hum pots. (The eliminatio... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Charles, Yes the Sophia Electric 91-05 is a beautiful sounding output transformer and my amp is tweeked out WE91a with Black Gates in the tube bypasses and Duelund couplers and I recently optimized the power supply with some help from one of the g... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Raylinds, You are building quite a AN Kits system. The new Mentor preamp looks really great. I was hoping it might have a phono pre but I guess not. Your Kit 4 speakers have the Alnico drivers. Congrats! And congrats to Rebbi who will be hearing g... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Grannyring, Looks like the Wima DC Link caps I am trying in my power supply and the ClarityCap TC600 you are using are both Metallized Polypropylene. Looks like we are on the same path. Regards-Jet 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Grannyring, I am thinking about building a 2nd 300b amp. I am not sure a PSE amp can be switched to a SE amp. The output transformers usually have different primary impedance for PSE and SE amps the the current rating for PSE will be much higher t...