Amplifier kits?

[Happy Harry]

<blonde mode on>

Now I'm confused !!!   ;^P

Some list members have suggested that I
use "Valve Amplifiers"....

and some others swear by "Tube Amplifiers"....

Can anyone suggest which one is really better ?

And do you think I'll be able to tell the difference
anyway ???

<bmo>

H^) dirty harry "Go ahead make my day... say BBD !!!"


>From: "Goddard, Duncan" <goddard.duncan at mtvne.com>
>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: RE: Amplifier kits?
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:07:51 -0000
>
> >>>Does anybody make amplifier kits any more, sort of like what Heathkit 
>did?
> > I have a 15" speaker cabinet that I junk-picked a couple of years ago 
>(the
> > speaker itself is kicked in), and would like to use it as part of a bass
> > amp.  PAiA seems to have some good candidates for the preamp, but what 
>about
> > the 60-100 watt part of it?  A casual search on Google has turned up 
>some
> > tube amp kits from World Audio and TNT Audio in England, any others out
> > there?   I understand that an instrument amplifier (particularly bass) 
>has
> > to be more rugged and able to take sustained wide range transients than 
>your
> > basic hi-fi amp.<<<
> >
> >
> >
>bass amp? you must use valves. you must. anything else sounds pants for 
>bass guitar. 60-100w is rather modest too; I'd start at around 120w rms for 
>a valve amp, at least twice that if you go solid state.
>
>needles to sew, all this applies to synths too. they sound nicer through 
>tubes.
>
>
>
>d.
>
>
>
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