Small size tube amps...any recommendations??


I'd like to know if there are triode or whatever amps out there that use skinny power tubes the size of a pinkie....that don't use bigger EL34 or 6550 size tubes.

I have relatively efficient speakers...Soliloquy 5.3 ...90dB...reportedly will play with as few as 8 watts.

A long time ago I heard a small amp with small-diameter power tubes and it sounded very nice - but I needed gobs of power then for my DQ 10's.

Please recommend some to check out.

Many thanks!

Luis
waterzlife

Showing 1 response by eldartford

Dynaco (or maybe it was in the days of Dyna Kit) made a small integrated amp with output tubes not much larger than 12AX7. I think it was about 15wpc. The unit was in a case that looked much like a Dyna preamp except that it was deeper. Of course there were lots of amps that used 6V6 tubes, but those are a lot fatter than your pinkie.