How to build your own tube amplifier?


Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any sources that they could recomend on building tube amplifiers. Any books or anything on building amps would be very helpful. I would like to attempt building my own amplification. I think that it would be fun...
bearotti
Your best bet is to first build a time machine and go back to about 1955, when we had Dyna Kit, Eico, and Heathkit, among others. There are outfits today that make and sell tube amp kits. Check this out through Google.
You don't need to go back to 1955?? Go today, to diyaudio. They have a whole section devoted to DIY tubes. Read this for a few weeks, and you will be full of ideas. Just look at the thread subjects!!

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=5

T
pick up some back issues and/or subscribe to audioxpress magazine. they have diy project plans for amps, as well as other equipment. i first built a simple 12.5 watt tube amp that turned out great. i just swapped all off the generic parts for audiophile-grade parts and now it's amazing. i then built a pair of 100watt triode monoblocks from this mag and they turned out to be incredible. check their website at www.audioxpress.com
if you want to look into the issues that i used, send me an e-mail for more info.
happy building
don
Here are some links that should provide lot's of useful info:

http://www.tpub.com/neets/

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/tubediy/messages/34435.html

http://members.aol.com/sbench101/