Audio Note Amplifier Kits

@jaytor 

What bike are you on in your pic?  

thanks for the info!  I want to build an amp.  I am very handy and have built wood chairs but I don't know about electricity.  Would you recommend an amp kit like bottle head or something to read?  I will ready your thread on SH forum but I really don't know how electricty makes an amp work etc.  Are you anywhere close to Indianapolis?  I would love to hear your amps .  Thanks  JH

@jaytor 

I also got a 404 error when I clicked on your system link to check it out.  FYI

jh

@johnah5 - I own a lot of bikes (I own an e-commerce cycling business), but the one in the photo is one of my oldest - a Serotta ti with S&S couplers, SRAM red etap. This is the one I usually take to Europe since it fits in a small 24"x24"x10" case so it's easy to travel with. 

Audigon seems to have a lot of bugs with their website. Here's a direct link to my system page - jaytor's system. You can try in incognito mode if a direct click doesn't work. It works fine for me, but I've run into lots of quirky problems on this site.

I don't have any experience with the Bottlehead kits, but they look pretty nice and I've heard a lot of good feedback on them. 

I'm in Portland, OR, so a long way from Indy. But if you ever get out to Portland, I'm always happy to show off my system 😁

Thank you for the invite!  I started reading your thread and love the idea of upgrading a kit but was lost quickly. 

I just got a Frame from Independent Fabrication in steel that I built up.  I have a Giant TCR with the integrated seat post that weighs in at 16.5lbs in size XL with pedals attached. IN is perfect for biking in the wind.  The always blowing as a headwind no matter how you turn flat hot.....anyway.

JH

Nice bikes. IF makes an excellent steel frame. I don't own any steel frame bikes at the moment - mostly high-end carbon road race bikes and a couple gravel bikes. I've got to pare down my stable at some point. 

Here's a decent book to start with. It introduces basic electronics concepts before going into vacuum tube amp info. 

Vacuum Tube Amplifier Basics by EJ Jurich

A more advanced book that covers vacuum tube amps in much greater detail is

Valve Amplifiers by Morgan Jones

This one requires a bit more basic electronics understanding though, and has a lot more detail than you will probably ever need. It's also several times the price of the first one I listed.