by zx Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:02 am
sKiZo wrote:Interesting ... normally you'd expect to have increased hum/noise and/or decreased headroom if you eliminate a choke ...
Yes you lose about 10 watts..........noise .....i have 60mf right at pin 8 an a 1.mf poly cap......mike at Quicksilver has over a 100mf at pin 8 for his 5AR4s..................But the sound......
This sound better than in the triode mode ...an you have more power............well too me!
It a real shock to hear how great the GZ34/5AR4s CAN sound.... it would vary hard for me to go back to get choket!............
As wall as the EL34s6550s an KT88.........Nos an New
.....I think we look at these Chokes ...well there good a neff... an the a $15-20 part is fine.. thay well fit in the amp......but i have V caps that are $80ea...an big $$ in these tubes.........An great Dynaco amps New like Bob offers.......an over 50years old amp like i have.....an the sound being lowerd by this one part..... it is the one an only B+ it make all the sound......feeds all the tubes....an output trans......cant be hard to see......hear...hehe
Look it all about the best sound.........have fun
My preamp is a re-worket hhscott 355...60old all tube
My speakers are Apogees Stages....Acoustats ESL...an Older Maggys..the two ways on one sheet of mylar....i say there as close to a oneway fullrang driver....0ne can find for vary littel cash...
thanks for the site Bob............