Into the dark abyss I go again....

[Mr Peabody]

Stan the man let the solder flow....

[manlystanley]

Wanted to give you all a little status on how my preamp is going:

-- I've been stuck with it for about 3 weeks. I'm studying for a certification test (CISSP) that I take this Saturday and I've been giving my full attention just to the test.

-- I've got all amp parts and with some help of some friends I've got a good design of the Rk and power supply so that I can get a 250 volt B+.

-- The tubes that I'm using will be: 5687 and the 6CG7's. Both of these tubes have heavy heater draws, so I've got a beefed up low voltage supply.

-- I got the chassis all wired up with the remote controlled volume control. I hooked up the new preamp with just the remote controlled volume control and it works great (e.g. sound was great. Very different then with my current Adcom. There is a HUGE amount of bass. It worries me that may be the final result will be bass heavy.


-- I have the Aikido amp itself all soldered (except for a few jumpers that I'm not sure what to do with).

-- When I have time, I need to: Solder the power supply; put it in and give the system a look see.

I'm taking my family surf fishing next week (after my Saturday CISSP test) in North Carolina. Then I plan on finishing up the project. I'll make sure to tell you all how it sounds!!

Best Regards,
Stan

[manlystanley]

Wanted to give you all a little status on how my preamp is going:

-- I've been stuck with it for about 3 weeks. I'm studying for a certification test (CISSP) that I take this Saturday and I've been giving my full attention just to the test.

-- I've got all amp parts and with some help of some friends I've got a good design of the Rk and power supply so that I can get a 250 volt B+.

-- The tubes that I'm using will be: 5687 and the 6CG7's. Both of these tubes have heavy heater draws, so I've got a beefed up low voltage supply.

-- I got the chassis all wired up with the remote controlled volume control. I hooked up the new preamp with just the remote controlled volume control and it works great (e.g. sound was great. Very different then with my current Adcom. There is a HUGE amount of bass. It worries me that may be the final result will be bass heavy.


-- I have the Aikido amp itself all soldered (except for a few jumpers that I'm not sure what to do with).

-- When I have time, I need to: Solder the power supply; put it in and give the system a look see.

I'm taking my family surf fishing next week (after my Saturday CISSP test) in North Carolina. Then I plan on finishing up the project. I'll make sure to tell you all how it sounds!!

Best Regards,
Stan

[Mr Peabody]

Eeew doggies, listen at you talk, sounding all fancy like a technician or something Good deal Stan, looks like you are having fun.

A bluming bass can sometimes be a trait of some tube gear, hence the stereotype. It sounds like you put a lot of research into the project hopefully when all is settled it won't be bad.