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Beginner Tube Projects

Here's a list of beginner DIY projects that I've found to be useful.  Enjoy!

Fred Nachbaur's MiniBlok 13EM7 Amps

Gary Kaufman's 6EM7 SET Amp

Abraxas Audio 6197 Spud Amp

JE Labs 2A3 SET Amp

Angela Instruments EL34 SE Amp

Bob Danielak's 1626 Darling SET Amp

Tube Audio Kits

Here's a little group of companies that produce kits if you don't feel like doing it from scratch!

6CL6 / 6197 Spud @ Hawthorne Audio

Bottlehead - great preamps and amps!

Stoetkit - Holland based company

AudioNote Kits

Transcendent Sound - OTL amps, GG preamp

Dynakit Audio - Dynaco parts, kits, etc...

Tube Electronics Education

Here are some useful sites I found to help.

Read and learn all you can!

Pete Millett's Site - Lots of old books in pdf!

Star Grounding

Aiken Amps - LOTS of info!

NEETS - Navy EE Training Manual

Tube Data Sheets

Audio Forums

These are some forums I've found useful to help answer questions and point you in the right direction.  Make sure you take everything with a grain of salt and do the research to learn for yourself.

Headwize - Everything Headphones

Head-Fi - Another Fantastic Headphone Site

DIYAudio - Everything!!!!!

AudioKarma - Lots of good stuff here

AudioAsylum - A little of everything

Lessons In Electric Circuits

Bottlehead Safety Page

DIYAudio Safety Thread --very informative

Tube Audio SAFETY

Here are some sites about working with tubes and their LETHAL high voltages.

Do you need a custom amp built?

Get in touch with Jef Larson today.

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Parts Suppliers

Here are a few places I've ordered parts from

with good luck!

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Michael Percy Audio - Excellent source!!!!!!

Parts Connexion

Mouser

Digikey

RadioDaze

Parts Express

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© 2008 Shane Moore

Welcome to my audio page!

Here you will find many links to sites that I think can help those just getting into DIY audio.  You'll also find pictures of my own projects as well as being able to follow along on some of my first builds.

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Speakers

Tube Amps