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Calculating output transformer impedance
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How to calculate the output transformer impedance of an OPT with unknown values

Working with tube amps you may need to calculate the output transformer impedance especially when we have...
Amp tubes history
push-pull-6550

Until the invention of the transistor in 1947, all practical amplifiers were made of thermionic tubes.

The simplest tube was invented by John Ambrose Fleming while working for the Marconi...
Flac download from HDtracks
hdtracks

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Download in FLAC audio format from LINN records

LINN records ( audiophile recordings) goes high resolution format ! Studio master recordings for the audiophile fanatics are now available. ( download FLAC audio format, studio...
Tube amp quality at a price of a svetlana 6550?
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If you wonder why this small digital amplifier is presented in a Web page with tube amplifiers, the answer is that TA-10 performs like tube amps !
In recent years in my home...
Why to build tube amps ?
tube-amp-building

...Some audiophiles state that the sound produced with tube amps is more natural than the sound from typical transistor amplifiers, and for this reason more satisfying. Typically...
Tube amp design and DIY audio projects
amp-design

The electron vacuum tube is a marvelous device. It makes possible the performing of operations with precision and amazing in conception, like in the vacuum tube audio amplifiers....
DIY horn loudspeaker review
DIY-loudspeakers

After living with my DIY Back Loaded Horn loudspeakers for more than 2 years, I think its time to share my listening impressions with you.

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