Man, I searched all over for an 11uf cap. Oh well. The Daytons are probably in my mailbox already. I guess I'll go ahead and use them. From what I can discern that would probably lower the XO point a bit? which is OK by me.
OK.. Sorry I'm late to your thread but was without Internet,power,etc... for most of last week.
I'm in Hunterdon county, but my house is on a main trunk line so we only lost power for 4 days. I have friends and fellow employees that are still out. Sucks. How are we supposed to listen to our Altecs for Pete's sake.
I would go crazy not being able to hear my speakers for that long. That month it took them to go to GPA and back I almost lost my mind...well what mind that I have left....which wasn't much.
That brings us to the present with me awaiting my order for a phono preamp and the Son of Beast 15W push-pull OTL. I haven't heard what an OTL sounds like, but it's supposed to be very transparent and open. That sounds like it's right up my alley.
Looking forward to knowing what you think of the OTL amps, though the 15W version would be more than too much for me. I was looking at the ~1.5W and ~4W single-ended models.
* Noting that the Trancendent design/s (?) spec low output impedance.
Looking forward to knowing what you think of the OTL amps, though the 15W version would be more than too much for me. I was looking at the ~1.5W and ~4W single-ended models.
* Noting that the Trancendent design/s (?) spec low output impedance.
Anyone else playing with OTL's, SE/OTL's ?
Me too! I'm a little concerned. In Bruce's words "The result is an unbelievable clarity and realism that no other configuration can achieve. The music leaps out of the loudspeaker and floats in the room eliminating any “box” like sound. It is silky smooth yet possesses uncanny detail and three dimensional imaging. It has to be heard to be understood. Words alone cannot reveal the OTL tube amp experience."
So far my new Heathkits have done that already. I'm a little scared to think what both combined might image like.
15W is probably overkill for me too. The 3W transformer-coupled cathode follower I'm using is more than enough, but the room they will eventually end up in is 25' x 40' and I might need the extra headroom. Besides, the 15W is actually more affordale due to the most recent redesign change that eliminates the separate high voltage and bias transformers. It actually runs cooler too.
You might want to look into his 300B, 1W monoblocks. Rumour has they are the shizzle.
BTW, my new caps arrived. Yippee!
Last edited by alancohen; November 9th, 2012 at 11:17 AM.
Every vintage Altec I've ever recapped sounded noticeably better after a re-cap and thorough cleaning of the crossover pots/L Pads with deoxit (to varying degrees--some sounded surprisingly better, some had more of a subtle improvement but definitely still noticeable). Drum roll, please!
Originally Posted by alancohen
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