I think the best tube today is the 6c33c but also the penthode el519 that was manufactured for use in tv sets as vertical output stage can be used if connected as a triode, i believe the 6c33c is the more linear of. This fixed bias replaces the cathode resistor and fixes the tube into an operation point. With a 100 ohm plate load the output impedance should be under 50 ohms which would work fine with senns and 240s. Tube amp is an audio effect plugin that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in single tube microphone preamp boxes. Also another great thing it uses one 5ar4 rectifier tube per channel there is plenty of voltage available.
The input tube is a 6sl7, the driver a 6sn7 easytofind tubes, and affordable. Apr 12, 2019 my first tube amplifier 20 years ago was jadis 500 which use 24 kt88 or 6550 tubes 12 on each on monoblocks. Each of our amps are custom hand made and would take 4 to 8 weeks for. Highquality russian audiophile tube 6s33sv 633 in russian. There seems to be more sound from within the recording, sometimes too. I would recommend buying from a person who gets their matched tubes from them. I have bat tube amps and get matched 6c33b tubes from new sensor, i rematch the tubes in the amps before using them, the closer they are matched the better they sound. Ahn designs his chassis plates with cad software, and has them made in. But i could not go back to ss once i tasted the tube sound.
The pair of 6c33cb tubes providing 75 wpc in my bat vk75se are biased 200ma with 210v plate voltage. Throughout all the schematics, the 6c33 has seen a 1ohm platestopper resistor. Dht cannel was made universal to accommodate the 2. Use of these parameters shall be entirely at the users own risk. In pentode tube amps allways make a triode mode conversion unless there is a switch to change the modes. These specifications are provided asis, with no warranty of any kind. Monoblock design for better channel separation and low noise. A friend of mine, orest baidan, has obtained vintage tube regulated power supplies lambda c881m and c481m. Filmage screen is an allinone screen recording and video editing software, allowing you to make videos amazing. For the sake of this paper, the 6c33cb tube will be used for numerical.
Chinese amps coming to us via hong kong look great and sound horrible. This is a 12wattsperchannel, singleended design, using the russian 6c33cb power tube. This is the infamous triode tube that was unknown to westerners until a mig25 fighter jet was landed in japan by a. This is our new 2015 advance design, a tube tester with build in microprocessor control, automatic tube tester for beginner and professionals, you dont need to operate a very complicated vintage tube tester just to test out a simple tube, this unit can test both emissionma and dynamics transconductanceus at the same time, it can also display both section of a dual triode testing result. The audio mirror opt and psu are dimensioned for 6c33 tubes, but also take 6as7 by replacing fixed bias with auto bias. The beginners guide to software defined radio rtlsdr duration. Act audio vacuum tube amplifier 6c33 highend vacuum. I think there is a pretty even split in preamps deigns between the 6922 family and 6sn7. Both are achieved by a purposeful process guided by over a century of theoretical development the performance of a sound system is heavily influenced by the room in which it is placed, so much so that the rooms acoustics must influence the design process. Powerdrive allows this, and the output tube likes the lower resistance. Fluxion av7 singleended 6c33c amplifier wall of sound. In my testing i found a vague haziness in the sound.
Plate choke for the 6n1p direct coupled to the el34. Filmage screen is a professional and complete video toolbox for capturing screen, recording audio, editing video, and converting video formats on your macos devices. The output stage is conventional with two exceptions. Also make sure your sound card is set up for 6 speaker output.
These resistors must be soldered at the tube socket and they help prevent oscillations, to which the 6c33 is famously prone. Highly intelligible sound systems, just like good room acoustics, dont happen by accident. The other exception is the use of dc on the filament. Triode mode pentodes sound great, but in pentode mode they sound really bad. Since 1999 welcome to almost 500 posts and to over 50 articles on amplifiers, tube based preamps, crossovers, headphone amplifiers, singleended amplifiers, pushpull amplifiers, circlotron circuit design, hybrid amplifiers, cascode circuits, white cathode followers, groundedcathode amplifiers, tube series regulators and shunt regulators, the aikido amplifier, tranformer coupling. My first tube amplifier 20 years ago was jadis 500 which use 24 kt88 or 6550 tubes 12 on each on monoblocks. Was talking with various audio people about the 6c33c i was amazed that people are so clueless about this tube. Monoblocks have a fixed bias and point to point internal wiring. This is the infamous triode tube that was unknown to westerners until a mig25 fighter jet was landed in japan by a defector pilot, and dismantled. Even so the tolerance in gm of 6c33c is rather small 10% at higher currents, this shows that it is a real high quality tube. Yes, the 6c33 is a hot with a greedy filament, make sure the chassis is large enough, remember that the filaments take 36 watts alone. Well, the 6c33cb tube was not originally intended for hifi amplifiers. You can use it to grab any sound, including music, dialogs from movies, game sounds etc.
Tube x is then the only tube connected to the load and the tubes cease to share their class a load. These results also corroborate perfectly with my listening experience with the original ts 300b otls which didnt sound right at 0,8 ohm output impedance completely overdamped speakers. The finished design have a nice sound and seems a bit more wide and open in the sound perspective than my old pioneer f717 tuner. This is the infamous triode tube that was unknown to westerners until a. Note that you have to use a sony compatible remotecontrol with the tuner. Act audio vacuum tube amplifier 6c33 is a single ended pure class a 15 watt monoblock with an indirectly heated triode. Mar 11, 2014 despite its extraordinarily low rp, the 6c33, like most regulator tubes,is not the most linear tube for traditional output duty. The load for x changes from 350r to 175r and ia increases from d. Despite its extraordinarily low rp, the 6c33, like most regulator tubes,is not the most linear tube for traditional output duty. There is a dramatic sonic improvement to the sound of the amplifier, with clean tube pins, and ensures long tube socket life, and to avoid expensive repair costs of replacing the tube sockets, due to oxidized tube pins. It enables you to record sound, played back through your sound card,microphone,line in and any other sound sources. Additional details are available in the 6c33c tube amplifier thread.
Those tube are originally designed for power supply regulation. I know that bat is running it in their tubes amps but i dont recall. Both use 6sl7 and 6sn7 input and driver tubes to drive the 6c33cb output tube. This is a project that quickly became the focus in lots of tubeoriented forums. Theoretically, a very defective 6c33 tube can indeed damage the internal circuit 26. Goodsoundclub romy the cats audio site the short 6c33c. If you feel that in your amplifier 6c33c sounds better with automatic of semi. Unlike so many other tube amplifier manufacturers, you wont find kt88, 6550. Switched from tube amp to solid state page 4 general. I get the best sound with the chorns if i set the nfb for an output impedance around 9 ohm. He asked me to outline a singleended tube amp design best utilizing one of these pss. Power tubes had kept popping up and it was a hell during summer time with too much heat out of it. In my experience the 6sn octals provide more of the classic tube sound vs. The sound this plugin produces varies from a mild warm overdrive to a fuzzy distortion.
In other words as the grid plate distance is only 0. While going around in akihabara in tokyo i found several companies that sold tube amplifier kits, one of these companies was sanei that had many kits using tubes like 2a3, 6b4g, 300b, 6bq5, kt88 and others. Properly used 6c33c is truly a problemfree tube with opportunity to have excellent sound if it is appropriately used in amplifier. Tube x is loaded by dqf 350r in class a, ia pk increases to 2 x idle idc at point d, 400mapk. A tube used in otl amplifiers should ideally have high gm, low resistance and be able to withstand high continuous anode current. The av7 is named after alessandro volta, who invented the electric battery.
The 6c33 tubes are often used by otl builders, but also pp designs seem popular. Most experts state that dhts sound better with ac on the filaments. So, i was disappointed with moronic myths that audio people invent about this tube and to address that stupid audioprejudicial folklore i have put together that 6c33c survival guide. I have read the phillips are more than likely made by amperex. While this driver provided lower drive impedance and twice the signal swing of. Tube amp dontcrack audio plugins software downloads. Prove what you like, tell us were imagining things, but we know it just sounds better. Online readup seems like there is little variance in sound.
Taking the 6c33c thrift into account the bias voltage has. The power supply is contained in an external enclosure. The people are so filled with some foolish prejudges and faulty notions about 6c33c that i deseeded to put together a brief 6c33c user manual. Oxidized tube pins will cause tube socket damage, from poor electrical contact between the tubes pins and the tube socket. Check the new sensor site and click tube specsfaq, there are some great info here. Well, first of all, we dont yet know if the amp has indeed been damaged, or it simply lost some tube protection fuses. I have not needed to replace a tube socket in 10k hours of service. Single ended ecc99 6c33c amplifier with regulated tube ps.
So well see how this will finally go with the 6c33 otl. Telefunken re604, klangfilm kl71403, russian yo186, a few types of 2a3, a few types of 45, marconi px4, mullard ac044, valvo lk460, ferranti p4, mazda dw302 and a few others. Crosley rochester 5in1 stereo turntable sound system tape deck, cd player. I also found one kit that used the famous 6c33c tube in a single ended configuration. Tube amp is an audio effect plugin that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in singletube microphone preamp boxes. Act audio vacuum tube amplifier 6c33 highend vacuum tube. The beginners guide to software defined radio rtlsdr. Add a ton of global negative feedback and and a very nonlinear 12ax7 as the first stage, some sort of solidstate regulated power supply with lots of big electrolytic capacitors. For basic onboard audio, this will be done through the basic windows sound control panel. Tubes used are nos 6n1p, e34l, nos 6c33c, nos 5r4wgb. Make offer crosley executive red white portable usb turntable editing software retro 60s. For set usually only one tube is used, where pse versions seem rarer. This had a standalone 380v 250ma psu per channel, and was big, ugly and very innefficient. Romy the cats melquiades set amplifier goodsoundclub.
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