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The main target are:
All the audio transformers used in this project are Lundahl products:
Lundahl is one of the world´s leading manufacturer of audio transformers used in many professional studio recording and radio stations so He have a very big experince and all these products use a custom audio C-core.
The driver stage is a E182CC Mullard or Jan Philips and each channel
use half of this.
If you don't find the E182CC or you want more gain you can use a 5842
Raythoen per channel with a cathode resistor of 180-150ohm (20mA).
It is possible use also 6C45, 5687 and D3A in triode connection (see PF2007
result test).
but I have tested with this circuit output tubes like the KT90 EI, KT88 Teslovac and 6550WE Sovtek.
About passive components types, I don't leave many choices:
Holco or Caddock resistances on cathode, ELNA Cerafine capacitors on cathode
and power supply.
For all my new projects, I am using the very good ELNA Cerafine capacitors
that I love and which can be find at good price by AUDIOKIT.
The ELNA Cerafine capacitors contain super fine ceramic particles which,
through chemical reaction, improve the discharging speed between the anode
and electrolyte with very low distortion.
Any other electrolytic or polypropylene capacitor give very lower sonic
performances introducing some alteration. Only the Blackgate WKZ could
give better sound, but I have not tested it and I know of some problems
during startup phase.
About wire forget the teflon ! use only stranded tinned copper wire with pvc isulator and for loudspeakers I am testing the elevator cables (paralleled wire with a good section).
A very good quality stranded tinned copper wire could be buy directly from E-Z-HOOK that carries an extensive line of fine stranded and extra flexible wire.
Incredible performance for a Push-Pull ! very near to Single Ended sound but with higher dynamic !