Done: Decware ZKIT1 SET tube amps
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jdsalinger
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Just finished my DIY Zen point to point but based on the Zkit. I am extremely pleased at only 5 hrs of break-in time.
13stoploss
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Build thread link? Video?
jdsalinger
Super Member
I'm going to post a review, pics, in a new thread after she breaks in a bit.
thanks for asking!
thanks for asking!
oztayls
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Man, you nailed it! They look fantastic, well done. I'm just wondering why you built two stereo amps instead of using the Zkit2 mono boards to make a pair of mono-blocks?Steve Deckert sells these Decware ZKIT1 DIY PCBs for $45. I bought two. Then I bought the parts list. Then I designed a chassis around the PCB. I didn't build the chassis, I'm not a woodworker. Anyway, this is my first DIY project, my first time building an amp, building a tube amp, first time really soldering. Some of the mistakes I made along the way (shielded wire) were very beginner like, but the amps are done, they're quiet, and they sound incredible.
Currently hooked up as monoblocks with my Emotiva XSP-1g2 pre-amp and ESS AMT-1a pyramid speakers, which are 6 ohm and 93db, so the little 2.3w SET amp moves them just fine.
If I were to do it all over, I'd create a 4" height chassis instead of 5". Unseen on bottom is a vented black plate. Still need spikes/feet, and a knob for the volume pot.
13stoploss
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Thanks! I think I went with the stereo versions because I could sell them one at a time if I didn't like them, or if they didn't find synergy with my system at the time? This was my first kit build and I didn't know what to expect.