Show us your flea-watts amps!
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Tom Bombadil
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What do you think of this amp?
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
With the right speakers it is an excellent performer. The S1 won 6moons Realization Award for the year it was introduced.
jeffs01879
Active Member
This is the amp I use on my desk at work. Capable of maybe 1/2 watt per channel. I built it using 2 volt battery tubes, a 1B5/25S driver and type 33 output per channel, and a type 1V rectifier. Gives plenty of volume for my needs at work, and sounds pretty nice, even driving rather inexpensive speakers.
Tried to add picture, but I can't seem to do it!
Tried to add picture, but I can't seem to do it!
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Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
Martel/Rotel ( Martel merged with Roland to become Rotel ) EL84 single ended receiver. 10 wpc on a good day.
davidro
Lunatic Member
Martel/Rotel ( Martel merged with Roland to become Rotel ) EL84 single ended receiver. 10 wpc on a good day.
interesting to see a vintage piece from you...what's your verdict on this one?
davidro
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Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
Soundwise it doesn't compete with the MiniWatt but the tube tuner is a very nice feature.
MWalt
Super Member
Poultry, just how good is the miniwatt?
davidro
Lunatic Member
Grommes LJ7..single ended EL84...7watts total? 3-1/2 per side? It sounds good regardless.
let's see some innards!
Tom Bombadil
AK Member
Very nice, you hoarder!!!!
zman
Super Member
OK, Here`s the bottom but to open the hood reqires I remove the faceplate and right now would rather not so I`ll show some leg
Putting the screws back in I noticed it is an LJ10 not 7 as I thought.
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joenicholson
stereojoe
kamakazi flea amps.
Here a couple of small amps that for sure fit into this thread. The one on the left is from a Viking record player. Output is a pair of 35C5, with a pair of
12AV6 in front. 35W4 rectifer. I got rid of a few things to clean it up including
the stereo, mono, reverse switch and put new caps in it. I also added speaker terminals and phono jacks. I'm still trying to decide how to make it safe
It's very quiet and sounds nice, but it doesn't go very loud.
The one on the right is made by Lafayette, model Trutest /5. These were made to convert old record players to stereo. It's also a pair of 35C5, and a single 12AX7 in front. 35W4 rectifier. I bought this recently as new old stock, and it came in the orig. box, with paperwork, including a schematic.
It also is very quiet, and nice sounding, but doesn't go very loud.
I should say that I don't have any really good speakers, good speakers would likely be louder.
I know that I have to do something to these amps to keep them from being
live chassis suicide machines, but for now I'm just trying to be careful. Joe
Here a couple of small amps that for sure fit into this thread. The one on the left is from a Viking record player. Output is a pair of 35C5, with a pair of
12AV6 in front. 35W4 rectifer. I got rid of a few things to clean it up including
the stereo, mono, reverse switch and put new caps in it. I also added speaker terminals and phono jacks. I'm still trying to decide how to make it safe
It's very quiet and sounds nice, but it doesn't go very loud.
The one on the right is made by Lafayette, model Trutest /5. These were made to convert old record players to stereo. It's also a pair of 35C5, and a single 12AX7 in front. 35W4 rectifier. I bought this recently as new old stock, and it came in the orig. box, with paperwork, including a schematic.
It also is very quiet, and nice sounding, but doesn't go very loud.
I should say that I don't have any really good speakers, good speakers would likely be louder.
I know that I have to do something to these amps to keep them from being
live chassis suicide machines, but for now I'm just trying to be careful. Joe
