Building Valve Amplifiers

Building your own guitar amp is a rewarding pastime, but learning how to do it can be time consuming and frustrating sometimes. It is relatively easy to find introductory information on how to design simple amplifier stages, and it is also fairly easy to find extremely advanced information on complex circuit design, and nearly all of it is intended only for hifi! This website aims to fill the gap between the two extremes.

I have also tried to remove unnecessary maths and leave only the essential formulae and rules of thumb. This should make the design process quicker and less confusing, leaving more time for the actual building.

However, this site assumes that you know some basic principles already, like Ohm's law, roughly how a valve works, etc. If you don't know these things yet then I recommend you read some introductory electronics material. Even so, I have done my best to write these tutorials cook-book style so that even a layman can follow the instructions and design a working circuit without actually knowing how it works- but it certainly helps to understand first.

Although aimed specifically at designing guitar amplifiers, principles of hifi have been included here so that audiophiles may find something of use too, and guitarists should be able to learn some of the science behind the mojo. Valve amplifiers invariably contain both very high voltages and high currents, capable of killing you. Enjoying great music is more than just building on great theory. The resolving of the electrical design through the construction craft is also necessary. Mar 23, Michael rated it it was amazing Shelves: As the description states.

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Home Contact Us Help Free delivery worldwide. Description Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist, audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and, significantly, a major new self-build project, worked through step-by-step, which puts into practice the principles and techniques introduced throughout the book.

Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve, whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio.

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