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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 12:15:12 AM »
Interesting... I wonder where they stuffed the power tranny...
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2009, 12:04:13 PM »
Wish they had a tube cage for it - protect from some of the tube heat.

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2009, 03:05:42 PM »
I'd suspect it doesn't get all that hot, mini tubes don't typically generate the kind of heat that octals or other large tubes do.
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2009, 03:12:42 PM »
I'm intrigued, but I do not know the first thing about t00bes.
The price of this has me all the more intrigued in trying this out for a bedroom system.
All that would be necessary is a preamp front end, correct?

good enough for a t00b n00b introductory system?

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2009, 03:23:18 PM »
I'm thinking about the upcoming kids when I'm asking about heat issues. Not sure if I want exposed tubes in a very kid-ready area. I already put a tube cage on the main system, which definitely helps the heat, even if you place your palm on the cage.

I'm intrigued, but I do not know the first thing about t00bes.
The price of this has me all the more intrigued in trying this out for a bedroom system.
All that would be necessary is a preamp front end, correct?

good enough for a t00b n00b introductory system?

I don't think this needs a preamp - it appears to be an integrated amp.

Anyone know if these tube types/sizes are readily available?
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2009, 03:29:56 PM »
it does not appear to be integrated. It only has a pair of inputs on the back, and no source switches.  It does have the volume control, which is a bit odd.

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2009, 03:37:16 PM »
it does not appear to be integrated. It only has a pair of inputs on the back, and no source switches.  It does have the volume control, which is a bit odd.

That just means it's only 1 source at a time.

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2009, 03:41:28 PM »
as stated: t00b n00b.
I'm so used to the classic pre->amp combo, or, all-in-one multi-source integrated, that I went into brain lock.
thanks for the re-expansion of thought process.

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2009, 03:55:24 PM »
Anyone know if these tube types/sizes are readily available?

Don't know offhand, but you might check these places for starters:  http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=49078.msg636937#msg636937
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2009, 05:19:03 PM »
they shouldn't be too hard to find at all and probably fairly inexpensive ($10 a tube or so). they'll also last a long time so if you find a set you like you should be good for a number of years.
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2009, 06:03:21 PM »
Nice find! This looks promising.

I think a 6J1 is a pre-amp tube and a 6P1 a power tube. I've never heard them but have read that they're pretty cheap (hense the lack of a roll cage), so upgrading the tubes after purchase would probably be wise. Good tubes will last for many hundreds of hours before needing replacement - I've got a dozen or so zenith and raytheon tubes still working fine in vintage AM radios after 30 years of casual use (although I burn through 6L6's in my guitar amp like you can't imagine).

Considering the amp is only 2.5W per channel, I wouldn't worry about heat.
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2009, 12:22:07 PM »

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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2009, 05:35:29 PM »
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Re: desktop t00bes
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2009, 05:54:56 PM »
this is where I get confused in t00bes.
Why too little?
There were several comments made at lencoheaven about this thing being about 2x too much power. There is one particular user over there that has amplification that amounts to below single wattage.

 

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