My new Bottlehead amp

Wardsweb · 08-25-2005, 09:16 PM

I just completed this custom version of a Bottlehead 6DN7 amp. It will be at the next Lone Star Bottlehead meet that is being held Oct. 8th at my place in San Antonio. You can get more info at http://wardsweb.org/LSB/ Russ you going to make it down?

disneyjoe7 · 08-25-2005, 09:26 PM

Sweet dud Sweet

ND13 · 08-25-2005, 09:49 PM

Very nice, what's the output rating?

RuSsMaN · 08-25-2005, 09:52 PM

I'll be there Luther. Simply outstanding work, as usual.

I'll shoot you an email with my current inventory, see what I might bring, and what I might leave behind.

Cheers,
Russ

fireshoes · 08-25-2005, 10:15 PM

I was checking out the pics of previous meets. Great stuff!

Shizelbs · 08-25-2005, 10:38 PM

Holy smokes. That is gorgeous.

ode · 08-25-2005, 10:41 PM

Dang that's beautiful

Wardsweb · 08-25-2005, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ND13

Very nice, what's the output rating?

About 2 watts per channel into 8 ohms. Flea power but plenty for a headphone amp or pushing my Altec A7's (104dB)

ND13 · 08-25-2005, 11:20 PM

How would it do driving, say, a pair of 96db speaks?

unc2701 · 08-26-2005, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ND13

How would it do driving, say, a pair of 96db speaks?

It'd go to 99db

or as loud as a pair of 88db's getting ~13watts

gatemplin · 08-27-2005, 04:46 PM

Amazing work as usual Wardsweb.

RuSsMaN · 08-27-2005, 06:42 PM

How does that work luther, with the tube being a dissimilair triode?

I see plate dissipation on 1 triode as 1 watt, the other triode 10 watts, both running Class A (single ended).

2 watts is more power than most people think, esp since tubes don't hard-clip like solid state does. I use my 6197 'Spud' Single Ended Pentode amp at the office, hooked up to my 87db Norh 3.0's, and it's more than enough for that setting. I MIGHT turn it up halfway on occasion (mind you there is no preamp stage 'push' either, just a CDP straight to the amp, through a simple volume pot on the inputs.)

Cheers,
Russ

audiobliss · 08-27-2005, 08:39 PM

Wow. Gorgeous, and I'm sure equally wonderfully sounding, amp. 104db!!

That's amazing!

ND13, even though it'd get to 99db, using all it's watts to do that, I would think that's not a lot of room left for headroom.

audiobliss

08-25-2005, 09:16 PM	#1
Wardsweb Polkateer Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 263	My new Bottlehead amp I just completed this custom version of a Bottlehead 6DN7 amp. It will be at the next Lone Star Bottlehead meet that is being held Oct. 8th at my place in San Antonio. You can get more info at http://wardsweb.org/LSB/ Russ you going to make it down?

08-25-2005, 09:26 PM	#2
disneyjoe7 Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (5) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 8,161	Sweet dud Sweet __________________ Stage Left! Speakers Carver Amazing Fronts CS400i Center RT800i's Rears Sub Paradigm Servo 15 Electronics Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp Parasound Halo A23 Pioneer 84TXSi AVR Pioneer 79Avi DVD Sony CX400 CD changer Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma DirecTV HR20-700 HD DVR

08-25-2005, 09:49 PM	#3
ND13 Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (17) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,640	Very nice, what's the output rating? __________________ "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE, CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"

08-25-2005, 09:52 PM	#4
RuSsMaN Hardcore Member Sales Rating: (27) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Texas Posts: 16,018	I'll be there Luther. Simply outstanding work, as usual. I'll shoot you an email with my current inventory, see what I might bring, and what I might leave behind. Cheers, Russ __________________ If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough - when you get knocked down, you gotta get back up - Roger Alan Wade

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fireshoes Polkologist Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 3,207	I was checking out the pics of previous meets. Great stuff! __________________ (¯`·._ (¯`·._-=- Fireshoes -=-_.·`¯) _.·`¯)

08-25-2005, 10:38 PM	#6
Shizelbs Polk Master Member Sales Rating: (10) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,998	Holy smokes. That is gorgeous. __________________ The "Still Needs a Proper Name' Rig: Shanling CDT 100 > Carver Silver 7t monoblocks > Carver Amazing Platinums

08-25-2005, 10:41 PM	#7
ode Polkster Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 58	Dang that's beautiful

08-25-2005, 11:20 PM	#9
ND13 Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (17) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,640	How would it do driving, say, a pair of 96db speaks?

08-27-2005, 04:46 PM	#11
gatemplin Polkhead Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,591	Amazing work as usual Wardsweb.

08-27-2005, 06:42 PM	#12
RuSsMaN Hardcore Member Sales Rating: (27) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Texas Posts: 16,018	How does that work luther, with the tube being a dissimilair triode? I see plate dissipation on 1 triode as 1 watt, the other triode 10 watts, both running Class A (single ended). 2 watts is more power than most people think, esp since tubes don't hard-clip like solid state does. I use my 6197 'Spud' Single Ended Pentode amp at the office, hooked up to my 87db Norh 3.0's, and it's more than enough for that setting. I MIGHT turn it up halfway on occasion (mind you there is no preamp stage 'push' either, just a CDP straight to the amp, through a simple volume pot on the inputs.) Cheers, Russ Last edited by RuSsMaN; 08-27-2005 at 06:45 PM..

08-27-2005, 08:39 PM	#13
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