I'm probably going to get in on the H2 + TR2 (xlr version) group buy over at the other place, so I figured now would be the time to start researching a speaker amp build. My F2 clone is almost done, but I was wondering what other options were out there.

I was going to start out (and have some of the parts to do so) by building the boozhound labs 6SN7/6V6 speaker amp. This was mostly because I wanted to get the theory behind the design at the same time rather than just reading directions and stuffing a pcb. This build is currently on hold until I get some other stuff off my bench but I really hope to get to it this winter. And I have no idea how it would sound, only that it'd be pretty cheap to build ($300ish IIRC) and parts and tubes might easily be transitioned to other projects if I decide I don't like the way it sounds.

Thanks, Nate, that's very intersting...As you said, who knows how it sounds, but that's a good combo for the tubes (gotta love the 6v6).

Thanks, Nate, that's very intersting...As you said, who knows how it sounds, but that's a good combo for the tubes (gotta love the 6v6).

I really appreciated the time and effort that the author took in explaining how the different components were selected. I may very well have a go at building it with a different input tube. Otherwise there's the ubiquitous gain-clone type amps, I've got one of those completed but have never cased it up and never applied power, yet another thing to get off my bench one of these days. Jebus, I've got a lot of stuff sitting downstairs.

Nate, if you ever power up and use the gain-clone, let me know how you like it (or not).

I'm still poking around a bit and saw the truepath kit over at 41hz.com. Maybe something based on that or some of the hypex.nl UcD modules...

Gary Pimm 47 Push-Pull. It's a pretty advanced build, but the sound is really amazing. Puts out only about 4 watts though, but stay within its limits and it'll hang with any amp I've ever heard.

How about one of these?

Interesting read:

http://www.tubecad.com/2006/05/blog0065.htm

Those both look cool. I really want to build something with tubes sometime, but I'm going to have to wait for my funds to build back up again. In the meantime I'm going to just put together a twisted pear audio twisted x overture. I've got a working F2, but I don't think it'll have enough power for what I intend.

Very nice designs. I wish I had the the time to do a project like this one.

Very nice designs. I wish I had the the time to do a project like this one.

MOT!