March 11, 200917 yr comment_213728 I was hunting around in the garage last night and came across an old t-amp I put together many moons ago and it has a TKD pot attached, I bought it quite a while ago and don't recall where from. Are these any good? It's 50k so I figured it'd probably be ok for either the SS I'm about to start or maybe even the Dyna. I can't find too much info on it and nobody mentions them. looks the same as this which is listed as a Ko-on. Anyone familiar with these? Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213733 Yep. They are my favorite of what I have tried. I have one that will be going into the Dynahi I am building currently. TKD stands for TOKYO KO-KON DENPA. I have a datasheet on these if you want it. Report
March 11, 200917 yr Author comment_213734 Sweet! I know it wasn't overly cheap at the time and it does have a very nice feel but as nobody uses them i was wondering if it was crappy. Glad it's not. So do you think it would be better saving this for my Dyna and getting a cheap alps for the SS? Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213740 Those are the best going atm for that range, assuming the rk40 doesn't magically appear in bulk somehow. I have the audio taper versions from PcX (2cp 2508, iirc), but they really have grown on me. The P65 is really intriguing, but... Report
March 11, 200917 yr Author comment_213743 i just looked up the retail prices for these... I didn't realize how much I must have spent at the time. Best garage treasure hunt evar! Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213744 Yep. They are my favorite of what I have tried. I have one that will be going into the Dynahi I am building currently. TKD stands for TOKYO KO-KON DENPA. I have a datasheet on these if you want it. These really are crap. You should send it to me for proper burial. I might consider paying shipping... FTFM Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213750 I have a TKD stepped attenuator mounted in my tube integrated. For its size no other stepped would fit. A very good upgrade from Alps. I don't know how their potentiometers are, but if it has the same quality, I'd keep it for the Dyna Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213766 My experience with these were not so positively -- I tried three brand new TKD CP2511s and all exhibited some noise in the lower ranges. Cleaning the wiper and conductive plastic didn't help. Maybe I had a bad batch Report
March 11, 200917 yr Author comment_213768 I don't recall this one having any noise problems, though it hasn't been used for a few years Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213803 My experience with these were not so positively -- I tried three brand new TKD CP2511s and all exhibited some noise in the lower ranges. Cleaning the wiper and conductive plastic didn't help. Maybe I had a bad batch I had something like that, but think it was the 6n1p tubes that were the culprit - but, whatever it was, it all cleared out at ~150 hours of burnin (yeah, I'm skeptical also), and have been flawless ever since. Damn sure better than any rk27 I've ever used. There is an oddity about mine, though, and it still pisses me off, but, for another time... Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_213811 Got mine TKD 100K pot few days ago from Parts Connexion ($61.95). It's very smooth and dead silent in my tube amp. Report
March 29, 200917 yr comment_219114 I had a 50k TKD pot in a 2-channel B22. I thought it was the best potentiometer I've used, hands down. I need to pick up another pot, and I'm probably going to get a TKD. Has anyone ever compared them to an Alps RK40? Report
March 29, 200917 yr comment_219154 just curious - anybody ever compared a shunted RK27 to one of these TKD's? I don't want to start a (potentially heated) shunt debate here so a simple y/n will do ..dB Report
March 29, 200917 yr comment_219231 too true - and it tells me all as the tkd is still favoured ..dB Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219264 well, one of the better attenuators I've heard was the TKD stepper with S102 shunt, championed by non other than Bob Crump. Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219438 Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen the TKD stepper for sale anywhere. -edit- nm, I think Percy has it. Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219442 well, one of the better attenuators I've heard was the TKD stepper with S102 shunt, championed by non other than Bob Crump. Was it a true stepper or just a detented pot like some RK40s? Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219468 Was it a true stepper or just a detented pot like some RK40s? It was a true stepper, probably one of the best steppers out there. 40 steps. Sells for about $260 for a stereo unit these days. Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219469 Percy Audio is the only place I know of that sells these. I've never used one. Report
March 30, 200917 yr comment_219471 http://www.tkd-corp.com/02_products/pdf/p04_p65cs250.pdf TKD P65 gives me serious wood. It is rk50 class, at half the price. Waiting for a complete Spritzer freakout... Report
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