Okay he's now back on my amps again.
First they were going to be a bigger version of these amps.
Same front end but with 6 output tubes. The circuit was designed hooked up and tested. Kicked ass too.
But his best sounding amps use his new front end. He used it in the 8 watt amp, the 50 watt amp and the 120 mono-blocks seen above. It is the heart of what makes them stand out and exceed other similar amps.
So one of those front ends is now being hook up and tested. Both amps will be hooked up by mounting it all to a temporary base, and listened to for hours to determine if it hits the high standard set for these.
Here are some pictures of the mock-up.
These will be made in many ways like the ones seen above in the first post here (you might have to flick back to the first page again). All 1/2" Aluminum chassis.
Look at the ones above and picture the center section that is Black being all chrome.
Then imagine the top and bottom plates that are Burgundy to be a bright metallic, almost candy, Blue.
Now see the "W" shaped area that is drawn out where the tubes sit?
Imagine that as a 1/2" think solid piece of Aluminum that is setting on top of the metallic Blue plate. It will be cut all the way around with a 45 degree angled cut so that the top of it is smaller than the bottom. It will be like a pedestal for the tubes and will be chrome of coarse.
All the custom built cans covering the power supply caps and transformers are all chrome except for the power supply in the middle. It will be the metallic Blue also.
The engraved Dodd Audio logo on the front panel (like the one above) will have the Blue metallic filled in the letters all on the chrome panel.
The size is only as big as it needs to be, 33" long and 19" wide. Yea, kind of big.
The output transformer on the rear is 65lbs. The custom built can to cover it is a 10" square. It and the power supply (large one in the middle) will likely be recessed down into the top plate some to make them appear to be not so tall.
Large custom built spiked feet, also chrome, will support it all.
All transformers are one off customs and are some of the best made. All other parts will be the best available of coarse.
Oh yea, its output was 280 watts of power, all class A.
Total weight per amp is estimated at about 200lbs each.
My new pre-amp is being built to match too with the same Blue and chrome color scheme.
Know any good machinist with a CNC mill? This one off stuff is high and if a lot of it was written in code for a CNC machine it will be much easier for Gary to build a second set for the next guy, and the guy after that...
Cool huh.
