[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Feb 7, 12:22*pm, Bret Ludwig wrote:
Do the regulars on RAT there have "fun" when you're around, GOIA? Do
you add to the discussions there or do you detract from them like you
do here? Or do people just generally ignore you?

What is your definition of "fun"?

*Not what anyone else would consider fun.

I have noticed a rather underwhelming outpouring of support for GOIA.
I suspect his name in the subject line was enough to keep all of his
"friends" on RAT away.

(BTW, since I crossposted to RAT, does anybody have any pro/con
opinions or experience for homebrews using PP or PPP EL38, 6384, or
KT8C/CV1079 tubes? And also, any currently-available transformer
recommendations for them?)

*Yes, avoid them.

For technical reasons? I'm pretty sure they'll be just fine for audio.

*The 1625 is probably the best off-type value now. 807s are fairly
economic also.

I have at least three dozen of each type on hand, so even if the 1625
(a 12v 807, isn't it?) was only .10 each it isn't a better value. I
even have some old Philips brown-base EL34s and some NOS Mullards.

I just want to make a couple of nice tube monoblocks.

Who's making the best trannies these days? I have a pair of military
UTC 6v 10a power trannies, so specifically I'm curious about currently-
made outputs.