Building oneself a good tube amp or two is a requisite rite of passage for
the true audiophile.
The quintessential requirements are an amplifier running a pair of
reasonable tubes in push pull with a good output transformer with a well
designed driver stage and an adequate power supply.
It is recommended that point-to-point wiring be used and that the
audiophile construct the chassis himself (rarely, a herself will, but it's
unusual in the extreme, females having more sensible things to do most
often) to achieve the highest satisfaction and skills achievement.
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