
If you've built this amp, please share your thoughts! And for more vacuum tube reading, remember to also subscribe to /r/diytubes.Ĭheck out past Kit Thursday kits in the Wiki. Large electrolytic coupling caps mean you will not suffer from a high pass cutting your lows with low impedance headphones (though damping factor would be low)ĬCS loads for the 12AU (Speedball) is available as an optional upgrade The output impedance of the amp is about 120 ohms (1/Gm of 6080), meaning it works best with high impedance headphones (120ohm+) The input tube is a 12AU7 and the output tube is a 6080 (6AS7) possible tube rolling in both positions This amp is wired point-to-point as opposed to on a board.Ĭlick here for a video about assembly. Unlike many vacuum tube designs, the Crack is relatively beginner friendly due to the included documentation and large user base.

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