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Back Issue and Subscription Price List (click here) INDEX TO "VACUUM TUBE VALLEY" (R) ISSUES 1 - 20Copyright (c) 2006 Ludwell A. Sibley CONTENTSAmplifiers - New 1 Amplifiers - Old 1 Biographies, Obituaries, Personalities 2 Business Climate 2 CD Players 2 Components 2 Computers - Tube 2 Histories - Manufacturers, Distributors 2 Literature 2 Phonographs 3 Preamps - New 3 Preamps - Old 3 Radios and Radio-Phonos - Antique 3 Receivers 3 Speakers 3 Technology - General 3 Test Equipment 3 Test Techniques 3 Tubes - General 3 Tubes - By Type 4 Tuners 5 Author Index 5 Note: page numbers followed with a * indicate an item of a full page or more; with a @, of three pages or more. AMPLIFIERS - NEW 211 / 845 amps, listening tests 9-112A3 "classic" push-pull 13-10 Correction 14-35 30-W, with SV300Bs 12-25 35-W, using SV572s 10-25 300-W, Svetlana SV-572-160s 12-31 45s (8) 15-8 6SN7 line amp 17-12 Allen Amplification guitar amp 12-10 Antique Sound Lab AQ-1002K 7-26 Assemblage SET 300B 15-11 ASUSA A-4 11-22 ASUSA K2003 13-21 AudioNote Kit One 8-24 Berning Micro ZOTL 19-19 Carr guitar amps 20-26 Cathode-follower, with 6528 13-26 Direct-reactance-drive amp 14-25 Eckland SE 300B 12-16 Emery line 18-26 FI "X" 12-9 GE Model 270 12-15 Guitar amps, 1995 1-10 Headphone amp project 16-27 International Audio Group 4.5SE 16-27 JJ Electronic 828 18-28 Kimmel SE parafeed 20-4 "Kludge 4" SE headphone amp 11-24 KT88 PP, "ultimate" 19-26 Line amp. "Utrapath" 10-11 Line stage, octal-tube, "VTV" 11-10 Magnum SE amp 2-17 Moth Audio positive-ground 17-35 Moth Audio S2A4 12-9 P-P SV83s 14-18* "Purple Speaker Eater" (mod. Harmon-Kardon Citation II) 4-22* Randall amp. 6-14@ RF-powered amps (2A3, 300B) 15-16@ Rogue Audio "Tempest" 17-24* Scott, H. H. 233, 299C, 299D 20-29* Scott, H. H. LK-72, incl. diagram 20-31* Scott, H. H. LK48 13-15@ Steele 70 Mk. II (ex-Dyna) 3-27* Sweep-tube monoblock, EL509 8-10@ THD UniValve 19-32 Transmitting-tube test amp 9-7 Correction 10-2 "Tube-O-Vibe," version of Univibe guitar device 17-6 "Uncle Eric's" SE 5-22 Welborne DRD 2A3 20-24 Welborne Labs "Moondog" SE 12-9 AMPLIFIERS - OLD '20s amps, general 1-3 Acrosound UL-11 11-14 Altec 128A, B 7-14 287W 9-28 340A 6-22 1568, 1569, 1570 7-13 1569A, 1570B - diagrams and mods 7-15 Ampeg B-15 9-13 Ampeg SVT family, history and variations 9-13 BMAD Custom 200 8-29 Dynaco Mk. II 1-5 Mk. II, incl. diagram 15-21 Mk. III 1-5, 11-14 Mk. III, incl. diagram 15-22 Mk. IV 1-6, 15-25 SCA-35 15-25 SCA-35 9-31 Stereo 70 1-6, 9-30 Stereo 70, incl. diagram 15-24 EICO HF-22, 35 9-31 HF-50, 60 11-15 HF-87, HF-89 11-15 Mono HF-series 3-14 Fisher 400CXII 11-16 Mono amps 11-17 R-200 11-16 SA300 11-16 X-101, X-202 9-31 X1000 11-17 Guitar amps, trends in 2-20 Harmon-Kardon Citation I, II 4-15 Harmon-Kardon Citation series 11-17 Heathkit A-5 2-4 A-7D, A-8, A-9 2-5 SP-2 11-18 W-2M 2-4 W-3M, W-4AM 2-5 W-4M 9-32 W-5M 2-6, 9-32 W-6M, W-7M 2-7 W1-A1 2-4 XO-1 2-6 Knight KB-85 11-18 Lafayette KT550 11-19 Leak ST20 11-19 ST50, ST60 11-19 TL/12 11-19 TL50+ 11-19 Loftin-White amp 6-17 Magnavox AC-3 1-3 McIntosh MI-200 3-18@ McIntosh MI-200, correction 7-37 MFA M-120 10-20 Radio Craftsmen C500, C500A, incl. diagram 19-21 C5550 19-24 RC-2 10-5 RCA AP-935 1-3 Restoration techniques 11-14 Samson PAM-29 1-1, 1-4 Sargent-Rayment SR-300 20-15 Sargent-Rayment, whole line 20-16 Scott, E. H. single-ended 1-4 Scott, H. H. 222 9-32, 13-15 Corrections 14-35 299, 299B, incl. restoration 12-19 299A 8-3 299C 9-32 LK-72 9-32 Sherwood S-5000, 5500 9-32 Stromberg-Carlson AP54-LW 6-19 Systems, WE theater 2-25 Correction 7-37 Using 2A3 12-6 Using 6V6s 10-6 Vintage, repair and upgrading 9-39 Western Electric 25B 1-3 41, 42, 43 2-25 86B 16-4 92B, diagram 16-7 BIOGRAPHIES, OBITUARIES, PERSONALITIES Armstrong, Edwin, and FM 4-12@ Atanasoff, John Vincent 7-28 Atwood, John 1-2 Barbour, Eric 1-2, 5-2 And AWA Tyne Award 13-3 Bardes, David 13-3 Berry, Clifford 7-28 Bozak, Rudy 18-17 Braithwaite, Norman 1-2 Buddingh, Terry 2-20 Carr, Steve 20-26 Cashman, John 19-21 Emery, Curt 18-26 Fisher, Avery 6-10 Hafler, David 14-20, 15-21 Hegeman, Stewart 4-15, 15-25 Hull, Everett 9-13 Jensen, Peter 7-16@ Keroes, Herb 14-20 Kittleson, Charlie 1-2 Klipsch, Paul 13-4@ Dies 20-43 Kron, Riccardo, dies 19-3 Loftin, Edward H. 6-17 Marantz, Saul 5-31 Michaels, Stanley 9-13 Miller, Ed 19-21 Moore, Bruce 8-26@, 10-18 Mullin, Jack 12-3 Nernst, Walther 19-11 Oliver, Jess 9-13 Olson, Lynn 18-3 Rayment, Lyndon Charles 20-15 Rayment, Lyndon William 20-15 Sargent, Edward M. 20-15 Sequerra, Dick 5-29 Smith, Sidney Stockton 15-3, 19-21 Dies 15-3 Steinmetz, Charles 19-10 Veil, Ron 13-3 von Recklinghausen, Daniel 12-19 White, S. Young 6-17 Whitney, Willis 19-12 Wolf, Arnold 20-18 Zuccaro, Michael 5-27 BUSINESS CLIMATEAntique Electronic Supply 8-32 Making Mallory FP caps 12-3 Audio Note and Alesa Vaic join 6-2 CE Distribution, as distributor of JJ tubes 16-3 Consumer Electronics Show Winter 1997 7-34 Winter 1998 9-21 Ei, still in tube business 16-3 Ei-RC, KT90 4-25 Electra-Print, new transformers 7-2 Electro-Harmonix, new 300B 14-3 Electro-Harmonix, new EL34 13-3 Fisher knobs and light jewels, source for 8-2 Groove Tube and Fritztronics, tube-manufacture deal 6-2 Hi-fi, vintage, in Hong Kong 5-14 Internet - online tube frauds 20-13 JapanVintage microphones and speakers in 11-27 Vintage audio in 9-22 Metasonix, new tube synthesizer 12-3 "NOS" tubes, fake 16-3 NOS tubes as investment 18-14 PM, handles Svetlana tubes 16-3, 17-3 Richardson Electronics 11-11@ Sophia Electric, new 2A3, 274A, 300B 19-3 Sovtek, new tube types 11-2 Survey, tube sales, 1994 2-15 Svetlana, new 300B 11-2 Svetlana, new EL34 3-33 Svetlana, new tubes 7-2 Tube cartons, reproduction 8-2 Tube Collectors Ass'n formed 13-3 Vintage audio, in Japan 9-22 VTV moves to Lakeport 13-3 VTV opens pro-tube shop 10-2 Welborne Labs, as distributor for KR Enterprise 6-2 Western Amplification and Tube Technology Society formed 14-3 6922s and 7308s, now scarce 14-3 CD PLAYERSJolida JD-603A 14-27 COMPONENTSJolida JD-603A 14-27 Cables, RCA-to-RCA, review and listening tests 16-22 CapacitorsCeramic 7-31 Finding outer-foil lead 17-30 Signal, listening tests 11-26 Components, modern, Bruce Moore's preferences in 10-18 Components, old 3-25 Diodes, fast-recovery epitaxial 11-31 Diodes, silicon, problems with 11-32 Microphones, RCA 44-BX and 77-D, catalog pages 18-35 RectifiersCopper oxide 9-34 Effects of changing 5-34 Magnesium - copper sulfide 9-34 Selenium 9-34 Selenium, replacing 9-34 Titanium dioxide 9-34 Transformers, output, for SE amps, tech and listening tests 3-22 Transistors, problems with 1-10 Tube, audio, "what is an" 1-12 Tubes, failure modes in 1-8 COMPUTERS - TUBE ABC 7-28AN/FSQ-7 13-20 Bendix G-15 9-18 Burroughs E101, E102 9-18 Calculator, Anita 10-22 Calculators, electronic, tube 10-22 Digitair 15-32 EDSAC, EDVAC 7-33 ENIAC 7-33, 8-20 Harvard Mk. I 7-33 IAS 7-33 Librascope LGP-30 9-18 Logic gates, first tube-based 7-29 Monrobit III 9-19 Readix 9-19 STL-1 relay computer 7-32 Underwood Elecom 50 9-19 Whirlwind 7-33, 11-20, 13-20 HISTORIES - MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORSAcoustic Research 15-28 Acrosound 14-20 Altec-Lansing 3-6 Ampeg 9-13 Amperex, and frame-grid tubes 7-4 AT&T/WE, in early electronic research 18-9 Audible Illusions 8-27 Audio Research 8-27 Bendix Red Bank 5-3 Bozak Co. 18-17 Bruce Moore Audio Design 8-26, 10-20 Dynaco 1-5, 15-21 Ei, still in business 16-3 EICO, in hi-fi 3-13 Fisher Radio Corp 6-10 GE, in early electronic research 18-9 Harmon-Kardon 4-15 Correction 10-2 Heath Co. 2-3 Jensen 7-22 Klipsch and Associates / Klipsch Inc. 13-4 Magnavox 7-18 Marantz, and 10B tuner 5-25 McMurdo Silver Corp. 10-13 MFA 8-28 Precision Fidelity 8-27 Radio Craftsmen 19-21 RCA Victor, Camden buildings torn down 3-2 RCA, tube prod'n at Harrison 8-15 Richardson Electronics 11-11 Sargent-Rayment 20-15 Scott, H. H. 12-19 Scott, H. H., and 222 and LK48 amps 13-15 Western Electric, and 300B 3-10 LITERATURE Claris Sonus magazine 18-3 Computer Pioneers and Pioneer Computers (video) 7-32 Dave Funk's Tube Amp Workbook 12-18 Desktop Reference of Hip Vintage Guitar Amps 12-18 Edison, Thomas 19-10 Guide to Guitar Amp Maintenance 12-18 High Fidelity Techniques 2-27 History of GEC and the Marconi-Osram Valve 17-26 How to Service Your Own Tube Amp 12-18 Inside Guitar Amps 5-17* Paul Wilbur Klipsch - The Life . . . The Legend 20-3 Principles of Power 12-18 Quad: The Closest Approach 20-3 Radiotron Designer's Handbook 8-18 CD-ROM version 8-19 The Saga of Marconi-Osram Valve 17-26 Tonnes of Tone 12-18 Tube Amp Talk 12-18 Tube Lore 6-12* Tube manuals, general 4-26 Tube Testers and Classic Electronic Test Gear (review) 15-14 Ultimate Tone, The 5-17, 12-18 VALVE magazine 2-2 Vintage Tube Archive Dynaco Archive CD 15-3 PHONOGRAPHS WE 203 2-25 Correction 7-37 PREAMPS - NEW "Comparison" 7-24* PREAMPS - OLD Audible Illusions 8-27 Dynaco PAM-1 1-5, 15-22 PAS-1 1-6, 15-23 PAS-2 1-6, 9-31, 15-23 PAS-3 1-6, 9-31 Incl. diagram 15-24 EICO mono HF32, 65 3-14 Heathkit WA-P1 2-4 Heathkit WA-P2 2-6 Knight KP-50 11-18 Lafayette KT600A 11-18 MFA Luminescence 8-28 MFA Magus 10-19 Paragon Model 12 8-27 Precision Fidelity 8-27 RADIOS AND RADIO-PHONOS - ANTIQUE Scott, E. H. Quaranta 3-3 RECEIVERS Fisher 400 6-6 400, 500C 9-31 500 series, history and rest'n 6-3 800 series 6-5 TA600 6-3 McMurdo Silver Masterpiece I, II, III, IV, V, VI 10-13 LOUDSPEAKERS Acoustic Research AR-series 4-30 Correction 7-37 Advent 4-31 Altec 604 series 3-5@ Bass-reflex enclosure, dev. of 10-17 Bookshelf, modern, for tube amps 12-15 Bozak, whole line 4-32, 18-17 Celestion A1 12-17 Dynaco 4-32 Fulton / EMI 4-33 Gillum G3 14-17 Infinity Overture One 12-16 JBL HLS-810 12-16 KEF Q-15 12-16 KLH line 4-31 Klipsch RF-7 19-17 Klipschorn, history & variants 13-6 NHT Super One XU 12-15 Omega Super 8 20-11 Paradigm Titan 12-17 Polk Audio RT-55 12-15 Rectilinear 4-32 UTC Minimax 4-32 WE 16-type horn 2-25 WE 555 2-25 Wharfedale 4-33 '50s systems 4-28 TECHNOLOGY - GENERAL Amplifier-speaker interface 18-30 Audio equipment, post-'40s 14-21 Consumer electronics, failings in modern 13-13 Contest for hi-fi: WE vs. RCA 18-9, 19-9 Designing for sound 4-23 FM radio, why 88-108 MHz? 4-12 Guitar amps, preferences in 2-20 Internet, bad info on 8-2, 14-29* Output circuits, comparison 16-4 Power-line conditioning 3-27 Proximity fuze 13-28 Safety, philosophy for home construction 17-31 "Ultrapath" output circuit 16-4 Ultra-linear circuit, beginnings 14-24 TEST EQUIPMENT Audio Precision System Two distortion analyzer 9-27, 10-29 Audio signal generators 5-20 Distortion analyzers, general 8-30, 9-25, 10-29 E H Res. Labs 136A pulse gen. 5-21 EICO 377 audio osc. 5-21 General Radio 1650A impedance bridge 12-14 General Radio variac 11-28 H-P 200CD audio osc. 5-21 H-P 333A distortion analyzer 9-26 Hagerman Vacu Trace curve tracer 16-24 Heathkit IG-1275 function gen. 5-21 IM-5248 distortion analyzer 8-30 IO-10 'scope 6-27 IO-12 'scope 6-28 PS-3 reg. power supply 11-29 Lambda 50 reg. power supply 11-2 Maxi-Matcher digital tube tester 10-24 Meters, volt, analog & digital 3-16 Oscilloscopes, gen'l 6-26, 7-10 Power supplies 11-28 Preamp, "comparison" 7-24 Sound Precision 1700B distortion analyzer 9-26 Sound Technology 1700B distortion analyzer 8-31 Sprague Tel-Ohmike cap. tester 12-14 Tektronix oscilloscopes 310 6-29 465B 7-12 502A 6-29 545B 6-27 Telequipment D43S 'scope 7-12 Waveforms 510B audio osc. 5-21 TUBE TEST TECHNIQUES AC meters 4-33 Capacitor, finding outer-foil lead 17-30 Distortion measurements 8-30 Impedance measurement 12-13 Screening tubes 1-8 Test bench and tools 2-13 Tube matching 2-22 Waveform observation 7-10 TUBES - GENERAL 9-pin miniatures, general 15-12 "50-watters" for audio, tech tests 9-8 Bendix Red Bank types 4-3 Compactrons, "whole" line 20-22 Damper diodes, TV, as rectifiers (6AL3, 6AY3, et al.) 12-30 Dual triodes, dissimilar, "whole line" 17-28 Frame-grid types, incl. tech tests 7-3 Magic-eye tubes, full line, history, pinouts, circuits, etc. 18-4 NOS tubes, why better 19-14 "NOS" tubes, counterfeit 20-13 Philips postwar tubes, date and factory codes 16-13 Power pentodes, 7-pin, whole line 14-31 Rectifiers, octal and earlier, general and ratings 17-15 Subminiature types, history and characteristics 13-28 Tubes, re-branded, poor substitutions, "matched," frauds 5-32 Vertical-output tubes, whole line 16-10 TUBES - BY TYPE 2A3 family, incl. tech tests 12-4 2A3, listening tests 12-8 2C51 9-10 5AR4 / GZ34 5-33, 17-21 5AT4 17-23 5R4 5-34 5R4G variants 17-18 5R4WGB 17-19 5T4 17-17 5U4C 17-21 5U4G 5-34, 17-17, 17-20 5U4GA, GB 17-18 5V4 5-33 5X4G 17-18 5Y3GT 5-6, 5-34 5Z3 17-17 5Z4, "birdcage" 17-15 6A3 12-4 6A5G 12-4, 14-20 6AF6G 18-5 6AR6 5-4 6AV5 10-21 6AV5, as 6B4 3-22 6B4G 12-4, 14-20 6B4G, 6AV5 as 3-22 6BQ5 / EL84 5-4, 8-3 6C8G 11-3 6CA7, full report 2-8 6DJ8 family 7-3@ Listening tests 7-8 6E5GT 18-5 6EA7 5-23 6EA8, as sub for 6BL8 or 6GH8 12-23 6EM7 5-23 6EY6, as sub. for 6V6 10-5 6EZ6, as sub. for 6V6 10-5 6F8G 11-3 6FQ7 6-31 6GL7 5-23 6GM5 20-9 6J5G 11-3 6JK6 5-30 6KG6 / EL509, Svetlana 2-19, 8-10 6L13 14- 6L6 13-22 6L6, history and tech tests 4-3 6L6, listening tests 4-11, 13-22 6LF6 8-10 6ME10 18-5 6N23P 7-6 6P35S 4-9 6SN7 8-25 6SN7 family, with tech tests 11-3 6SN7 family, listening tests 11-9 6SN7, amps using 11-6 6SN7W, Sylvania, as investment 18-15 6T5 8-5 6U6 10-5 6U8A, as sub for 6BL8 or 6GH8 12-23 6V6 10-3-@ 6V6 family, incl. tech tests 10-3 6V6 family, listening tests 10-9 6V6GT 5-5 Disappearance of 2-16 6W6 10-5 6Y6G 10-4 7C5 10-4 7N7 11-5 12AD7 1-13, 14-7, 14-14 12AT7 14-7 12AX7 family Incl. test results 1-13 History, variants, and guitar-amp listening tests 14-9 Listening tests, hi-fi 15-33 Added info and substitutes 14-4 12AY7 14-7 12BH7 6-31 12DF7 1-13, 14-8 12DM7 1-13, 14-8 12DT7 1-13, 14-8 12DW7 14-18 12SX7 8-25 25E5 20-9 42, Sylvania 10-3 45, history, variants, tech tests 15-4 56 11-3 76 11-3 83 5-33 180, 181, 182; Arcturus 17-16 182, 182B 15-5 203 9-3 205-type 3-8 211 9-3 211D, E 9-4 216B Rectron 17-17 227 11-3 247, RCA 10-3 252A 3-9 274A, B 17-19 275A 3-9 276A 9-4 280, mesh-plate 17-16 284A 9-6 295, Speed 15-7 300B types, listening tests 8-22 300B, incl. test results 3-8 300B, Shuguang / Royal variants 4-23 300B, WE 1-11 350B 4-7 396A 9-10 404A 11-21 407A 9-10 416A 7-3 417A 7-4, 7-36* 805, in Altec 287W 9-28 845 9-3 1614 4-4 1758, Philips 17-15 3180, Cossor 18-4 5670 9-10 5687 family, incl. tech tests 6-30 5690 17-19 5692 11-6 5751 1-13, 14-7, 14-15 5842 7-36* 5847 11-21 5871 10-5 5881 4-7, 13-22 5930 12-6 5931 17-19 5932 4-7 5992 5-5, 10-5 5993 5-6 6072 14-7 6087 5-34 6094 5-4 6094, repl. 6BQ5 / EL84 / 7189A 5-6 6100 5-6 6106 5-6, 5-34 6384 5-5 6384, replacing 6L6 to 5-6 6385 5-6, 9-10 6386 9-10 6528 13-26 6550 4-7 6550 / KT88 Incl. tech tests 6-21 Listening tests, for hi-fi 19-28 Listening tests, for guitar amps 19-32 More history, tech tests 19-4 6679 1-13 6681 1-13, 14-6 6688 11-21 6851 1-13 6854 9-10 6900 6-31 6922 7-5 7025 14-4 7027 4-7 7044 6-31 7058 14-13 7119 6-31 7189 8-5 7199 14-18 7247 14-18 7308 7-5 7320 / E84L 8-5 7408 10-5 7581 4-7, 13-22 7591 family, variants, tech tests 20-8 7591, Sovtek version 15-3 7687, as sub for 6BL8 or 6GH8 12-23 7729 1-13, 14-8, 14-13 7788 11-21 7868 20-9 7961 9-10 8417 4-7 AM2 18-5 Audion, de Forest 19-9 AZ11, Telefunken 17-16 B65 11-6 B339 14-8 B759 14-5, 14-8 CCa 7-5 Correction 7-37 CV181 11-5 CV492 14-8 CV1988 11-6 CV4004 14-8 CV8156 14-8 CV8222 14-8 E34L 16-21 E83CC 14-8 E84L / 7320 8-5 E180F 11-21 E188CC 7-2 E2164 14-8 ECC33 11-5 ECC83 1-13*, 14-5 ECC88 7-2 ECC803 14-5 ECC863 14-8 ECL82 / 6BM8 13-17 EFM11 18-4 EL34 Full report 2-8 History, variants, tech tests 16-16 Listening tests, for hi-fi 16-29 Listening tests, guitar amps 16-32 Svetlana 3-22 EL37 4-7, 13-22 EL41, UL41 8-4 EL81-83-83-86 8-5 EL84 / 6BQ5 family History and tech tests 8-3@ Listening tests 8-8* EL509 / 6KG6, Svetlana 2-19, 8-10 EM2, EM4, EM11 18-4 EM34, EM35 18-5 ER280, Raytheon 17-17 G4H 18-4 GM-70, Ulyanov 9-9 GZ34 17-20, 17-21 KT61 10-5 KT66 4-6, 13-22 KT88, incl. tech tests 6-21@ KT88, Tesla 4-25 KT90 6-25, 19-6, 19-31, 19-34 KT90, Ei-RC 4-25 KT99 6-25 M8137 14-8 Mercury rectifier, National Radio Tube Co. full-wave 17-15 PZ, Arcturus 10-3 SV572-10, Svetlana 5-23 SV811, Svetlana 1-11 SV811-10, Svetlana 5-23 SV83, Svetlana 8-4, 14-18 THD "reactive rectifier" 5-33 Tune-A-Lite 18-4 Tunograph 18-5 U52 17-21 UX-281 17-17 VT-4C 9-6 VT-52 15-5 VV30B, Vaic 1-11 VV52B, Vaic 2-16 TUNERS Accuphase T-100 5-12 Day-Sequerra 5-12 Dynaco DSC stereo adapter 15-23 FM-1 1-5, 15-23 FM-3 1-6, 5-10, 15-25 SAC-35 1-6 EICO HFT90, 92 3-15 Fisher AM 1000 5-10 FM-50 9-32 FM-90X 5-9 FM 100 9-32 FM 100-series, incl. rest'n 18-22 FM 100B 5-10 FM 1000 11-17 FM 200B 5-10, 11-16 KM-60, KM61 18-24 R-202 5-9 Heathkit AJ-1600 5-12 FM-3 2-6 PT-1 5-9 Magnum Dynalab Etude 5-12 Magnum Dynalab MD-108 5-12 Marantz 10B 5-11, 5-25 Marantz Model 20 5-13 McIntosh MR65 5-9 McIntosh MR67 5-11 Nems-Clarke 1502 5-9 Radio Craftsmen RC-10 5-9 SAE T-101 5-13 Sansui TU-9900 5-13 Sargent-Rayment, whole line 20-16 Scott, H. H. 310E 5-11 333 5-11 350 9-32 4310 5-12 LT-110 9-32 Sherwood S-3000 5-10 Tuner "shoot-out" 5-7
AUTHOR INDEX (Lists items of a full page or more.)
Anderson, Roger Sargent-Rayment Story, The, 1927-1961 20-15@ Atwood, John A Museum Class Inspires an Amplifier 6-14 Antique Sound Lab AQ-1002 Kit One Amplifier 7-26 "Audio Test Bench, The," Series AC Meters 4-33 Audio Signal Generators 5-20 DC Meters 3-16 Distortion Analyzers 8-30, 9-25, 10-29 Impedance Measurement 12-13 Oscilloscopes 6-26, 7-10 Power Supplies 11-28 Test Bench and Tools, The 2-13 AudioNote Kit One - A Quality Single-Ended Amplifier Kit 8-24* "Cathode Bias" Series Buyer Beware 5-32 Ceramic Capacitors 7-31 Designing for Sound 4-23 Metallic Rectifiers 9-33 Old Components - Caveat Emptor 3-25 Help Conserve a Finite Resource 2-16 Cathode Follower Amp, A 13-26 "Dumpster Tubes" Series 7-Pin Power Pentodes 14-31 9-Pin Miniatures 15-12 Compactrons 20-22 Dissimilar Dual Triodes 17-28 Rectifiers 12-30* Subminiature Types 13-28 Vertical Output Tubes 16-10* Hagerman Vacu Trace Curve Tracer, The 16-24 Philosophy of Safety for the Home Constructor, A 17-31 Radiotron Designer's Handbook on CD-ROM (review) 8-19 RF-Powered Amplification 15-16 Screening Vacuum Tubes 1-8 Transmitting Tube Test Amp, A 8-7 Tube Matching 2-20 Why 88 to 108? - The History of Early FM Radio 4-12 Atwood, John, and Charles Kittleson Problems with Transistors 1-10 Barbour, Eric 2A3: Mother of High Fidelity 12-4 6L6 Forever 1936-96 4-3 6SN7: Driver of Choice 11-3 12AX7: A History and Comparative Encyclopedia 1-13 12AX7: Twin Triodes Forever 14-4 35 Watts of Triode Power with Variable Feedback 10-25 45: Just Enough Power 15-4 417A / 5842, The 7-36* 5687 Tube Family, The 6-30* 6550 / KT88 Power Kings - Part II 19-4 7591 - The Space Savers 20-8 All About the 6DJ8 and Other Frame Grid Tubes 7-3 Baby Blues Bottle: Story of the 6V6 10-3 Book Review: Two Books About M-OV 17-26* Build a Comparison Preamp 7-24* Computer Pioneers and Pioneer Computers (video review) 7-32* "Computing with Tubes - the Savage Art" Series 1. ABC, the Father of Everything 7-28@ 2. Inside ENIAC 8-20* 3. The First PCs Were Not Made in 1975 9-18@ 4. The World's First Electronic Calculator - Tube Powered! 10-22* 5. The First RealTime Machine 11-20* 6. Uncle Sam's Monster 13-20* 7. The First Mobile Computer 15-32* EL34 Report, The: History and Comparisons 2-8 Corrections 7-37 EL84: The Baby with Bite 8-3 History of the WE300B and Its Relatives 3-8* How to Determine the Outer Foil of a Film Capacitor 17-30* Inside Guitar Amps (review) 5-17* Internet Lies and Other Hype 14-29* Legacy of the 50 Watter: 211 & 845 9-3 Life and Times of the EL34 16-16 Magic Eye Tubes 18-4 "NOS" - Next Online Scam? 20-13* NOS Audio Tubes: The World's Best Investment? 18-14 Power Kings, The: 6550 and KT88 6-21 Problems with Modern Consumer Electronics 13-13 Rectifiers for Audio 17-15 Red Bank: The Ultimate Tube 5-3 Review of Popular Guitar Amp Books, A 12-18 Tube Industry News 2-15*, 3-22@, 4-25 Tube Lore (review) 6-12* Tube Testers and Classic Electronic Gear 15-14* Ultimate Tone, The (review) 5-17* Uncle Eric's Deluxe SE SV811 Amplifier Project 5-22 Uncle Eric's Tube Dumpster" Series #3: 12SX7 8-25 Type 2C51 / 5670 9-10 The 6AV5 - A Small Sweep Tube 10-21* The 6688 / E180F 11-21* Why NOS Tubes Are Better 19-14 Barbour, Eric, and Charles Kittleson Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diodes 11-31* Inside Richardson Electronics 11-11 Listening to 6SN7s 11-9* VTV Octal Line Stage Project 11-10* Barbour, Eric, and Peter Belov Build 300 Watts of Triode Power 12-31* Bardes, David Assemblage SET 300B Amplifier 15-11* ASUSA K2003 Amplifier - Good Things Come in Small Boxes 13-21* Berning Micro ZOTL Amp 19-19* Clean, Clear, and Tube Friendly - The Gillum G3 Loudspeaker 14-17* Interconnects in Review 16-22 International Audio Group's 4.5SE Review 16-27* Interview with Paul Klipsch, An 13-4 JJ 828 Amplifier - Push Pull Thrill Ride 18-28* Jolida JD-603A CD Player - CD Player with a Glass Heart 14-27* Klipsch RF-7 - Powerful Speakers for Low Powered Amps 19-17 Klipschorns - Out of the Corner and into the Limelight 13-6 Modern Bookshelf Speakers for Classic Tube Amplifiers 12-15 Moth Audio's Positive Ground Amp 17-35* Omega Speaker Systems Super 8 20-11* Reactance Reaction: The Welborne DRD 2A3 Amplifier 20-24* Rogue Audio Tempest Amplifier 17-24* Rudy Bozak - Legendary Speakers from a True Pioneer 18-17* Beck, Chris PP SV83 Amplifier Project 14-18* Belov, Peter, and Eric Barbour Build 300 Watts of Triode Power 12-31 Blake, Alan Dating Philips Tubes After 1948 16-13 Bourbin, Paul Tube Manual Fragmenta, A, or a Comparison of Various Tube Manuals 4-26* Radiotron Designer's Handbook (review) 8-18 The Great Voice - A Tribute to Peter Jensen, Founder of Magnavox and Jensen 7-18 Braithwaite, Norman Best Money Can Buy, The 3-1-3 Early Days of High Fidelity and McMurdo Silver Corporation 10-13 In the Beginning . . . 1-3* Brown, Bart Eight 45s in a High-Quality Amplifier 15-8 Buddingh, Terry Ampeg SVT: History and Variations 9-13 The Art of Rectification 5-33* Buddingh, Terry, and Charles Kittleson 6V6 Listening Tests 10-9* Dickman, John Tube Headphone Amplidier Project 16-28* Dorsey, Scott Kludge 4 Single-Ended - OTL Headphone Amplifier Project 11-24* Douglas, Alan Story of the Loftin-White Amplifier, The 6-17@= Eckland, John Ultimate PP KT88 Amp, The 19-26* Classic 2A3 Amplifier, A 13-10 Elliano, Jack Direct Reactance Drive Amplifier 14-25* Ultrapath Line Amp, The 10-11* Frankland, Scott Contest for High Fidelity, The: Western Electric vs. RCA 18-9@=, 19-9 Graves, Rick Vintage Hi-Fi in Hong Kong 5-14 Kennedy, Kevin 30 Watts Push-Pull with Svetlana SV300Bs 12-25 Kimmel, Alan Choke Assisted Mu Stage, The, and the Kimmel SE Parafeed Amplifier 20-4 Sweep Tube OTL Monoblock Amplifier 8-10 Kittleson, Charles "Purple Speaker Eater" (Citation II mod.) 4-22* 1927-34 Western Electric Large Theater Sound System 2-25 6550 / KT88 Shootout: Guitar 19-28 6550 / KT88 Shootout: Hi Fi 19-28 ASUSA A-4 Amplifier - VTV Kit Review 11-22* Best Sounds in Vintage Hi-Fi Under $350 9-30 Cinema Amplification - Altec-Lansing 1568, 1569, and 1570 7-13 Classic Loudspeakers - The Altec-Lansing 604 Duplex 3-5 Designer Profile: Steve Carr of Carr Amplification 20-26 EICO - Early Hi-Fi Years 3-13 EL34 Shootout for Guitar Amps 16-32 EL34 Shootout for Hi Fi 16-29 EL84 Listening Evaluations 8-8 Fisher 100 FM Tube Tuners 18-22 Fisher 500 Family of Receivers, The - The Start of a Generation 6-3 Golden Age of Stereo - Harmon-Kardon Citation I, II 4-15 Great Sounds from Vintage Home Hi-Fi Speaker Systems 1958-1969 4-28 H. H. Scott 299 & 299B EL84 Stereo Amplifiers 12-19 Heathkit - The Early Hi-Fi Years 2-3 History and Future of Dynaco Tube Audio, The 1-5 Interview with Bruce Moore, An 8-26*, 10-18* Interview with David Hafler, An - Part 1: The Acrosound Years 14-20@ Interview with David Hafler, An - Part 2: The Dynaco Years 15-21@ Listening Evaluations of 6DJ8 Tubes 7-8* Listening to 2A3s in Modern SE Amplifiers 12-8* Maxi-Matcher Digital Tube Tester - VTV Product Review 10-24* Mid-Priced Vintage Hi-Fi Equipment 11-14 Radio Craftsmen C500 Amplifiers - #2 Vintage Hi-Fi Series 19-21 RCA Tube Production - Harrison, New Jersey 8-15 Scott 222 and LK48 Amps - Sweet Sound for a Song 13-15 Scott 299C, D, and LK-72 Amplifiers 20-29 Tube Guitar Amps: An Interview with Terry Buddingh 2-20* Ultimate 12AX7 Shootout, The: Hi Fi - 24 Types Tested 15-33 Ultimate Tuner Shoot-Out, The 5-7 Vintage Audio in Japan - 1. 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II 3-27 Stone, Natalie Gentle Giant, The: Altec 287W 9-28 Swartz, Scott Tube-O-Vibe Project 17-6 Veil, Ron Allen Amplification Guitar Amp Kit Review 12-10 Curt Emery - Mini Boutique Amp Designer 18-26* Veil, Ron, and Charles Kittleson Ultimate 12AX7 Shootout, The: Guitar Amps 14-9 Ultimate 6L6 Shootout 13-22 Wolze, David A. Magnum Single-Ended Amp, The 2-17 Quest for the Ultimate, The (McIntosh MI-200) 3-18 Zuccaro, Michael Birth of the Marantz 10B 5-25
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