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The Arts and Media Audio Page

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Version – October 2006

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Tubes for Sale

This UK based site contains many useful audio links, and favours the creative DIY constructor who wants to save money, or simply build something original. Some things, like cables, are fairly simple. Others like tube amps are difficult but rewarding and need to be built and used with caution because of the high voltages they contain. The various links should hopefully interest both the novice and the enthusiast.

Hi-Fi Show Report – London 2000

Hi-Fi Show Report – London 2001

Modifying the Leak Stereo 20 - Chris Found’s circuit

5965 valve shootout

Cleaning LP records

DIY CAT-5 Cables

#Newsgroups

rec.audio.tech

rec.audio.tubes

rec.audio.high-end

rec.audio.pro

rec.audio.marketplace

uk.rec.audio

#Magazines Online:

http://www.hifinews.co.uk/ UK magazine online - HiFi News

http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/ HiFi World. UK magazine (also supplies tube + speaker kits)

http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/ UK magazine online - HiFi Choice

http://www.stereophile.com/ Stereophile magazine

http://www.audiorevolution.com Audio Visual e-mag. Reviews etc –

http://www.audioxpress.com/ magazine online

#Forums and #Review sites:

http://www.audioasylum.com/ Audio Asylum – the premier discussion forum, especially for constructors

http://www.madisound.com Madisound - good Speaker Discussion forum

www.audioweb.com Reviews, equipment sales and audio data - not much discussion.

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/ Reviews and audio data - good general site

http://www.soundstage.com/ Soundstage - equipment details and links

www.vacuumtube.com Vacuum Tube Valley e-zine, plus tube sales, FAQs etc

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/ Kits and DIY- very good constructors site

#Groups

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Newformgroup/ Newform ribbon speakers group

hjleak@yahoogroups.com Leak valve amps, tuners and speakers user group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TactAudioUsersGroup Digital amps and room measurements

#Classifieds UK

http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/classads.html HiFi world classifieds

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ ebay UK - big online auction site

www.loot.com Loot, UK. Includes regular hifi classifieds

http://www.bblist.co.uk/ “Bazza’s Bazaar” - Good for buying and selling pro studio and audio-visual gear

#Classifieds US

http://www.ebay.com ebay international - big online auction site

www.audiogon.com Great high-end ads and auctions

#Audio Sites - miscellaneous:

http://www.worldtubeaudio.com/ Links and features

http://www.audiogrid.com/arsl.html Steve Ekblad audio Links

www.audioasylum.com Users group for high end and DIY audio gear. Good archives.

www.audioxpress.com Audio Express – Glass Audio, Speaker Builder etc.

http://audioweb.com/ The Audio Web - Equipment links.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/ Douglas Self - Helpful site includes many articles on balanced operation, amps etc

http://www.sound.au.com/index.html Elliott Sound Products - Helpful site includes articles on amps etc

http://www.qkits.com/ Quality Kits. Canadian site includes Velleman and Maplin.

www.musictechnology.com HiFi mods from ex-CJ engineer in Virginia

http://www.gasaudio.com/index.html Gas Ampzilla mods

http://user.tninet.se/~vhw129w/mt_audio_design/ MT Audio Design Swedish site for Quad ESL, tube amps, speakers. Excellent links for electrostatic speakers and HiFi sites.

http://www.korato.com/ Serbian tube and audio company.

http://www.roger-russell.com/aboutmc.htm Mcintosh history

http://www.pcavtech.com/ PC soundcards - tests and data.

http://www.jukkatolonen.com/ Jukka Tolonen site. CD mods, amps and articles

http://members.aol.com/sbench101/ Steve Bench Very good projects and schematics inc battery tube designs, tube active crossover etc.

http://www.audiodesignguide.com/index.html Andrea Ciuffoli site with loads of links, MOSfet + OTL amps, CD players, in-car audio etc.

www.diyzone.net Etude PCM1716 DAC kit - 96khz 24 bit. Rest of site in Chinese

http://www.apexjr.com/ Apex Jr - the affordable US parts company

www.decware.com Decware high performance audio. Amps, speakers, speaker unit repairs, classifieds, links, Decware forum.

http://www.wright-sound.com/ Wright Sound Company – amps, preamps

http://www.lalena.com/audio/ DIY audio projects – big and expanding site

http://www.beardaudio.com/ Chris Found – official Beard Audio Service site plus repairs and servicing in West London.

www.izzy-wizzy.com\audio Stephen Robinson UK site

#Tutorials - basic theory

#Books:

Terman - Radio Engineering 1937

Terman - Radio Engineers Handbook, 1943

Terman - Radio and Electronic Engineering 1950s

Morgan Jones – Valve Amplifiers ed. 1 2 and 3 (most recent in 2 volumes)

Bruce Rozenblit – Audio Reality

Norman Crowhurst - Various

Sites:

http://www.glass-ware.com/ Glass Ware – TubeCad, design software, downloads, 6N30 curves etc

http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/14178/ Good site on tube theory with excellent colour pics

http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/14180/ Good site on amplifier theory with excellent colour pics as above

http://www.anthemav.com/OldSitev1/frames/tubes2fr.html Downloadable 'A taste of tubes'

http://www.tubecad.com/ Good site - Runs through the basics

http://www.radau5.ch/basics.html Runs through the basics

http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/audio/ Runs through the basics and gives schematics (preamps etc)

http://www.aikenamps.com/ Runs through the basics and more advanced tech talk – guitar amps etc.

http://www.triodeel.com/tlinks.htm#faq This has links to some useful FAQ's:

http://www.firebottle.com/ampage/bbs/amps/ Links to useful sites

http://firebottle.com/ampage/bbs/recread.cgi?sub=ga Reading list of articles

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tubes/bbs.html Click on FAQ

http://www.wingedc.com/ Svetlana’s new Russian site – used to have a FAQ

http://www.sonic.net/~ktstrain/Groundtutor.htm Kurt Strain's Grounding and Shielding tutorial

http://www.rane.com/library.html Rane - pro audio site with many helpful notes e.g. connecting units Rane Note 110

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/ Douglas Self - Helpful site includes many articles on balanced operation, amps etc

http://sound.westhost.com/articles.htm Various articles

http://www.webace.com.au/~electron/tubes/index.html Tube stuff Dennis R. Grimwood

http://www.siteswithstyle.com/voltsecond/General_Load_Lines/General_LOAD_LINE.html finding the load line

#Tube sites, DIY tube designs and parts

#Transformers

http://www.next-power.net/next-tube/articles.php3?sub_menu_item=99&article=articles/Veen/abstract_en.html Van der Veen output transformer theory

http://www.dialelectronicsweekly.com/product-7916779.html Audio transformers UK

http://www.transformersareus.co.uk/pricelist.htm Gold Seal, UK

http://www.oep.co.uk/oep.html OEP Oxford Electrical Products, Whitney Tel: (01993) 886200 – audio transformers

http://www.sowter.co.uk/ Sowter Transformers

http://www.newmarket-transformers.co.uk/ Newmarket Transformers

http://www.ae-europe.nl/voedingstrafo.htm AE Bandkern Dutch transformer company, similar to Tribute

http://www.audiomarketing.net/bartolucci Bartolucci transformers

http://www.lundahl.se/index.html Lundahl Transformers

www.roehrentechnik.de Transformers for tubes, Germany

www.shinrock.com Transformers for tubes, Germany

www.audio-consulting.ch Serge Schmidlin of Geneva – also do transformer pots.

http://www.skot.co.uk/page09.htm Skot - mains trannies + high power UK

http://www.tribute-audio.nl/ Tribute in The Netherlands - a pair of SE 5K 100mA OPT's amorphous core cost about $400.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~valveamp/ SJS transformers

http://www.hammondmfg.com Hammond Transformers

http://www.antrimtransformers.com/ Antrim toroidal transformers including output transformers - Ireland

http://www.plitron.com/ Plitron Transformers

http://www.electra-print.com/ Electraprint Transformers

www.edcorusa.com Edcor Transformers

www.toroid.com Toroid Corp, Maryland USA

http://www.icl.co.jp/audio/english/ Japanese R core transformers

http://www.jeack.com.au/~lucas/ Black Art Transformers (Australia)

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~macinc/linkpg6.htm Australian links

http://www.tubehifi.com/ Antique Sound transformers

http://www.apgate.com/elec/company/co_8743.htm http://www.danburyelectronics.co.uk Danbury transformers UK

http://www.livinginthepast.demon.co.uk/xformer.html Danbury transformers, including Maplins models

http://www.vvttransformers.co.uk/ VVT transformers UK – many valve transformers, and good prices

http://www.radfordaudio.co.uk/ Radford site

http://www.audes.ee/?PHPSESSID=f8982397b9af37af386fc02cd8e7b78b Audes Estonia, transformers etc.

http://www.tnt-audio.com/ Audio review

#Tubes

http://www.duncanamps.com Duncan Munro: BEST NET SCHEMATICS LIST lots of TUBE DATA, plus SPICE models, schematics - a must-visit site ALSO Duncan amps has free downloadable software for simulating PSU designs of different types. It allows you to include parameters such as choke resistance, and inductance, capacitor ESR, and many different PSU configurations.

A link to their software page.... http://www.duncanamps.com/software.html

http://www.nj7p.org/Tube.php Hereford tube database – excellent

http://home.netcom.com/~wa2ise/radios/penciltubes.html Subminiature tubes database

http://radiomann.hp.infoseek.co.jp/HomePageVT/Radio_Tube_Europe2.html Rimlock tubes

http://members.lycos.nl/rimlockproject/ Rimlock tube project

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-12206/radio/teknik/tubetype.txt Explanation of prefixes and labelling of tubes

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-12206/radio/teknik/tube.txt Equivalants list for common tubes

www.tubes.ru Russian site with good datasheets

http://www.jogis-roehrenbude.de/Russian/Russische_Roehren.htm Russian tube details

http://www.next-power.net/next-tube/datasheets.php3 Russian tube details

http://www.klausmobile.narod.ru Nik Onoufriev, Moscow, Russia. Great site with excellent Russian tube data -curves etc. Site also in English

http://www.arrakis.es/~igapop/russianotes.htm Russian tube details

http://www.mclink.it/com/audiomatica/tubes/home.htm Tube data sheets (small number)

http://www.mif.pg.gda.pl/homepages/frank/vs.html Frank’s Tube data sheets - excellent site

http://www.ginko.de/user/franz.hamberger/#tubes Tube data sheets - excellent site

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Tubes/ Tube substitutions search engine, schematics, radio data

http://www.wps.com/archives/tube-datasheets/ Tube data sheets - excellent site + good search engine

http://home.earthlink.net/~aprilsound/catalog.html Tube kits and transformers. Amplifiers like Flesh+Blood 300B etc

http://www.mif.pg.gda.pl/homepages/tom/przedwzm.htm Great Polish site – loads of stuff

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/8701/hamlynx.htm Bry’s Ham site - excellent tube data

http://www.firebottle.com/ Firebottle books etc

http://www.pmillett.com Pete Millett - pentode tests, headphones etc

http://thunderstoneaudio.nav.to/ Thorsten Loesch’s new sites – good design details

http://www.the-planet.org/ Gary's great tube page - good Dynaco schematics plus much more

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1965/music_etc.html Bob Danielak's home page - schematics inc. PP2a3

http://www.atma-sphere.com Atma-sphere tube kits etc.

http://www.welbornelabs.com/ Welborne Labs - SE tube designs and audiophile parts

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0801/fleshandblood.htm Steve Reichart Flesh and Blood 300B tube amp kit.

http://jewellerygalleria.com/catalog2/ Tube amps etc. inc S&B transformer volume control TVC

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/tubelust/ Pics of exotic tube amps

www.bottlehead.com Bottlehead – tube amp kits, tubes. Foreplay pre-amp. See also forum on audioasylum.com

http://www.hndme.com/ Handmade site.Tubes and schematics

http://www.curcioaudio.com/ Curcio DIY audio designs, including tube preamp kits and amplifier designs.

http://members.tripod.com/~gabevee/ Gabe Velez site. Tube details, circuits including Magnavox EL84

http://www.valvesunlimited.co.uk/ UK tube enthusiasts site

http://www.vac-amps.com/ VAC tube amps

http://www.wavelengthaudio.com/ Wavelength tube gear – very solidly made, Gemini is a star (2a3)

http://www.audionote.co.uk Audio Note UK, kits etc.

http://www.musicaldesign.com./ Tube preamps, Mosfet amps and mods for existing equipment

http://www.tubehifi.com/ Antique Sound Labs tube amps.

http://members.aol.com/sbench101 Steve Bench's Home Page, lots of DIY projects for tube audio

http://www.griffon.dircon.co.uk/ Griffon - Russ Sadd’s home page - lots of useful info

www.atma-sphere.com Atma-Sphere OTL tube amps

http://www.diyparadiso.com/ DIY Paradisio". Belgian site with plenty of components: tubes, transfos..

www.halfin.com Belgian site with plenty of components: tubes, transfos.. Good prices

http://www.livinginthepast.demon.co.uk/ Trident valve amps and details of Danbury transformers (UK)

http://www.electronluv.com/ tube designs

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~tossie/ Interesting tube site contains amp list by tubes used

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/sunpress/index.html Sunrise Press

http://www.bvws.org.uk National Vintage Communications Fair NVCF At the NEC Birmingham – excellent marketplace for old stuff – tube amps, parts, tubes etc.

Tube #Schematics

http://www.machmat.com/schema/index.htm Many schematics - also sell tubes

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/oheinone/valves/pvm-coding.html Mullard codes

http://www.tubebuilder.com/schematic1.html Large number of schematics

http://www.triodeel.com/schindex.htm Large index of schematics - essential reading

http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/saints/668/primer/ J C Morrison Fi Primer – essential reading for PP

http://home.mira.net/~kiewavly/audio1.html Schematics including most Leak

www.lundahl.se/pdfs/claus_byrith/amplifier_30wpp.pdf Revised Mullard circuits

http://users.rcn.com/fiddler.interport//EICO.HTM EICO site and circuits

http://www.arrakis.es/~igapop/index.htm Several circuits, some well-known (Mullards) some Russian

http://members.tripod.com/richard984/vacuum_tube_audio.htm EL34, KT88, 300B, 845 and line/phono stages

http://www.tubehifi.com/Circuit/C_805.JPG Amplifier using 805 tube SE

http://www.meta-gizmo.com/tri/interstage.html PP 6B4G Interstage Coupled Amplifier by Ralph Power

http://www.triodedick.com/ PP 6B4G from Triode Dick

http://www.angela.com/catalog/how-to/JE_Labs/PP_2A3/ Angela PP2a3

http://home.earthlink.net/~aprilsound/gallery.html PP 2a3 Tube-O-Saurus Amplifier 5w Class A after Loesch/Morrison etc.

http://www.hndme.com/storeschematics4.html Acro 6B4G etc

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1965/project.html Bob Danielak’s PP 2a3

http://www.nutshellhifi.com/  PP 300b Amity amplifier by Lynn Ohlsen + Raven/Aurora preamps

http://hometown.aol.com/kevinc927/images/PPAmpInput.pdf Kevin Carter’s designs, e.g. this PP input stage w. Lundahl iron

http://home.pacifier.com/~gpimm/ Gary Pimm’s page – interesting 2a3 circuit ideas, CCS designs

www.6moons.com Review site

http://members.aol.com/ikschiffer/ Klaus Schiffer Tube site with Leak and several SE 2a3 schematics

http://www.vt52.com/ Tube circuits, tips and tube data. Very important DHT site

http://www.audio-genesis.com/Schematics.html Tube circuits inc. Ongaku and M7 copies

http://www.montagar.com/~patj/electroprojects.htm Tube circuits, battery charger etc.

http://www.supratek.biz/ Tube-FET phono stage and other designs

http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/xentar/1179/projects/toccata/Toccata.html Toccata - Loesch type Preamp

http://www.vt52.com/diy/diypage/loesch/toccata.html Loesch type Preamp

http://www.newmex.com/f10/mustage.html Alan Kimmel mu stage

http://www.manualman.com Manuals

http://www.manualmerchant.com Manuals

http://www.manualsplus.com Manuals

#Tube Testers

www.VT52.com Good tube site, includes AVO mk 4 settings for 6N30, 6B4G Sovtek etc.

#Kits

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/ DIY forums

http://www.wnaudio.com/ White Noise Audio

Tube kit suppliers:

Arion (if still busy?)
Atmasphere
Audio Electric Supply
Audio Innovations (2nd hand)
Audio Note
Borbely Audio
Edison
Electric tonalities
Elrad
ELV
Experience Electronics
Glasscase
Megahertz
Passion Audio
Praktiker
Raphael Audio Workshop
Rik Stoet
Sun Audio
The Parts Connection
VAA
Velleman
Welborne
Welter Electronics
World Audio Design

#Stage gear – amps etc.

http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/index.html Bass preamp + Fender amps

#Tube #dealers

http://www.sovtek.com/ New Sensor - Sovtek Tubes plus Hammond Transformers etc

http://www.jj-electronic.sk JJ Tesla tubes

http://www.jacmusic.com JAC music

http://www.primeparts.net/ Tube suppliers USA and parts, including Allan Bradley range

www.wiwitubes.com/tube.html Tubes + DATA Useful Photos of tubes and their boxes.

http://www.vintagetubeservices.com/ Tube suppliers USA. Good at testing tubes (Andy)

http://www.vacuumtubes.com/ Tube suppliers SND

http://www.tubeworld.com Tube suppliers

http://www.elexs.com Tube suppliers NJ - Thomas Bruckner

http://www.pentalaboratories.com Tube suppliers and data

http://catalog.rell.com/rellecom/home/cat_home.asp Tube suppliers - Richardson USA

www.audiotubes.com Brent Jessee Recording Tube Sales

www.teletone.com Tube suppliers

http://www.ltech-electronics.ca/ Tube suppliers - Eltech

http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/ Tube suppliers Citation amps etc – Jim Mc Shane USA

http://www.nostalgiccollectibles.com/ Tube suppliers – Pa. USA (restricted)

www.chimeralabs.com Tubes, caps etc

www.tubeman.com Tubes, caps etc

www.alltronics.com Good selection and prices US

www.hamtubes.com Tubes USA

http://www.thetubecenter.com/index.html ESRC Tubes USA

www.radiodaze.com Tubes USA

www.thetubestore.com Tubes USA

www.fairradio.com Tubes USA

www.radiotubesupply.com Tubes USA

www.kenselectronics.com Tubes USA plus power connectors – Cinch, Molex etc

www.roundup-elect.com Tubes USA

www.oldradioparts.com Tubes USA

http://www.radioworld-online.com Tubes USA

http://www.eurotubes.com JJ tubes – US site

http://www.tubesandmore.com Antique Electronic Supply: Tubes, caps etc (mainly radio)

http://www.hndme.com/ Tubes, tube sockets, Hammond transformers, accessories etc

http://www.angela.com/ USA supplier of parts, tubes etc.

http://www.triodeelectronics.com/ excellent site. For tubes, tons of links, etc.

http://www.audiophool.cjb.net/ForSale.html Some tubes and data sheets

http://www.fust-electronica.nl/ Dutch tube suppliers

http://www.hupse.nl/radio/frameset.htm?shop.htm&ContentFrame Dutch tube suppliers

http://www.triodes.nl/ Dutch tube suppliers

http://home.publishnet.nl/~rotte/buizen/Voorraad/voorraad.htm Dutch tube suppliers

http://www.amplimo.nl Dutch tube suppliers

www.arp-electronics.nl Dutch tube suppliers

http://www.latout.nl/lijst.php?productid=11  Dutch tube suppliers

http://www.die-wuestens.de Ask Jan First, Germany. Old European tubes, sockets

http://www.bastler-shop.de/index21.htm Tube site, Germany

http://www.tubeaudiopro.de/d/roehren_d01.html Tube site, Germany

http://www.wieser-electronic.de/catalog/index.php Tube suppliers, Wieser Germany. Not too cheap

http://www.roehrentechnik.de/html/ausgangstrafos.html Tube suppliers + transformers, Germany

http://www.roehrenshop24.de/index.html?roehren_sovtek.htm Tube site, Germany

http://www.cayin.com/ Tube site, Germany

http://www.wvs-tech.de/wvs-tech/ Tube site, German, sells octal UX shape bases

http://www.btb-elektronik.de/de/preise_lager_international.htm Tube site, Germany (Interesting)

http://www.demostenes.no Tube suppliers, Norway

http://www.gmf.se/index.htm Tube suppliers, Sweden

http://www.lh-musik.se Tube suppliers, Sweden

http://www.arrakis.es/~igapop Igor’s tube selection - Spain. Good selection of Russian tubes.

http://www.diyparadiso.com/ Tube suppliers Aqua-Blue Belgium. Also all sorts of tube products

http://www.blmuzik.com Tube suppliers, Turkey

www.platan.ru Platan at St Petersburg - 73, Kronversky av., St. Petersburg, Russia

Tel./Fax: +7 812 232 8306, 2325987

Radiorynok Yunona, a market of what-not at Avtovo, metro Avtovo; supposedly most active on Saturdays. The address is 40 Marshal Kazakov Street. St. Petersburg, Russia See the map at the following address. http://mirkart.ru/spb/spb.cgi?X=101589&Y=92608&Z=7&L_Metro=ON&L_Rinok=ON

http://el-tubes.webzone.ru/price/pr_high_end.htm Tube suppliers, Moscow, Russia

http://www.tubes.ru/ Tube suppliers, Moscow, Russia – good spec sheets on Russian tubes

http://www.vectorelec1.narod.ru/ Tube suppliers, Russia

http://www.vinnitsa.com/transweb/ ZAO tube factory, Ukraine

http://kwtubes.com/ Russian surplus tubes and parts supplier, Lithuania (Gintaras) – good to deal with.

http://www.conusaudio.com Russian tubes supplier, Canada

Tube dealers - Addresses

http://www.uk-electronics.com/elec/ The Applegate directory of electronics companies, UK and Ireland

Audio Note (Uk) Ltd., www.audionote.co.uk/ Unit 1, Block C, Hove Business Centre, Fonthill Road, Hove, Sussex, BN3 6HA (01273-885511, 220511; fax 01273-731498). Audio valves.

Billington Export Ltd. Billingshurst, Sussex RH14 9EZ Tel: 01403 784961 Fax: 01403 783519

Chelmer Valve Company http://www.chelmervalve.com TEL: 01245-241300 Fax 01245-241309

Colomor, http://www.colomor.demon.co.uk/ http://www.websamba.com/colomor Huffwood Trading Estate, Brookers Road, Billinghurst West Sussex RH14 9RZ E-mail: Tel: 0 (44) 1403 786659 Fax: 0 (44) 1403 786660

Crowthorne Tubes http://www.crowthornetubes.com/ Good supplier – can source and test

Edicron Ltd., http://www.edicron.com/ Park Road, Faringdon, Berks., SN7 7BP (01367-243030; fax 01367-243131). No minimum order size.

Langrex Supplies Ltd. 1, Mayo Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 2QP
Tel: 020-8684-1166 Fax: 020-8684-3056

PM Components Ltd, http://www.pmcomponents.co.uk/ http://www.tube-shop.com/ Selectron House, Springhead Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HD.(01474-560521; fax 01474-333762). Large range of audio, TV and industrial valves and CRTs. Large catalogue, 24-hour mail order service. Produces Golden Dragon valves in China. (valve seconds 40% discount) Now distributing Svetlana

Watford Valves https://www.watfordvalves.com/ 44 (0)1923 893270

Wilson Valves 28, Banks Avenue, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD7 4LZ
E-mail: Tel: 01484 654650 Fax: 01484 655699

Valve and Tube Supplies, Rod Burman http://www.valves.uk.com/

Miscellaneous:

Anode Electronics Ltd, 80d Hyde Park Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4RQ (01752-673356).

Centre Electronics 345, Stockfield Road, Yardley, Birmingham B25 8JP Tel: 0121 706 0261 Howard Turner

Chevet Books, 157, Dickson Road, Blackpool FY1 2EU Tel: 01253 751858 Fax: 01253 302979

Kenzen Unit 9, 16-20, George Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RG Tel: 0121 446 4346 or (temp) 0034689-656493

Sound Systems, 111 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8EA. NOS valves and valve-era components.

Sussex Surplus, Oak Farm, Goose Lane, Thakeham, West Sussex, RH20 2LW Tel 01 798 817 496 fax 01 798 817 560.

Philip TAYLOR, 3 Silver Lane, Billingshurst, Sussex, RH14 0RP. Good for obscure types.

Tube Technology, Foxhills Farm, Longcross Road, Ottershaw, Surrey, KT16 0DN (01932-873444, fax 01932-873012). UK distributor for Gold Aero audio valves from the USA.

John Lavender 01454-315432

#Transformer suppliers – Addresses UK

http://www.uk-electronics.com/elec/ The Applegate directory of electronics companies, UK and Ireland

Audio Transformers

AM Transformers Ltd - High Wycombe
Best Windings Ltd - Ipswich
Cyclops Electronics Ltd - York
http://www.apgate.com/elec/company/co_8743.htm Danbury transformers

Farnell - Leeds
Majestic Transformer Co - Poole
Myrra - Waterford
Oxford Electrical Products Ltd - Witney
RS Components Ltd - Corby
Sequoia Technology Ltd (Sequoia Tekelec) - Reading
Stontronics Ltd - Reading

AGW Electronics Ltd - Chesterfield
ARW Transformers Ltd - Glasgow
Avon Magnetics Ltd - Christchurch
www.carnhill.co.uk - 4 Edison Rd, St. Ives, Cambs PE27 3LT Tel: 01480462978
Dagnall Electronics Ltd - Bedford
Nuvotem-Talema - Donegal
Stabilised Transformers Ltd - Wolverhampton
Super Sounds UK Ltd - Basildon
TAM Transformers Ltd - Bognor Regis
Wound Magnetics Ltd - Dundee

Block Uk Ltd Maldon 01621 : 850666

Burrows Electrical Ltd Chelmsford 01245 : 267428

C.M.R Controls Basildon 01268 : 287222

Danbury Electronics Chelmsford 01245 : 328174

Demeter Windlings Chelmsford 01245 : 344544

Drake Transformers Ltd Wickford 01268 : 560040

EMV Products Thurrock 01375 : 371471

G.B Electronics Ltd Billericay 01277 : 622210

F&S Transformers, Peter Chapell OPTs for Mullard 0121-686-2939

Huco electrical UK Ltd Basildon 01268 : 412961

Ten Pao Industrial Ltd Basildon 01268 : 524422

Transformer & Electrical Co Ltd Basildon 01268 : 520491

Transformer Manufaturing Co Ltd Maldon 01621 : 843322

Transformers - Chokes

AM Transformers Ltd - High Wycombe
ECM Electronics Ltd - Pulborough
Electrospeed - Eastleigh
Ferroperm (UK) Ltd - Wrexham
REO (UK) Ltd - Craven Arms
Torr-Tech Ltd - Cannock
Transmag (UK) Ltd - Birmingham

http://www.automatic-electronic.myweb.nl/ amorphous cores, great chokes, JJ tubes

#Hybrid DIY solid state/tube kits and designs

NB The book Principles of Power by Kevin O'Connor covers hybrid amps.

http://steinmusic.de/indexeng.htm Excellent + good value hybrid kit amp from Germany, plus other goodies

http://www.irf.com/technical-info/appnotes/an-948.pdf International Rectifier site - 60 watt hexfet AB

http://www.homestead.com/whaan/files/index.html DIY 50watt hybrid with 5687 input stage

http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/audio/ Jean Hiraga MC pre-amp

http://www-user.uni-bremen.de/~carnivor/aksa/aksa.html http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/aksa_e.html AKSA PP amp

http://www.aksaonline.com/ AKSA

http://www.printedelectronics.com Printed Electronics website to get Kit info for AKSA etc:

#OP Amp manufacturers

http://www.burr-brown.com/ Burr Brown

www.analog.com Analog Devices

www.linear-tech.com Linear Technology

www.national.com National Semiconductors

#Semiconductors and #Solid State

#Digital Audio – Amps, soundcards, DACs, CD, DVD, DAT etc.

http://www.tripath.com/ Tripath class T digital amp

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cbrodersen/audio.html Tripath class T digital amp DIY design.

http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/ See this site for a review of sound cards

http://www.pmgrp.com/prod01.htm Sound Technology

http://www.minidisc.org/

#Speakers, #Loudspeakers - DIY and commercial designs:

http://www.linearteam.dk/ THE speaker design page – Juha Hartikainen – plus more stuff.

http://www.linkwitzlab.com/ Linkwitz labs – dipoles and crossover boards for DIY

www.tnt-audio.com TNT Audio - various designs

http://www.hifisound.de/ German store, specialises in Speakers

http://www.orcadesign.com/ Speaker site

www.e-speakers.com Speaker site

www.zalytron.com Speaker site

http://www.stageaccompany.com/en/ Stage Accompany Professional Ribbons

www.newformresearch.com Ribbon speakers – DIY and ready made

http://www.apogeespeakers.com/ Apogee users site - Ribbons and parts

http://www.mogensgallardo.com/lafolia/ DIY Apogee type ribbon design

http://www.vmpsaudio.com/ Ribbon speakers – VMPS

http://diy.cowanaudio.com/ Speakers, Ribbons, Australia

www.speakerworks.net replacement surrounds for units etc. Oregon

http://www.flippedbit.net/speaker/Speaker.htm Good DIY page with some links

www.speakerbuilding.com Scandinavian site using SEAS, Scan speakers etc

http://www.sonic.net/~ktstrain/ Kurt Strain amps +speakers

http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/eno/346/DIY_Monolith.htm#Performance Monolith subwoofer with Swan305

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/labsp2/ Vifa 2 way system from Georgia

http://www.stryke.com Stryke - high end driver sales (TC, Lamda etc)

http://www.madisound.com/ Madisound

http://www.t-linespeakers.org/index.html Transmission lines

http://www.quarter-wave.com Transmission lines

http://hem.passagen.se/ijdata/p_loudsp_new.html Full range speakers - Manger

http://www.acousticimage.com/ Acoustic Image shop Ca. Good Links

http://www.rdrop.com/users/billmc/ Bill McFadden - loudspeaker designs and data

http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/ HiFi World. UK magazine, supplies speaker kits with Audax units

www.northcreekmusic.com Kit site

http://yu-ra.tripod.com/goodmans/triaxiom.htm Goodmans users site, esp. old designs

http://website.lineone.net/~empson/ Vitavox horns

http://www.bd-design.nl/ Lowther club of Holland and BD design. They have a (mainly speaker) forum

http://www.alternate-audio.com/ Design and make ribbon planar speakers – also amps etc

www.audiocircuit.com The Audio Circuit – great audio site, with different sections

http://sound.westhost.com/project09.htm Elliott Sound Products - Active crossovers etc.

http://www.marchandelec.com Active crossovers

http://www.rhintek.com/ Room acoustics software

www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk Wilmslow Audio UK - speaker unit suppliers UK

http://www.iplacoustics.co.uk IPL UK

http://www.falcon-components.co.uk/ Falcon DIY

http://www.e44.com French suppliers

http://www.audiocomponents.nl/ Speaker suppliers – Holland. Good prices!

http://www.digitex.it/ Speaker suppliers – Italy e.g. Monacor fullrange = £30

#Speaker Units - Makers

www.bgcorp.com BGC ribbons

http://www.visaton.de/ Visaton speakers, including ribbon tweeter

http://www.aer-loudspeakers.com AER full range speakers - Germany

http://www.tymphany.com/ Peerless, Vifa, Scanspeak speaker units, Denmark

http://www.seas.no/ SEAS speaker units, Norway

http://www.focal.tm.fr/gb.htm Focal speaker units, France and JM labs (finished speakers),

www.audax.com Audax speaker units, France

www.jbl.com JBL speaker units, USA

http://www.morelhifi.com/about/index.html Morel speaker units

http://www.audionord.se Distribute Magneplanar in Scandinavia

dipoles-subscribe@topica.com Planar/dipole speaker list. To join, send a message to the email site and leave the subject line and the body of the message blank.

http://www.apexjr.com/amps.html Amps on a plate for subwoofers

#Turntables, #Arms and #Cartridges:

http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?170 J. Gordon Holt: "Tweaking your Record-Player"
http://www.vandenhul.nl/artpap/turntabl.htm Laura Dearborn: "Turntable System Setup"
http://www.audiophilia.com/features/cartridge_setup.htm Andrew Chasin: "A Beginners Guide to Cartridge Setup"
http://users.nac.net/markowitzgd/cartalign.html Gary Markowitz: "Understanding the Issues behind Cartridge Alignment" – overhang etc.
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/819.html Thorsten Loech: "Setting Up Your FIRST Cartridge...".
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/1240.html Jon Risch: "VTA Once and for All!". Proposes a method for setting arm height.
http://www.tnt-audio.com/accessories/hfnrrdisc_e.html Hi-Fi News & Record Review test record.

http://www.garage-a-records.com/ Replacement styli and parts

http://www.78tours.com/Expert_Stylus_Company.htm Supplier of replacement styli etc.

http://www.musonic.co.uk/ Musonic, Watford UK - modern/vintage cartridges, styli and vinyl accessories.

www.needledoctor.com Supplier of replacement styli etc.

http://www.flatearthaudio.com/ SME headshells and other accessories – US site

http://www.eifl.co.jp/index/export/export2.htm EIFL - Japanese supplier of modern/vintage cartridges like Denon DL-103 series.

http://www.originlive.com/ UK supplier of modern/classic cartridges, Denon etc.

http://www.phonophono.de German supplier of cartridges - has some good ones inc. Denon DL103

http://www.jelco-ichikawa.co.jp/ Wholesaler of tonearm plugs, rewires, cables etc.

http://www.maxonmotor.com Swiss supplier of motors for high-end turntables

http://www.saia-burgess.com Swiss company Saia-Burgess makes AC sync motors. UFM-1 motor is used in some TTs

http://www.hifituning.de German site selling EMT parts and other bits.

http://www.feickert.de/index.html German site selling EMT parts and other bits.

http://www.stefanopasini.it Good Italian site for EMT, Thorens, Garrard from author of ‘supercar’ books.

http://www.teresaudio.com/ Teres hi-end DIY turntable

http://www.sme.ltd.uk/ SME arms and turntables

http://www.arduman.com/aa/Sayfalar/lecleach/lecleach.htm Verdier hi-end turntable - Le Cleac’h

http://www.aca.gr Audiophile Club, Athens - Pictures of various turntables

http://www.scheu-analog.de/ Scheu hi-end DIY turntable

http://www.chicagoaudio.org/ Tips and Tweaks, Analogue pages etc

http://melhuish.org Rewire the Rega RB 300 arm, single driver website

http://www.acp-composites.com/ Arm tube materials - carbon fibre/graphite tubes for arrows, kites, golf shafts, fishing rods...

#Phono stages

http://www.tubecad.com/july99/page9.html Balanced phono stage

http://www.tubecad.com/june99/page7.html Balanced line stage

http://www.acousticsounds.com/acoustic/electronics/index.html AcousTech site. PH-1 Phono Preamp, record cleaners

www.jensentransformers.com Jensen Transformers for MC designs

#Cables – DIY and commercial sites

Sites for cable information – interconnects, power and speaker cables.

http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~sjreeves/Classes/ENGR1110/wireawg.html Wire thickness guide AWG to mm

http://www.siltechcables.com/ Siltech cables

http://www.nordost.com/ Nordost cables

http://www.cardas.com/ Cardas cable

http://www.vandenhul.com Van den Hul site. Includes DIY cable suggestions like the 'exotic' Revolution Hybrid and Revelation Hybrid speaker cables, plus other construction details from VDH cable types

http://www.laventure.net/tourist/cables.htm Make your own Audio Cables site, specifically fine (not sterling) silver with teflon sleeving for speaker cable.

http://www.geocities.com/venhaus1/index.html Chris Venhaus silver interconnects and CAT5 speaker cable.

www.custom-cable.co.uk UK cable site

www.harmonictech.com Harmonic Technology site - details of their commercial cables

http://www.tnt-audio.com/ bags of cable ideas with various types of exotic geometry.like UBYTE and TNT star

http://www.belden.com Beldon Cable site - huge stock of cable types.

http://www.parts-express.com Parts supplier, including several cable types and DIY power cables

http://www.purenote.com/ Las Vegas handmade cable company. Magnum and Benchmark types.

http://www.zalytron.com Speaker site with cable accessories

http://business.virgin.net/cad.cables/home.htm Campaign Audio Design. Handmade cables from Cardiff, Wales..Also sell lengths of silver wire for interconnects, speakers and arm rewiring.

http://www.cablexperts.com US Cable suppliers

http://www.commscope.com/ Cable suppliers, including telecom industry

#Parts - Power supplies, batteries, resisters, capacitors etc.

http://rtkcomponent.com/catalog/epcos/ Russian parts site – good capacitors

http://www.svalander.se/shoppen/shopeng.php Swedish parts dealer - interesting stuff

http://www.lemo.com/index.jsp Lemo + Redel quality multipole connectors

http://www.neutrik.com Neutrik connectors, XLR, speakon etc.

http://www.cliffcomponents.com Cliff connectors

http://www.elproma.nl/ Elproma connectors, XLR, D connectors etc.

http://www.deltron-emcon.com/ Deltron connectors

http://www.iagaudio.com Transformer covers

http://www.amphenol.com/   Amphenol connectors

http://www.goldpt.com/rstrcode.html Resistor colour code

www.vishay.com Vishay resistors

http://www.iagaudio.com/products.asp?id=15 TA-1 TVC, Sowter transformer and Shallco switch

http://quadesl.com/attenuator.html Stepped attenuator calculations

http://www.goldpt.com/index.html Goldpoint stepped attenuators

http://www.audiocomponents.nl/ DACT stepped attenuators

www.elma-electronic.co.uk Elma Electronic UK LTD Phone: +44 1329 289100, Fax: +44 1329 289101

Switch type 72 for stepped attenuators Blore Edwards Limited, Pontcynon Trading Estate, Abercynon, Mid Glamorgan, CF45 4EP UK. +44 1443 742202

http://www.thel-audioworld.de/bauteile/regler/regler.htm This site, Thel Audio, also has some very interesting motorized stepped attenuators, as well as the Panasonic pots that HiFi World thought were so great, also at much better prices than in the US:

http://www.ansar-ltd.co.uk/ UK firm doing good Polypropelyne capacitors

http://www.icwltd.co.uk UK firm doing good Polypropelyne capacitors

http://lcrcapacitors.co.uk/ UK firm doing good Polypropelyne capacitors and also polystyrenes

www.nacc-mallory.com Mallory computer grade capacitors

http://www.americancapacitor.com American Capacitor Co. High quality caps

http://www.capacitors.com Walt Jung capacitor guide

http://members.aol.com/sbench102/caps.html Steve Bench capacitor guide

http://www.audience-av.com/on_capacitor_dielectric_material.htm capacitor guide

http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/se-inoue/e_capa.htm capacitor guide with photos

http://test.angela.com Electrolytic capacitor guide with useful details and circuit for reforming older electrolytics

http://www.thel-audioworld.de/bauteile/elkos/elkos.htm Philips "ELKO" electrolytics up to 385 volts are available in Germany for reasonable prices:

http://www.audiosynthesis.co.uk/components.htm UK firm doing DACs, Preamps, parts etc.

http://www.greenweld.co.uk/ Good parts – UK

http://www.townshendaudio.com  Max Townshend – cables, Seismic Sink stands, speakers, t’tables

www.percyaudio.com/ Michael Percy Audio

http://www.hificollective.co.uk/  Various parts

www.zalytron.com Good parts, e.g. cheap lockable RCA plugs with teflon insulation, wire etc.

www.steatite.co.uk Batteries UK

www.seme.co.uk spares distributor for most HiFi Brands in the UK

www.mauritron.co.uk Service manuals and 'compilation' cd's covering lots of different makes/models. CD ROM in PDF format or printed

http://www.edmundoptics.com/IOD/DisplayProduct.cfm?productid=1618 Sorbothane feet

http://www.daisy-laser.com/ Dutch company supplying CD units and parts (Pro)

#Component Suppliers UK:
http://www.electrospeed.com Electrospeed UK

http://www.farnell.co.uk Farnell Componants UK Tel. 0113-2636311

www.rswww.com RS componants UK

http://www.arrowne.com/arrow_worldwide/uk/main.html Arrow UK

www.cpc.co.uk CPC

www.rapidelectronics.co.uk Rapid

http://www.class-d.com/ Class D tel. 01623 405830

http://www.townsendcoates.co.uk Townsend Coates, UK

www.angliac.co.uk Anglia Componants, UK

www.maplin.co.uk Maplin Componants, UK

http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.com/ Cricklewood Componants, UK

http://www.triodes.nl Dutch site doing high end tubes, trannies, caps etc

www.rfparts.com - they might have some nice finned caps available for tubes.

#Component Suppliers US:
www.arrow.com

#Surplus Sales US:

www.brigarelectronics.com/ Surplus stock – many parts

BRIGAR ELECTRONICS INC... 7-9 ALICE ST BINGHAMTON, NY 13904 PHONE: (607) 723-3111 FAX: (607) 723-5202

www.fairradio.com Surplus stock – many parts

http://www.73.com/ Surplus Traders, Vermont, USA

http://www.skycraftsurplus.com NASA’s car boot sale! Teflon insulated shielded hookup wire etc.

http://www.torontosurplus.com/ Surplus stock – many parts

http://www.henrybutcher.com/en/ International auctions, misc. products

http://www.surplustuff.com/

http://www.halted.com Polystyrenes, parts etc

#Surplus Sales UK:

http://www.applegate.co.uk/products/psa/2105.htm Applegate directory – surplus

http://www.repairfaq.org/ELE/F_surplus_uk.html links

http://www.bblist.co.uk/ “Bazza’s Bazaar” - Good for buying and selling pro studio and audio-visual gear

http://www.distel.co.uk/ Big surplus dealer

http://www.anchorsupplies.com/et.htm Big surplus dealer

http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/live/contents.htm Bull Surplus Tel 01273 491490. 250 Portland Road Hove Sussex BN3 5QT UK Some components, but mostly hardware. Large stocks, but note that they don’t do tubes any longer and have liquidated most audio stuff.

www.bardwells.co.uk Surplus stock, UK

www.soundonsound.com Ads for studio gear

www.1st-millennium.co.uk Surplus stock, UK

www.trading-specialists.com Cyclops, UK – buy up surplus inventory from manufacturers etc.

www.dovebid.com Surplus electronics auctions international

Anchor Surplus Ltd, The Cattle Market, Nottingham, NG2 3GY Tel: +44 115-986 4902 Tel: +44 115-986 4041
Open: 09.00-18.00 Monday-Friday, 08.00-16.00 Saturday, middle of the day Sunday. Several large sheds of mainly military surplus: electronics and optical items, mechnical engineering and furniture

M&B Radio Ltd, 86 Bishopsgate Street Leeds, LS1 4BB Tel: +44 113-243 5649 Strong on ex-broadcast equipment, test gear in general.

Johns Radio, Whitehall Works, 84 Whitehall Road East, Birkenshaw, Bradford, BD11 2ER Tel: (01274) 684007

#Studio and #Broadcast Equipment suppliers:

http://www.canfordaudio.com/ Canford Audio – studio supplies UK

http://www.ecelectronics.co.uk/ 19” rack parts etc. UK

http://www.stirlingbroadcast.net Surplus broadcast stock UK

http://www.aclighting.com/ Lighting and audio UK

www.dragonspirit.co.uk Cheap XLRs etc UK

http://www.cybermarket.co.uk/ electronics superstore UK

http://www.sabre-international.com/ Pro audio, UK

http://www.studiospares.com/ Studio Spares UK

www.peigenesis.com Connectors etc – good range inc. Amphenol