Incorporate the "tube sound" into your home audio system
Learn how to work with vacuum tubes and construct high-quality audio amplifiers on your workbench with help from this hands-on resource. The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps explains tube theory and circuit analysis. Seven ready-to-build projects feature step-by-step instructions, detailed schematics, and layout tips. You'll also find out how to tweak the project designs and engineer your own custom-built, high-performance amps.

Coverage includes:

•Principles and operational theory behind vacuum tubes
•Tube nomenclature, applications, and specifications
•Circuit layout, connections, and physical construction
•Planning, component testing, and documentation
•Power supplies for vacuum tube circuits
•Preamplifier and power amplifier circuits
•Performance measurement
•Safety, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures
•Optimizing a design to meet your objectives