Wiring diagrams.......

[Greg.]

Hi Clive,

The later (and still pre Mark and Phil) WAD instruction diagrams were also in colour.

Best wishes,

Greg

[Clive]

Originally Posted by Greg.

Hi Clive,

The later (and still pre Mark and Phil) WAD instruction diagrams were also in colour.

Best wishes,

Greg

I didn't know that, the last WAD kit I built was a Kat34. Would this be for the 300B PSE and PP?

Cheers,

Clive

[Brian]

Course, I've no idea what the instructions were like for the WAD kits, as they couldn't sell me one. If the WD instructions are very clear and also in colour then of course, the work to implement my suggestion may not be worthwhile. I'd still suggest though that this kind of detail, if advertised via the magazine, might attract more buyers. I may be wrong.

Nick - You have more confidence in me than I have. I've got some dynamicap coupling caps sitting in a box right now, together with a new main PCB, new RCA sockets and a new volume pot that I still haven't fitted, because it takes me weeks to get into the right mental state to do it. I like doing this once I get going, but I still worry like hell when I'm working on the amp and this slows me down a lot.

[petercom]

I've been following this thread with interest.

With the WD speaker kits we supply pictorial and text instructions on CD-ROM on the basis that a picture paints a thousand words. By showing you in photographs how to put a speaker cabinet together we think it makes the process simple and avoids mistakes. You will also gain confidence just by watching the photos of how the kit is assembled.

We will continue this method when putting our new amplifier kits together. Unfortunately we can't do it for the older WAD kits, but we feel these have good written instructions with diagrams that will enable most DIY people to succeed in building their kit.

We are also offering a ready built and tested service for all our kits, and the WAD kits, for those users who want the best but don't enjoy the DIY part! We can also 'finish' partly built kits if requested or if things go wrong.

[Brian]

Sounds like I might have a chance then, although I don't know what I can upgrade to tbh.

[vitalstates]

I think this kind of approach is very attractive...

http://www.iol.ie/~waltonaudio/mk1drawings.html

Ed

[steve s]

Originally Posted by Brian

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Obviously I don't know how big a market there is for diy valve amps', but WD will have to sell their products to remain in business. My thinking is that making it easier to build a kit than it may otherwise be must surely introduce the possibility that more people will be prepared to buy one. It would influence me if I want to try to build a SET amp'.
( Not sure how my Free or Pink Floyd collection would sound with no bass, like. )

Brian

SE amps can do bass very well thank you...

I sometimes play prodigy and massive attack.. that has real bass.. and there's alot of detail in it...

the fine detail that se amps are are good at, is true right across the frequency range.
its just a case of getting it 'right'

and where ever you, are from a skill and knowlege point of veiw...there's along way to go ...
that what makes it a good hobby..

steve

[Martin213]

Originally Posted by steve s

SE amps can do bass very well thank you...

I sometimes play prodigy and massive attack.. that has real bass.. and there's alot of detail in it...

the fine detail that se amps are are good at, is true right across the frequency range.
its just a case of getting it 'right'

and where ever you, are from a skill and knowlege point of veiw...there's along way to go ...
that what makes it a good hobby..

steve

That SE's don't do bass is yet another hi-fi myth i'm afraid Brian
I borrowed a 845 SE amp for a few weeks to try on my transmission lines,and even listening to quality rock the bass was nothing short of awesome!!!!Deep,fast,and above all so fluidly musical,you don't just 'hear' the music through a good SE amp,you 'feel' it

Kindest Regards

Martin