Hello all,   
      
   Since Phil Allison basically dared me to 'ever post here again' I thought I   
   would do a double edged post, simultaneously contributing something to RAT   
   members, and pissing of this loudmouth even more than I already have.  I kinda   
   wanted to keep this    
   thing as my little special secret, but I think that perhaps sharing it with   
   everyone except this jerk will give me even greater pleasure!   
      
   Last century, I commissioned Stephie Bench to help me pull off a homebrew amp   
   of epic proportions.  The goal was simple - 100W of the cleanest tube power   
   possible, with the best iron available, an all tube power supply, and cost as   
   no object.  In keeping    
   with the 'cost no object' philosophy, Stephie added the ability for this amp   
   to run in 6 different classes of operation, all available at the turn of a   
   dial.   
      
   Any RAT Member (except Phil Allison, Andre Jute, and their ilk) who PMs me   
   with a request gets to have a copy of this incredible schematic.  I may make   
   you jump through a hoop or two to prove who you are, but I am on the level as   
   one RAT member can    
   already attest.   
      
   The amplifier is like nothing that's ever been built.  Based around HK   
   Citation II OPTs, and using Lundahl interstage transformers as the phase   
   splitters and drivers, it is capable of running in 6 different modes at the   
   turn of a knob, and can output    
   from 3-100 Watts.  It can use either two or 4 output tubes per channel, 6550,   
   KT-88, or KT-90.  The power supply is all tube rectified and stabilized,   
   consisting of 15 tubes by itself.  All metering for the amp is built in, and   
   includes voltage, bias,    
   and output measurements.   
      
   Stephie Bench did some absolutely amazing work on this project (what else is   
   new?). I was responsible for the design concept and selection of components,   
   Stephie did all the technical heavy lifting and testing, and produced an   
   amazing set of schematics    
   and documentation.  The THD and frequency response of this amp even with no   
   feedback applied was fantastic, applying feedback via the feedback pot makes   
   this thing ruler flat.   
      
   It is available for sharing with RAT members present and past, but it is NOT   
   to be produced commercially in part or in whole without royalty agreements in   
   place with myself and Stephie Bench, and is not to be posted on the web or in   
   publications.  Other    
   than that, you are free to build one of these and if you do please send me   
   pics and progress reports!  You also agree not to reveal my real name here on   
   RAT, since I don't feel like subjecting myself to stalker-like behavior that I   
   have witnessed in the    
   past.  Other than those caviats, this is a freebie, and one of the wildest   
   amps you are ever likely to see.  Please PM me if you want a copy.   
      
   I was just going to post it here, but I was so quickly reminded by Mr. Allison   
   why I left RAT in the first place, over 10 years ago.  I have no interest in   
   hearing his ill-mannered opinions, nor sharing my hard work with him.  That   
   goes for Andy Burlap    
   too.   
      
   Cheers!   
      
   -forkinthesocket   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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