General specifications for Tone Philosopher Amplifiers
*Hand wired/point-2-point turret board construction
*Hand made cabinets, built out of 13 ply Russian Baltic Birch
*Hand built turret boards produced in house
* American made transformers
*Dual Voltage operation
*Balanced 300 watt, 100% duty cycle power supplies for ultimate noise free performance (Neon lights are scared!) Balanced supplies offer common mode rejection just like "XLR" cables in the studio.
*Adjustable grid bias operation
*12AX7 X 2 front ends
*** "40 watt" units capable of running any standard 8 pin octal power tube. EL34, KT66, KT77, KT88, 6550, 6L6GC, 6V6GT and for the surly, even KT90's or KT120's! ***With proper bias supply voltages***
TP-40's use (2)12AX7's and (2) EL34's (4,8 & 16 ohm outputs)
TP-20's use (2)12AX7's and (2)6V6GT's (16 ohm ONLY output)
*Purpose built cabinets for optimum acoustic performance
* 12 Inch Warehouse Guitar Speaker Veteran 30 guitar speakers, or Jensen Ceramic (Italian) speakers.
*Aluminum chassis' for minimal eddy current influence (Noise)
*Carbon composition resistors in key locations for that vintage tone that you can't stay away from.
*Vintage style cloth covered push back wiring
*Metal film resistors in "Vital" locations like the grid bias supply!
*Polypropylene, Metalized polyester, Metal Film, Polyester, Silver mica and Film caps used through out amplifier ( A variety )
*Film decoupling caps for quiet, hiss free operation.
*Properly placed, balanced amplifier handle for ease of transport!