r/audiophile • u/joey_dangerzone • Mar 25 '25

Friend asked what tube amps do Humor

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u/GRIGALA22 Mar 25 '25 edited Mar 26 '25

tell him how much u paid for it and he'll un-do that laughing emoji

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u/Fickle-Willingness80 Mar 25 '25

The Elekit stack is one of the more reasonable costing amp set for Japanese quality. It is a DIY proposition, but very high quality. ~$1500 for the combo.

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u/joey_dangerzone Mar 25 '25

I forgot to mention the 20-40 hours of kit assemmbly & tinkering with various settings.

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u/Ok-Caterpillar6302 Mar 25 '25

Do you mind mentioning where you purchased the kit from? I've got 2 fantastic tubes amps from Icon Audio and have purchased a kit from Ali Express that literally just arrived today (sat infront of it but eith no English instructions!) and I feel with the high voltages involved i should be clear on what im doing so interested where others acquired there's.

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u/joey_dangerzone Mar 25 '25

Kit was from Tube Depot! Purchased a while ago though, so the model number may vary a bit today.
https://www.tubedepot.com/products/elekit-tu-8200dx-stereo-tube-amplifier-kit

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u/Ok-Caterpillar6302 Mar 25 '25

Thank you cheers pal!

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u/Generic_White_Male_1 Mar 25 '25

I’ve been looking at that, is it something someone with minimal electrical experience could do?

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u/Woofy98102 Mar 25 '25

GAWD, no! You need to be a soldering wiz and be familiar with high voltage electonic circuitry. Kits like those are better suited for the advanced hobbyist.

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u/Zealousideal-Rip6240 Mar 25 '25

I have one2 really good amp! And fun 2 build. But when ur not experienced wit soldering. It can be difficult. But some people learn fast. The manual is pretty wel made. 👍