The KISS Amp 300B is a project by Andre Jute to explain the design and construction of a single ended, zero negative feedback, triode vacuum tube ultrafi amplifier to those who have not built one before.
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The KISS Amp Index
KISS 100 Reserved for Main Introduction, Contents, etc. Here is the direct link:
KISS 101 by Andre Jute: What are we doing in this project
KISS 101B by Andre Jute: Horns and other point source speakers
KISS 102 by Andre Jute: The myth of the watt
KISS 103 by Andre Jute: Calculating the power our amp requires to drive the chosen speakers
KISS 104 by Andre Jute: ZNFB: Religious imperative or manner of speaking?
KISS 110 DESIGNING THE OUTPUT STAGE
KISS 111 by Andre Jute: The output transformer as black box
KISS 112 by Andre Jute: Choosing an operating point for a new design
KISS 113 by Andre Jute: Designing a really good 300B power stage
KISS 114 by Andre Jute: Measuring progress beyond excellence
KISS 115 by Andre Jute: An advanced look at operating points and distortion
KISS 116 by Andre Jute: Is second harmonic distortion in SE amps euphonious?
KISS 117 by Menno van der Veen: The secret of selecting a good output transformer
KISS 120 DESIGNING THE DRIVER STAGE
KISS 121 by Andre Jute: The good driver stage
KISS 122 by Andre Jute: Putting the wu back
KISS 123 by Andre Jute: Why there is no negative feedback in The KISS Amp
KISS 124 by Andre Jute: Shaping the ultrafi driver stage
KISS 125 by Andre Jute: Using Slew Rate to make Miller work for you
KISS 126 by Andre Jute: Using batteries for negative grid bias
KISS 130 DESIGNING THE POWER SUPPLY
KISS 131 by Andre Jute: Reserved for Power supply design
KISS 132 by Andre Jute: Reserved for Specifying a mains transformer
KISS 133 by Andre Jute: The fast cap with a little help from my friends
KISS 134 by Andre Jute: Linking double coil chokes for noise reduction
KISS 135 by John Byrns: Phasing double coil chokes
KISS 140 THE WHOLE TRANSFER FUNCTION
KISS 140 by Andre Jute: Reserved for Why everything is in the transfer function
KISS 141 by Andre Jute: Just the Facts, Mam: The Complete Tube Transfer Function
KISS 142 by Andre Jute: Reserved for Automating the calculations
KISS 150 TESTING AND MEASURING YOUR AMP
KISS 150 by Andre Jute: Reserved for Which instruments do you really need?
KISS 151 by Andre Jute: Reserved for DMM and computer: Your best friends!
KISS 152 by Iain Churches: Oscilloscope: Interpreting Square Wave Traces
KISS 160 Reserved
KISS 170 Reserved
KISS 180 Reserved
KISS 190 Other Amplifiers referenced, Schemos, Illustrations and Loudspeakers, etc
THE VOLTAGES IN THIS AMP WILL KILL YOU.
GET EXPERIENCED SUPERVISION IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TUBE AMP
All text and illustration is Copyright © Andre Jute 2004, 2005, 2006
and may not be reproduced except in the thread KISS xxx on rec.audio.tubes