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Created by Roger Knopp, M.Sc.E.E

Musiclover as I am, I've been building several tube amps since 1991. This includes two MM preamps, a guitar amplifier and three former versions of the power amplifier KEW88-91D, which is my fourth and final attempt in building a cheap while good stereo Valve Amplifier as inspired by D.T.N Williamson's design of 1947. Several problems has however come to my attention since I first started and most importantly that is the cost and availability of functional bandwidth sensitive high voltage transformers. In an effort in minimizing customer costs as well as my own I started around 1992 to develop transformers of my own and I'm now proud to announce that I have fully functional and quite cheap transformers as well as Williamson Power Amps for sale.

Roger's Tube Amplifiers

This is a black version of the amplifier seen above. I now have six of these for sale. I will sell them with brand new output tubes from JJ-Electronic (KT88's) and brand new Russian driving tubes (6H8C's) You may view some of the skilled handcraft here Bottom View Price is only 700 USD.

Roger's Black Williamson Amplifier

The output transformer KE57613-C is my third attempt in designing a cheap but fully functional OPT for my Williamson amplifiers. The OPT is a simple but good transformer featuring a frequency response of 4Hz-45kHz while using KT66 push-pull drive. Moreover it uses a special core material with high mmf tolerance thus eliminating the need for tight DC&AC tube matching and may even be used in some Class AB mode. The OPT is however recommended to be used in pure Class A configuration only which by default has some inherent Class AB "problems" such as bias unbalance, tetrodes and most importantly the loudspeaker impedance vs frequency. Generally it is not recommended to use loudspeakers with a nominal impedance variation of more than +/-25% (unless bias is Class A corrected). That is a minimum 6Ohm speaker load at the standard KT66 armed Williamson output.

Roger's Output Transformers

The universal transformer KE87060 is my first attempt in merging my Williamson OPT KE57613-C+ with my Williamson MT KE77003-B and thereby minimizing the cost and number of different components in a design. The UNI is a quite simple but, at current version, a bit expensive transformer featuring extremely universal usage possibilities. The transformer has for instance 4 separate balanced wide bandwidth primary windings which may be used either as 50% UL OPT or as high power mains isolation. Moreover it has a number of high current secondary windings which fulfills most audio tube heating needs as well as speaker matching in case of OPT usage. Two high voltage secondary windings are also integrated which can be used to supply a Williamson PA as well as many other types one perhaps would like to build.

Roger's Power Transformers

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