OK, I'm very intrigued by the tube amp kits, but I have a question.
Why are the watt ratings so small? Any current receivers output 100W no problem. These tube amps (bottlehead)are putting out 8W. What gives? Obviously, you can't compare the two, as the bottlehead site states their 8W amp...
Sorry, I guess I should have put a few more details in. The 'cheap' capacitors are listed as electrolytic, non polarized, non-inductive wound, 10% tol, 100VDC, rubber end seals. The more expensive ones are metallized polyester, non polarized, non inductive wound, polyester film wrap, epoxy...
OK, I found a place in Canada with pretty good prices, Q Components in Waterloo, ON. A few questions,
They seem to have two grades of capacitor, cheap and expensive. I am currently going to build the center channel fromthe Audax website, if all goes well, I'll build the rest.
The total $...