by TomMcNally » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:24 pm
Hi Ed ...
I've built 5 Darlings using the schematic you see on my site under the pic of the Industrial looking gray amp ... they really are easy - I built one of them in one evening (of course I had some practice) They sound really good for the money (probably well under $ 150 with all new stuff)
You will need some decent speakers, and they do have a very definite point where they "run out of power" and don't get any louder, just distorted. It's a cool bedroom or office amp. I have all the stuff to build another one, just need a little ambition. Some guys have paralleled the tubes for more power, but I don't see the point ... just use a bigger tube ... but it's all fun I guess.
... tom