DIY Project : Elekit TU-8200 Tube Amplifier Kit (SE 6L6).
Over the past several years I have been enjoying an Elekit TU-879S Stereo Tube Amplifier Kit paired up along side of Fostex FE206E high sensitivity speaker drivers in Dallas rear-loaded horn enclosures. I put a number of hours on the Elekit TU-879S, enough to fully consume the stock EH 6L6 tubes and to cycle through a number of power tube sets before deciding on JJ EL34 blue glass tubes. Throughout this time the Elekit TU-879S amplifier has been reliable and a good performer sonically so it was disappointing to hear that the popular TU-879S tube amp kit had been discontinued.
However, there is good news – the follow-up tube amplifier kit to the Elekit TU-879S, the Elekit TU-8200 is now available from TubeDepot (USA). The renowned Elekit designer, Mr. Fujita, has gone back to the drawing board to design a superior tube amplifier kit from top to bottom. The Elekit TU-8200 will allow the kit builder to enjoy fine tube audio sound in just a few evenings.
Some of the improvements over the Elekit TU-879S tube amplifier kit include:
The Elekit TU-8200 tube amplifier kit ships with Electro-Harmonix 6L6GC power tubes, but will also accept a wide range of other power tubes such as 6CA7, EL34, KT66, KT77, KT88, 6550 (and more) with no modifications and no need to re-bias.
Elekit TU-8200 Main Specifications:
At $699US (April 2014) the new Elekit TU-8200 tube amplifier kit looks quite tempting. What I like most about the TU-879S tube amplifier was the seemingly endless amount of tube combinations that were possible. With the TU-8200 tube amp kit and the ability to select between Ultra-linear, Pentode or Triode output modes, the number of possible tube combinations are endless.
Hi David!
Thank you for feedback!
Sorry, but I never used this kit before. Might be interesting to build it in the future.
73 Sparky
www,CQDX,ru
Follow up…there’s a nice review of this amp here:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/722633/elekit-tu-8200-dx-headphone-speaker-amp-review
David
Tanks for the information on this kit! I have been using a Darkvoice THA337 headphone amp for some years and am wondering how this might compare? The THA337 is a dual mono amp using 6AC7 pre and 6N5PJ power tubes. Do you have any experience with any Darkvoice amps to be able to offer your thoughts on a comparison?
This looks like a fun kit to build!
73 – David, AG4F