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PointThatThing

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Beginners guide
08/17/25 at 02:55:38

As a relative tube newbie and as an art student not a science or engineering one, the intricacy of detail that so many of you have does leave me floundering a bit. I try to follow along but pretty soon the depth of detail escapes me
Was searching around the net and discovered this article
https://www.x3mhc.no/dokumenter/SE-v-PP-Part1.pdf
Found it first on my iphone and in the small text failed to see the author, but the more I read the more Decware the philosophy sounded, turns out it’s by Eddie Vaughn, very much a kindred spirit in terms of design / concept. I know here it is preaching to the converted, but does give a reasonably followable explanation on designs and how tube amps work and vary, good read for those of us with a less technical mind

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ScottNC Seasoned Member Posts: 364	Re: Beginners guide Reply #1 - 08/17/25 at 03:08:23 Thanks for posting! 👍🏼
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 26977	Re: Beginners guide Reply #2 - 08/17/25 at 03:19:17 Eddie used to be a forum member here and is one wonderful man.
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PointThatThing

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Re: Beginners guide
Reply #3 - 08/17/25 at 03:46:59

My first SET was a second hand Vaughn Carina, I had NO IDEA what I had, sadly budget tubes, poorly selected speakers and ignorance on my behalf left me wondering what all the fuss was about. I ended up selling it to another tube fan, he totally loves it and then 6 months later he was selling his UFO84 and I bought of him, a much more educated buyer at that stage and with a far more suitable set of speakers and I’m totally sold on the SET idea. Funny how the world works sometimes

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Tony Seasoned Member "Life without...music is inconceivable" A.Einsteln Posts: 825	Re: Beginners guide Reply #4 - 08/17/25 at 15:16:38 Thanks for the Eddie Vaughn guide on SE and PP amps.
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Karl Verified Member Posts: 38	Re: Beginners guide Reply #5 - 08/18/25 at 21:49:28 This is a great read. Thanks!
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Crazy Bill the Eel Killer

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Re: Beginners guide
Reply #6 - 08/19/25 at 12:55:17

Good morning PointThatThing,
That was one of a series of three articles Eddie authored back in the day. I don't remember what the other two were about. I had them all printed and safe until a leak in the roof of my garage caused their demise, and I have been unable to locate any links. I now have one and would dearly like the other two.
How did you find that white paper ? Any chance you could check and see if there might be links to the other two.
Thanks for posting this. Brings back many fond memories. Spent countless hours on the phone with Eddie. He was a great teacher.

Cheers, Crazy Bill

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MM Seasoned Member Posts: 361	Re: Beginners guide Reply #7 - 08/19/25 at 13:44:09 Crazy Bill, here’s the parent directory: https://www.x3mhc.no/dokumenter/ There’s a “part 2” there by Eddie. Several other good articles, maybe a third by Eddie? Haven’t finished my coffee yet. [smiley=beer.gif]
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PointThatThing Verified Member Posts: 11	Re: Beginners guide Reply #8 - 08/19/25 at 21:59:37 Hi Crazy Bill i stumbled on it via a google search, something like "set v push pull" looks like MM might have found the "missing" pieces
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