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Offline FREYES_7

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5F1 built from scratch sound splurry when saturated
« on: October 20, 2025, 10:30:16 am »
Hello all

Built another 5F1 from scratch, sounds splurry when saturated,

For my first 5F1 I got this issue, but splurrier, solved it by tiding cables from preamp and OT

Even though my soldering is very lacking, I think the preamp socket cables are tidy, I did a thing with the OT and output jacks tho, which I suspect must be the issue.

Added 470ohm @1W screen resistors and 1.5k grid stopper to power tube 6V6, just in case,

Haven't tested again because I noticed the normal jack input was shorted and have to get a replacement, tempted to get rid of normal input,

Any insight will be appreciated



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Re: 5F1 built from scratch sound splurry when saturated
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2025, 02:10:47 pm »
Sounds like the speaker is buzzy. Have you tested another speaker with it?

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Re: 5F1 built from scratch sound splurry when saturated
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2025, 06:36:00 pm »
Sounds like the speaker is buzzy. Have you tested another speaker with it?

Thanks, will check!

 


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