4 tube, 1000 WATT AMP!!! crazy...

[armyguyenglish]

Has anyone checked this out before, or even heard of it... I randomly found it...

http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const9.html

Champ 1015 Watt 4 tube amp, using tubes (813) meant for Radio Stations as I understand. Originally was gonna use KT88's, but would have needed 20 of them vs 4 813's. Biggest power supply I've ever seen on a Amp...

Crazy...

 

[Spewnz]

and here i though mesa was crazy with the coliseum series this is just ridiculous.

 

[Old BF Shred]

Not so strange to me...... :|

Linear amplifiers used for commercial and amateur radio have been designed and built using these tubes (or 811 or 572...) for a long time. Due to size and weight constraints, the power supply was usually kept separate (...gotta keep 'em separated.... :lol: )
Although now we have solid state linear's available, many tube models are still available as they are cost effective for high power.

This amp looks a bit like what was actually used as an audio PA system amplifier for an aircraft carrier. :shock:
Yep, back in the '40's they needed very high power levels to be heard (you think your amp is loud? A jet engine will drown it out in a heartbeat!) and tubes was the only way to go!
Can't help but wonder if this thing originally came off a ship somewhere.......? Lotsa rust on that chassis; salt water exposure? :roll:

Really nothing new here.... :wink:

 

[94Tremoverb]

True, but still fun to see someone building one these days...

That's the first time I've ever thought of a KT88 as a *small* tube .

 

[Old BF Shred]

Gotta say, with enough speakers to take that power, it sure would be LOUD!!!! :lol: :roll:

 

[212Mavguy]

Do ya Thiiiiiink? :wink:

 

[YellowJacket]

Hey, that would make a great bass guitar amplifier!!

 

[MrMarkIII]

Uh, OK, but can I get a 1 x 12 combo in Imbuya? :lol: