Hello,

I just finished my 2nd Skunkie moded Riesong A 10/ A12. It has been so satisfying to tinker and hear the improvements in sound.

On this 2nd one, when I turn it on the amp plays marginally loud, then gets quieter until the maximum volume is just a whisper. The volume knob does affect the volume.

I've swapped tubes, still quiet. re-flowed most of the solder joints. Voltage at B1 is around 300v.

Any thoughts on where to look?

Much appreciated

Something I had been pondering for a long time, years actually, finally became reality this September. My A10, sounding gorgeous after my Skunkie schematics circuit update, to my eyes looked a little too blingy, with all shiny stainless steel. I wanted that serious botique-build look with wooden sides, like the super expensive japanese ones... A youtube video with a guy making a fixture for a common handheld planer, making it able to precision plane wood, kicked me off. Pao Ferro wood for making guitar fretboards, bought from Aliexpress, became the candidate.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a1DuF9KfeOlhCD1aMYdwQmk1dLDQ5-8L/view?usp=sharing See build on picture below. I am mighty satisfied with the results. Best regards, Magnus

I'm Christine, I'm based in the UK and have built tube guitar amps and solid state hifi amps before.

It's about time I made a hifi tube amplifier.

Love Skunkie's youtube channel.

WIX forced a change from their "Forum" to this "Groups" thing. Now 100% sure how this works but I hope it's seamless on your end! Kinda doubtful it will be but there was no option.

I built and enjoy Skunkie’s EL34 amp earlier in the year.

I had been using JJ EL34L tubes in another amp prior to using them in the Skunie amp. I have noticed noisy tubes on amp power up. I didn’t think much of it until recently I started hearing some distortion. Swapping the tubes in the amp, the issue followed the tube.

I was going to order another set of JJs but wanted to see what tubes others are running or prefer.

To be clear, the amp did not cause this problem, I have had the tubes for a while. I’ve also been known to leave amps running overnight. By accident of course.

The JJs are a good value so likely I’ll get another set regardless.

Hi everyone. I bought my 1st tube amplifier ever ( I born in 1963 ) in December 2020, a Reissong A10 directly from China- HiFi ( = A12 but 6N2 driver tubes ). After successfully rebuilding it according to Skunkie´s schematics, I decided to install remote volume control. I bought a remote volume control from Aliexpress, 100k resistance, just like the one in pict below.

It is very crowded and cramped just behind the original volume pot, and the Aliexpress motorized remote pot is rather bulky, so there had to be some engineering work done to install it. I realize this build may not be for everyone, but possibly someone would like to try it out, and then I could give som hints on details of my own installation.

After quite some tinkering, it all worked, and it was really rewarding.

Videos of mechanism in action at google drive:

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