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!TORPEDO! Short Kit - Priority Mail only!
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$180.00

!TORPEDO! Short Kit - Priority Mail only!

TORPEDO Short Kits - Now BLACK Anodize!

Short Kit includes:
* 14" long, 2oz copper, ECP Audio-designed Torpedo PCB!
* Custom-wound Edcor transformers - one power transformer and two output transformers.
* Beezar/Context custom extruded, machined, and laser-etched aluminum case - 14" long.

This is it! The TORPEDO parafeed headphone amplifier. ECP Audio's Dsavitsk has created something totally unique in the DIY world of headphone audio. For the first time, a true output-transformer-coupled tube headphone amplifier completely designed and built with a PCB (Printed Circuit Board). Full details and building construction may be found on the TORPEDO website or on Head-Fi.org in the Dsavitsk/Beezar Torpedo Build Thread.

Additional info, including a complete Bill Of Materials (BOM) may be found on the Torpedo website (NOW! Up and running!).

The Torpedo PCB uses a unique aspect ratio and a custom Beezar/Context extruded and machined case as the basis for its design. This minimizes potential flux interaction between the power and output transformers and gives the amplifier its unique "Torpedo" look.

In another stroke of genius, Dsavitsk designed the parafeed tube amp to utilize the ubiquitous and truly inexpensive 6J6 tubes ($2 and sometimes less!). In the same family of tubes as the 19J6 used on the famous Starving Student Millett Hybrid (SSMH), the 6J6 tube and its equivalents exists in the tens of thousands world-wide. Unlike the SSMH, the Torpedo design will not run out of tubes! Besides the 6J6, Beezar will even stock two more tubes that are functional equivalents for tube rolling in the Torpedo - the 5964 and 5844. There are many, many other tube types that will work, too. Refer to the Torpedo website for a full list.

This Short Kit includes the PCB, custom-wound transformers, and the Beezar/Context custom-machined, black-anodized, and laser-etched case. Note that these components are not available anywhere else except at Beezar. The case is extruded at a special 14" length that is not standard stock.

The BOM for the additional parts needed can be found here: http://www.diyforums.org/STorpedo/TorpedoBOM.php

Besides the Short Kit shown here, approximately $100 of parts will be needed to complete the amp.

WARNING!!
This amplifier is a true tube amp and runs at typical tube voltages. Voltages exceed 200V inside the amp. Neither Beezar LLC and its subsidiary, Beezar.com, nor ECP Audio (ECP LLC) are responsible for improper construction. Instruction for the correct and safe way to build and operate this amplifier are shown on the Head-Fi.org thread referenced above and at the Torpedo website.