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DIY 'tube' amp

Paper Tube Amp
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Smadin made use of an old liquor bottle tube as an amplifier enclosure for the Ruby circuit - BalvenAmp on Flickr

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Cracker Box Amplifier - MAKE: 09: Fringe, Page 104.

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Posted by: Becky Stern on May 26, 2008 at 7:30 AM

The Balvenie is good, but it's not peaty enough for me. Use a Laphroaig or Glenfiddich tube for an "earthier" sound. =]

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Posted by: smadin.wordpress.com on May 26, 2008 at 9:35 AM

That's about the best pun I've heard all month. Well done!

My next project is likely to be a bit bigger, more like 20W than 0.5, so I fear even Laphroaig couldn't contain it.

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