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[ClassicTone]

Glad to hear that the 40-18037 and 40-18058 work great for the DSL15H!

I'll need to check on the Haze 40 question since I do not know much about this particular amp model.

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Yes. It appears that ClassicTone # 40-18025 should work with your Haze 40 amp.

ClassicTone Transformers By Magnetic Components, Inc.

 

[audiotaxi]

Hey all
Just received my CT OT for DSL50 with a choke as well.
Regarding the OT, before I start the surgery and crack the amp open, is there anything else I need to buy, apart from the hex nuts? do I need spade connectors? finally does the CT wiring colour convention match the factory one?

Tia

 

[john74]

Really interesting, and i found some great ideas here. Thanks guys...

 

[DSMer]

Classicc Tone 40-18058 3Hy 250mA Choke on my DSL40C.

 

[Vicious Amplification]

Can't wait to try them. Just purchased an OT, PT, and Choke from Triode for a Marshall 100W TSL Head rebuild and recap that I'm currently doing.

 

[MartyStrat54]

I wish you were putting those in my TSL.

 

[Bieling3]

I was just doing research on the topic and what do ya know... here is a thread for me. Can anyone tell me that I'd hear a difference that would justify skipping a CLASSICTONE 784-139 in favor of the far more expensive Marstran JMP50 style output transformer/ 784-139 in a JTM 50 build? I can't imagine there's a better value than the classictone after all the research I've done so far today...

 

[ClassicTone]

I have our ClassicTone # 40-18025 (784-139) along with our PT and choke in my personal JTM 50 I had my engineer recently build for me. I love it.

 

[Marshall Art]

Eat your electric hearts out Drake.

 

[Marshall Art]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yUUZlszAU&feature=player_embedded]Granger Amplification M100 SuperPlexi demo - YouTube[/ame]

 

[chuckharmonjr]

Granger...from my old home town of Hueytown, Alabama

 

[Marshall Art]

That M100 is friggin' awesome.

 

[HumanJHawkins]

I'm doing a smaller amp next... A 5F1 Champ (unless someone talks me into a 5E1).

For OT options, there is the original spec 5 watt one and a 15 watt version with 4/8/16 ohm secondaries. Most of my speakers are 16 ohm, so I am inclined to get the 15 watt OT. However, I also want to stick close to original spec.

Will the 15 watt OT increase the wattage if I don't change the rest of the circuit? What would it do to the tone?

Thanks.

 

[ClassicTone]

I'm doing a smaller amp next... A 5F1 Champ (unless someone talks me into a 5E1).

For OT options, there is the original spec 5 watt one and a 15 watt version with 4/8/16 ohm secondaries. Most of my speakers are 16 ohm, so I am inclined to get the 15 watt OT. However, I also want to stick close to original spec.

Will the 15 watt OT increase the wattage if I don't change the rest of the circuit? What would it do to the tone?

Thanks.

The 15W OT (our ClassicTone #40-18031?) will not increase the wattage.

It will provide better bass response and more headroom.

 

[Micky]

Would you recommend this OT (#40-18031) for the DSL15 and DSL5 amplifiers?

 

[aryasridhar]

Are therereplacement classictone transformers for a Blackheart little giant 5w head? I would be interested.

 

[ClassicTone]

Are therereplacement classictone transformers for a Blackheart little giant 5w head? I would be interested.

We actually had a customer try the 40-18031 in this Blackheart Little Giant model with great success as an upgrade.

 

[ClassicTone]

Would you recommend this OT (#40-18031) for the DSL15 and DSL5 amplifiers?

Since the 40-18031 is a single ended style OT, it is not appropriate for the DSL15. Assuming it will fit in the chassis, we can recommend the the 40-18087. The 40-18087 is push-pull style OT that should work in the DSL15.

At this point, we cannot make a recommendation for the DSL5.

 

[HumanJHawkins]

The 15W OT (our ClassicTone #40-18031?) will not increase the wattage.

It will provide better bass response and more headroom.

Excellent. As we know with sound though, making one quality better changes other aspects of the sound. Not necessarily worse. But usually different.

So, if you were making a sales pitch for your 5w Champ transformer (40-18030), what would the highlights be? Or, is the only reason to use that if you want to save $5?

Thanks.

 

[ClassicTone]

Excellent. As we know with sound though, making one quality better changes other aspects of the sound. Not necessarily worse. But usually different.

So, if you were making a sales pitch for your 5w Champ transformer (40-18030), what would the highlights be? Or, is the only reason to use that if you want to save $5?

Thanks.

The 5W Champ OT 40-18030 is more like the original OT. It is smaller in size and less weight like the original and as mention, it is cheaper priced. Of the two, if higher price and larger size do not matter, the 40-18031 is definitely a better upgrade transformer. Keep in mind these both are only for single ended type amps as well.