Akarakrit Uamkruea, blogger and audio gear maker who passionate in vacuum tube, audio & music.
Producing electronics projects since high school. Seriously upgrade and modify vintage audio equipment for “Real Sound” concept.
He is a co-founder of Soundaries, all audio solution provider.
Experienced and lively explore the listening rooms & audio shops in Japan as his most favorite to do.

Friday, July 28, 2023

MJ Audio Festival 2023

 Almost 3 years for the latest event that I've visited at Akihabara Insurance hall is

"Vacuum Tube (annual) Fair" and I've plan to visit again this year.

But an organizer announce to cancel for this year

so I change my plan to visit MJ Audio Festival in July that organize by MJ magazine 

instead of Vacuum Tube Fair that normally arrange an event in October.

Many things quite similar but MJ event had more emphasize about listening session

between different equipment and did like this in many rooms.


DVAS : Deep Valley Audio System


CHUDEN, main products are MM cartridges



Sun Audio


MASTAZ, turntable plinth and tonearm base


TRIODE brand




OYAG, record cleaner


MJ Publishing



Interesting session to listen to tube amplifiers from many builders.





Field coil power supply for all MAXONIC drivers





Audio Design


Rogers Laboratory Japan





TOA professional products


TRIODE listening room


YAMAKOSHI WOOD STUDIO


Session for tube amplifier designer



Musica Note products







Many of Fostex products





My friends enjoy with buying CDs ;)


Also hope "Vacuum Tube Fair" will organize again next year.

Cheers!!!

Friday, December 30, 2022

Western Electric 6BP Audiometer transform to 95A Amplifier Part 2

After I published the first part in 2 months ago about planning to make 95A amplifier. 


Now I finish these mono-block amplifiers with some modifications from original schematic.

1) Using main power transformer instead of connect directly to power outlet

2) Using 80 full-wave rectifier tube instead of parallel 25Z5 tubes

3) Replace 221B with 221G choke (higher inductance)

4) Add WE313CC as voltage regulator & bleeding tube

5) Add LC filter to each screen grid for make lower noise voltage

6) Change some resistor & capacitor values based on real characteristic tube's curve

Expand some holes to put Neutrik connector both AC inlet (powerCON) and XLR input.

Almost US made components except transformers & choke from P&C Japan.

All 43 tubes are Raytheon 4 pillar (engraved base), 80 tube from Visseaux (France).


Top view


Close-up




Techlab PK-322 600 ohm attenuator


Raytheon 4 pillar


Visseaux 80 tube


Bottom view


Speaker terminals




Ready to use



Neutrik powerCON AC Inlet


Neutrik XLR input connector


Original Schematic of WE95A amplifier


Schematic of modified WE95A amplifier


It's sound very good especially instrumental. Transparency & good tonal balance.

Maybe need more burn-in time to get it's real sound.

Finally I finish this project and post to this blog within 2022.

Happy new year to everybody!

Cheers!!!