This page contains links to the older and less frequented pages from CascadeTubes history.
This is a simple piece of test equipment to help facilitate the testing of power amplifiers. Although simple, I use this piece of equipment with every amplifier I build.
This is a page discussing the building and use of a simple standalone volume control from a stepped attenuator.
This is an article on the types of prototyping and the good things which can be learned from “near final configuration” or brassboard prototypes.
This is a short article discussing the importance of prototyping instead of simulation, and the things which can be learned from it.
This was my rebuild of the failed “First Amp” which turned out much better. It seem you can teach an old dog new tricks.
This is the second amp I built to replace the failed “First Amp” in a larger chassis with better layout. Grounding scheme is still rudimentary but this little amp performed much better than the first.
This is the first tube amplifier I built after getting back into tubes. It didn’t go as planned, but I learned a lot from the experience.