- #1 [ptsang], 08-11-01 12:44Dear WE fans, I open a new column here for you and for myself to express views and experience on old WE stuff. We all know WE is not common in the Hong Kong hi-fi scene,I guess mystery is the better word to describe its appearance in this circle.Not until recently, we see some articles, reviews etc appear in the Chinese hi-fi magazines,still these only represent opinions of the very few who are well off enough to put them together in thier living rooms,in order to further enlarge the WE circle and for new comers to know more about this good things, your contribution is most welcome.
- #2 [水胡], 08-11-01 23:07糧嬝,我又開.用呢個啦
Hello Peter
我部相機神左,暫時搵d舊相頂檔 - #3 [水胡], 08-11-01 23:0844A線路圖
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- #4 [水胡], 08-11-01 23:10這是第一部老番44A
- #5 [水胡], 08-11-01 23:11多謝繆老闆借出原廠44A給我參考
- #6 [ptsang], 08-11-02 11:34There is no magic in the original schematic,very similar in structure as the WE41,42 nd 46 type amps. I believe the magic is in the power supply.Mr Wu's clone 44 uses WE274 as the rectifier, its a smashing success as we all know, buyers of this preamp came all over the world including Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and the States, they are so proud not only to show off but to surprise their friends how good this preamp can sound. In september, when I decided to get rid of my WE collections, I heard the clone 44, twice and I was impressed, so impressed that I requested Mr Wu to make one for me, since I have many WE original stuff including tubes, trans,resistors and caps which I intended to sell them all in the first place, some can be used here, such as the RET109A, WE wirewound 38 series resistors,NOS 40-50's Mallory caps. AS the other clone 44 preamps, Mr Wu used 274 as the rectifier, dual-mono design, so its a 4-pieces preamp, looks promising, sounds good, really good but still there is room to improve. I'll continue the story later.
- #7 [HelloMorning], 08-11-02 16:02sorry to disturb.......
you said this is "原廠 Western Electric 44A" made by Western Electric ?
are u sure? - #8 [水胡], 08-11-02 22:27600/600T 5DB X10
- #9 [水胡], 08-11-02 22:30另一板本44A 102D-104D
- #10 [水胡], 08-11-02 22:32原廠44A牛VOL
- #11 [KcCcK], 08-11-03 09:23you said this is "原廠 Western Electric 44A" made by Western Electric ?
are u sure? --> This one is the first replica.
I saw the original before in Mr WU workshop ~ - #12 [ptsang], 08-11-03 10:16Mr Wu,
It is quite seldom for WE amps(before 40's) to have a volume control incorporated into the same machine, have you measured the frequency range of this trans(use as a pot), I guess its quite narrow judging from the other trans used in the 44A amp,otherwise its worth a try. - #13 [mc240], 08-11-03 11:29WE124
- #14 [mc240], 08-11-03 11:34top view
- #15 [ptsang], 08-11-03 17:03Very nice 124, good for WE755A, though its rating is about 12 watts, WE124 can drive difficult loads with ease. I miss the golden sound of 124, and I liked to use Mallory old FP type caps which sounds more lively than those made by Spraque.There are 2 resistors(100K and 47K if I remember right) in the negative feedback circuit which is sound critical, the very old IRC metal rod type sounds best, I still keep some of this type IRC resistors for future use.
- #16 [KcCcK], 08-11-03 17:31Replica of WE124 from Mr WU ~
- #17 [KcCcK], 08-11-03 17:32
- #18 [kkitkko], 08-11-05 02:56西電 早期刻字波膽 274A 大戰 205D 波膽
- #19 [kkitkko], 08-11-05 03:02史上西電最強整流膽大戰,
who win?! @@" - #20 [kkitkko], 08-11-05 03:44quote
There is no magic in the original schematic,very similar in structure as the WE41,42 nd 46 type amps. I believe the magic is in the power supply.Mr Wu's clone 44 uses WE274 as the rectifier, its a smashing success as we all know, buyers of this preamp came all over the world including Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and the States, they are so proud not only to show off but to surprise their friends how good this preamp can sound. In september, when I decided to get rid of my WE collections, I heard the clone 44, twice and I was impressed, so impressed that I requested Mr Wu to make one for me, since I have many WE original stuff including tubes, trans,resistors and caps which I intended to sell them all in the first place, some can be used here, such as the RET109A, WE wirewound 38 series resistors,NOS 40-50's Mallory caps. AS the other clone 44 preamps, Mr Wu used 274 as the rectifier, dual-mono design, so its a 4-pieces preamp, looks promising, sounds good, really good but still there is room to improve. I'll continue the story later.
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沒有魔術,WE41,42 and 46 類型的amps在結構上非常相似。 我相信好聲原因在5源。wu 先生的clone44 使用眾所周知的整流膽WE274,它非凡的成央A這臺前置放大器的買家來自全世界包括,臺灣,中大F、韓國和美國,他們很自豪地炫耀這臺使他們的朋友驚奇, 聽起來多丹n聲的前置放大器。 在9月,當我釧w讓出我收集的西電器材,我聽了wu先生的44兩次,我被打角F,我請求wu先生給我做一個,因:我有釵h原始的材料, 包括我原本打算全部賣掉的西電管、西電牛、電阻和電解電容,一些可以這裡使用,例如RET109A,我有西電40-50' 電阻絲的38系列電阻,40-50'Mallory電容用作製造clone44前置放大器,wu先生使用了274作整流,Monoblock設計,因此它是4部分開的,真正的好聲音,但是仍有改善空間。 我會在以後繼續這個故事。 - 下一頁 (1 of 277)
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