The amp is complete and is situated in my electronics assembly area. Here are the final schematics. First the audio chain:
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Rewire Schemaic Final (s).jpg
And the final power supply:
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Rewire Schemaic PS Final (s).jpg
Here is what is looks like below the plate. Here's the overall view:
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Final ReWiring (s).jpg
Here in the power supply section you can see the original 5H choke is gone, replaced with the two smaller Triad chokes. There is a large dropping resistor in the primary side of the power supply. On the audio side, things are very similar. The old volume control has ben replaced with a high quality PEC dual unit, the experimental wiring for signal sampling has been removed, and the twisted wire feeds to the power tubes have been replaced with single wires.
Here is a close up of the driver section:
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Signal Section.jpg
This is much cleaner than it was previously.
Here is a close up showing how the power tubes are wired in:
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Power Section.jpg
And finally, here is the primary side of the power supply showing the new dropping resistor:
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Primary Power Supply.jpg
Some further impressions: As I said previously, the sound stage is awesome. Very detailed and wide. The amp is also dead quiet; not even the slightest hint of hum or hiss. Music seems to rise up out of the black abyss. Overall this is a huge success. There is still some final analysis work to do, but I am already enjoying this amp even more than before.
For anyone contemplating a Lacewood build, I highly recommend this version.
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