Hello,
I am just a modest amateur interested in tube amp electronics, and an amp collector.
But there is one thing that surprises me with the brilliantly compact LX or the syn50/50,
How is it possible to use such small output transformers in a 50w amp, and even 100w in bridge mode?
Is there a difference in performance, limitations compared to a heavy transformer of a classic head or a 2/90/2 type amp?
And in terms of reliability, heating, ok there is a nervous fan, but can we count on it as much as a more traditional transformer?
Will they be as reliable?
What is technically special about them?
A wild engineer appeared! You have stuck on one of the most unique aspects of the LXII; it has a patented output transformer design that allows it to be very flat (but wide). Steve spoke about this on the Malcontents a few times.
So your hunch is correct, but it’s no ordinary output transformer. This one of the main reasons I want an LXII at some point.
Regrading the Syn 50/50, in actually unsure of the technical design and parts, but Steve did design it too so I imagine it is similar to the LXII
attached is an interesting comparison between the LX and the SYN 50/50 by Mr Toren, at one point he shows the inside of the machines, it is indeed almost identical:
in the end with this kind of transformers, you could also release a lunch box in 6l6 in 30/50w. (a bit like the victory kraken) (a mini deliverance or something like that is missing from your catalog!)
In the world of tube amps where we hardly see any real innovation,
mr Fryette and his team clearly stand out, between the power station and its unique operation as a loadbox and this ultra compact power amp in 6l6.
