Whammerdyne Circit Salad
Stereo Tube-hybrid Amplifier
The Whammerdyne Circuit Salad explores a hybrid approach to amplification, combining tube voltage gain with a carefully integrated solid-state output stage. The result is an amplifier that preserves the tonal color and dimensionality associated with tube designs while offering the control and grip of modern solid-state circuitry.
Built around Whammerdyne’s minimalist design philosophy, Circuit Salad employs a true class-A tube input stage their DC-coupled topology to a hybrid design, presenting musical immediacy and tonal integrity.
Tube-Hybrid Architecture
Circuit Salad uses tubes for voltage amplification while employing a solid-state output stage to drive loudspeakers with confidence and stability. This hybrid architecture allows the amplifier to retain the expressive tonal qualities of tubes while expanding speaker compatibility.
Minimalist Signal Path
As with other Whammerdyne designs, Circuit Salad emphasizes circuit simplicity. By limiting the number of components in the signal path, the amplifier preserves timing cues, harmonic structure, and low-level detail that contribute to a convincing musical presentation.
Listening Character
Circuit Salad presents music with a lively, dimensional character that blends tube warmth with solid-state control. Instruments and voices maintain natural tonal color while the amplifier retains the stability and drive needed to manage a wider range of loudspeakers.
Specifications
Configuration: Zero-feedback, tube-hybrid stereo amplifier
Output Power: 60 watts per channel
Driver Tubes: 6CY7
Inputs: Selectable single-ended RCA x2
Speaker Outputs: 5-way binding posts, 8Ω and 4Ω taps
Chassis: Hand-assembled in Portland, OR
Distortion: <.05% THD+ Noise (at full power out)
Frequency Response -3 dB: 8.5 Hz-380 KHz
Signal to Noise Ratio- Wideband no weighting: 98 dB
Damping Factor: 114.
Amplifier Gain: 27.7 (28.8 dB)
Input Sensitivity: 1 Vrms
Input Impedance: 20 K Ohms
Chassis Dimensions: 17″ L x 12.6″ D x 6.1″ H
