We now have two more D.I.Y. tube project kits, the  ZKIT4 and ZKIT5.  The ZKIT4 is a single tube stereo gain stage that can be used as a preamp or an output stage for a CD player or DAC.

The ZKIT5 is an excellent little power supply for the zkit4 and made possible by the new DECWARE EM0705 15ma world voltage power transformer.  It’s that perfect little transformer for a single preamp tube with both 120 and 240 volt primaries, a nice 125-125 volt secondary at 15ma and a 12.6 volt secondary at 0.3A.

The ZKIT5 optionally comes with tube regulation using an OC3 glow discharge tube - talk about removing the grain!

Together the ZKIT4 and ZKIT5 are part for part exactly what we use for the class A triode output stage in our Zen CD player.  However, you could easily make yourself an absolutely killer sounding single tube preamp just as easily.  In fact if you’re no beginner, you already know that by changing the parts values slightly the ZKIT4 could be used as a gain stage in a power amplifier or for that matter be turned into a buffer stage.

New 2009 product page for Decware’s Silver Reference interconnects include a macro view of the pure silver micro ribbon conductor twisted around a bees wax impregnated cotton fiber core and grouped in a rope lay to create a non-resonant highly flexible cable.

Also offering Xhadow Pure Silver RCA connectors on our DSRIIX model.

Check here for more information:

http://www.decware.com/newsite/newdsr.htm

The Decware ERR’s have landed!  These new Extended Range Radial loudspeakers are so good they replace both the RL1.5 and RL3 models.  This are the final Radial Loudspeaker, the result of over 10 years of development. You can find more information on them at the following link:  http://www.decware.com/newsite/Radials.htm

Check out or ad in the January Consumer Electronics Show issue of AudioXpress magazine!

With so many excellent products, both in the electronics and speaker arenas it was just impossible to pick something to advertise for the CES issue of the magazine.

In the panic of the final hours I fell back on old habits and designed one with the least number of parts to be non-invasive like our amplifiers.

A picture is worth a 1000 words… we’ll I can see a 1000 words in it, question is will anyone else?

-Steve

We are now introducing a line of D.I.Y. audio kits - the majority of them are tube gear - called ZKITS!  We started with a kit version of our famous Zen Triode SET amplifier called the ZKIT1.  Recently we have added the ZKIT2.  It is a mono version of the ZKIT1 but with a horizontal AC buss allowing you to create multi-channel amps!  The ZKIT3 shown above is our very popular Zen Head personal battery operated headphone amplifier without the fancy machined chassis that you can build yourself.

We plan to add more kits as time goes on, so check the site often!  Here is a link to the ZKITs page:  http://www.decware.com/newsite/diy.html