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© 2006 ANACON Technology 

SPECIFICATIONS 

subject to change without prior 

notice. Nothing is so perfect that it 
can’t be improved. 

AMPLIFIER HEAD 

LOUDSPEAKER CABINET 

Dimensions 575x275x250mm 

(WxHxD) 

575x670x300mm 

(WxHxD) 

Weight 

19 kg 

14kg unloaded to 25kg loaded 

Construction 

Chassis: 2mm brushed anodised welded 

aluminium with pigmented labels. 
Cabinet: 15mm birch plywood, front & 

rear panels 11mm birch plywood with 

mahogany/birch veneer. 

100W, ¼ open or closed back 

15mm birch plywood 
19mm MDF baffle 

Speakers: Eminence 

2 x 12” Private Jack 
2 x 12” Cannabis Rex 

Or 1 of each placed diagonally 

Impedance 4 ohm 

Covering 

Leather touch vinyl, Two-Tone covering 

optional 

Leather look vinyl 

Acoustone grill cloth 

CONFIGURATION 

Model 35 

Model 50 

OPTIONS

 

Output Power 

35W at onset of 
power stage 

clipping - 5%THD 

50W at onset of 
power stage 

clipping - 5%THD 

4x10” or 1x15” 
Celestion, Jensen, Weber, etc speakers 

on request. 

Optional casters 

Power consumption 

150VA 

100/120/230/240V 

50/60Hz 

230VA 

100/120/230/240V 

50/60Hz 

 

Tubes

 

1 x ECC803S, 2xECC83S 

1 x ECL82 

1 x ECC83S 

1 x ECC83S 

Preamp & EQ 
Reverb driver 

Reverb return 

Phase splitter 
Output Power Stage 

2x6L6GC or 7591S 

2xEL34 or 6550 

NOS tubes on request 
 

 

 
KT66, KT77, KT88, 

Rectifier 

1 x 5A4R or SS 

Solid State 

 

Gain structure 

3 gain stages in the preamp 

3rd gain stage activated with footswitch 

1 stage post EQ 

Gain distribution between stages can 

be individually adjusted on request 

Reverb tank 

 

Accutronics medium delay 

3 springs, short tank 

Full range of Accutronics reverb tanks 

Mu-metal shielding optional 

Reverb Dwell control 

Adjusts reverb spring saturation level 

Reverb Send switch Pre/Post EQ 

Reverb “Tilt” Tone Balance, 

independent of main EQ  
Turnover frequency 

+-8db 

 

750Hz 

 

Active High-Cut filter –3db 

frequencies 

 

500 & 900Hz 

 

Active Low-Cut filter 

125Hz 12db/oct 

 

Active Bass EQ: peak-dip 

+/-12db 150Hz center frequency 

 

Active Mid EQ: peak-dip 

+-12db 350/700/1100Hz 

Other frequencies on request 

Active Treble EQ:  switched peak-
dip/shelving 

+/-12db 3300Hz center frequency 

 

FX Loop

  

Cross fade parallel/serial with 
SEND and WET/DRY mix 

controls 

Low noise FX-return buffer  
FX send can be used as LINE 

OUT 

Active loop return mixer 
Loop doubles as SOLO BOOST 

when not used for effects 

preserved signal polarity/phase  

 
 

 

0/20db gain, 330kOhm input  
 

 

triode section of ECL82 

 

Foot Switch Pedal 

2

nd

 gain stage boost ON/OFF 

3

rd

 gain stage “DRIVE” ON/OFF 

Reverb ON/OFF 

FX Loop ON/OFF 

 

Accessories: Padded 3 layer 

protective covers 

With 2 side pockets 

No pockets on speaker cabinet cover 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TUBEWONDER

Page 1: ...t of fun with your new TUBEWONDER amplifier It s simply a great amp I know I had a lot of fun building it About this Manual Please read it There s some useful info that might come handy In short set a...

Page 2: ...should be unplugged when the apparatus is to be left unattended or unused for long periods of time Should this apparatus be mounted in an equipment rack rear support should be provided This apparatus...

Page 3: ...tus it must be isolated from all power sources Please take this into account before carrying out adjustments maintenance and repairs and before replacing parts Adjustments maintenance and repairs insi...

Page 4: ...cation This must be taken into account particularly in the case of vacuum electron tube units Wait until the unit has reached room temperature before connecting to the mains power and switching on Acc...

Page 5: ...R CABINET IF YOUR SPEAKER CAB IS EQUIPPED WITH CASTERS Make sure the casters are SECURED as in photo below on the right TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL TOPPLING WRONG CORRECT BRAKES ENGAGED DO NOT ROLL THE CAB...

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Page 7: ...Page 7 of 22 2006 ANACON Technology DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS All controls will be described in sequential order following the preamplifier block diagram...

Page 8: ...osted by 4db for added crunch on clean sound DRIVE controls overdrive characteristics in the preamplifier s 3rd gain stage Adjusting the gain varies the amount of distortion This 3rd gain stages can b...

Page 9: ...ght shelving HIGHCUT switch Center Off Setting the BASS MIDDLE TREBLE potentiometers to 0 results in flat frequency response and NO SIGNAL LEVEL LOSS as is the case with all passive tone controls When...

Page 10: ...around 3 2kHz Set the switch to peak dip position and turn the pot to about 3 then flip the switch to shelving position now the extreme treble range is also enhanced that s where the shimmer is It ma...

Page 11: ...produce additional distortion This is yet another way to tailor the tone and distortion character MASTER VOLUME REVERB MIXER TONE CONTROL MASTER Adjusts signal level to the power amplifier The MASTER...

Page 12: ...switch so that its gain can be set to accommodate either line level return signal gain set to 0db or instrument level return signal gain set to 20db This allows you to use most of the stomp boxes in...

Page 13: ...h its Harmonic Overdrive BURN BOOST DRIVE both ON give a high gain preamp fine tune with the DRIVE control and Harmonics switch on the amp CLEAN BOOST DRIVE both OFF for clean dynamic sound REVERB Tur...

Page 14: ...hat RED pilot light comes on wait about 5 minutes before flipping the STDBY switch to PLAY position Flip the STDBY switch to PLAY check that GREEN pilot light comes on NOTE Immediately after flipping...

Page 15: ...nd checked the amp prior to delivering the amplifier to you Note There can be different power tubes supplied with your particular amplifier depending on model ordered Tube type 7591 must not be replac...

Page 16: ...r plug It is recommended to set bias in the lower range when using Silicon Rectifier Connect the loudspeaker to the amp Turn Level Master to 0 Make sure POWER STDBY switches are in OFF position Connec...

Page 17: ...eed to adjust the Bias Balance Insert the screwdriver into the Balance trimpot and adjust for 00 reading on the DMM Let the amp warm up properly for about 15 20 minutes Take a new bias level reading e...

Page 18: ...at ANACON Technology HQ Model Manufacture date Serial No Power Transformer Rectifier Output Transformer Power Tubes Phase Inverter Preamp Reverb Driver Reverb Tank Pre wired Mains Voltage OUPUT POWER...

Page 19: ...r 7591S 2xEL34 or 6550 NOS tubes on request KT66 KT77 KT88 Rectifier 1 x 5A4R or SS Solid State Gain structure 3 gain stages in the preamp 3rd gain stage activated with footswitch 1 stage post EQ Gain...

Page 20: ...sferred to 2nd owner for an additional 12 months period but not exceeding a total of 36 months from date of original purchase To obtain warranty extension and or transfer to 2nd owner the product must...

Page 21: ...Shipping cost from customer to service site or factory to be covered by customer Shipping cost back to customer will be covered by dealer ANACON Technology This warranty is limited and is made in lieu...

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