The PRS single-channel amps, like the HXDA, DG30, and a few others that aren't around any more are true hand-wired amps; that is, the circuit boards are populated by hand, with through-hole wires, eyelets hand-tapped, and no tracers on the circuit boards, etc. Also all tubes are chassis-mounted.
This is confirmed in this PRS video with the 25th Anniversary model (from which several PRS single-channel amps are derived); of course, it also makes the amps a bit more expensive (and totally worth it IMHO due to the sound):
It seems that other amps, like the Tuxedo series, were hybrid circuit boards, with some hand-wired parts, but with traces on the circuit board and some tubes mounted on the circuit boards.
I'm just curious as to the Custom 50 amps; are they more or less hybrid designs like the Tuxedo series, or are they true hand-wired amps like the HXDA and the other single-channel models?
Anyone know?
This is confirmed in this PRS video with the 25th Anniversary model (from which several PRS single-channel amps are derived); of course, it also makes the amps a bit more expensive (and totally worth it IMHO due to the sound):
It seems that other amps, like the Tuxedo series, were hybrid circuit boards, with some hand-wired parts, but with traces on the circuit board and some tubes mounted on the circuit boards.
I'm just curious as to the Custom 50 amps; are they more or less hybrid designs like the Tuxedo series, or are they true hand-wired amps like the HXDA and the other single-channel models?
Anyone know?