Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

Well, I re-soldered all the joints between the valve base tabs and the pads on the Driver Board PCB but whatever's going on wasn't fixed because I'm still getting a distorted signal on bass-heavy material on the amp.
Just got an email from Pete (Digital Pete) Fulton in Florida that my finished driver board is shipping 2-day post tomorrow. So, I should be up and running over the weekend! I hope by comparing the two boards to at least figure out what the problem is/was with my Driver Board!

Okay:
I received my new Driver PCB from Digital Pete in Florida, ANK's designated builder for prebuilt ANK kits. It arrived on Friday. As you'd expect, the workmanship is first-rate.
I've managed to remove my driver board from the amp and hope to get Pete's board installed completely by Monday. I'll report back when I do.

I am really anxious to hear about your results Rebbi. God Luck!

Roxy,

I chuckled at the likely typo "God luck"--if it was my soldering skills involved vs those of Rebbi's, I'm quite certain the divine assistance would be most necessary 😄!

I too am anxious to learn if the new board solves the issues with the amp, and pass on my best wishes to Rebbi for success as well.

Randy

That is funny! For once I don't regret not proofreading.