HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane

Posted by Frank E (A) on September 26, 2012 at 15:47:17

Attached are photos of the finished amp. It worked perfectly on first try. The things making that possible were Jim's clear and complete directions and the original assembly manual.

All the capacitors, resistors, tube sockets, balance pots, input and output terminals, rectifiers and wires were replaced. The power supply is Jim's Level II Plus and the output tubes are Gold Lion re-issue KT-88s.

It is a very clear sounding amplifier and takes a firm hold on the speakers. I've tried it with Radio Shack Minimus 7s, Audio Note ANJ/SPEs and AR-5s and they all sounded very good. It was even nice sounding with the Audio Note speakers which is surprising as they like a low damping factor. However, not good enough to kick out my Audio Note OTO SE or Kit 2.

I'm rebuilding my AR-5 speakers to go with the Cit II. The woofers have been re-foamed and I'm changing the capacitors and rheostats.

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Topic - HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Frank E 15:47:17 09/26/12 (22)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - sachind4u 23:20:32 07/16/13 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - dls123 06:28:57 09/28/12 (4)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Frank E 14:57:09 09/28/12 (3)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - mharman11040@gmail.com 11:39:19 01/13/24 (1)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - The Dill 13:49:54 01/13/24 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - dls123 19:18:41 09/28/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Jim McShane 09:45:24 09/27/12 (6)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Frank E 19:12:38 09/27/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - ecir38 14:57:32 09/27/12 (3)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Jim McShane 16:05:46 09/27/12 (2)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Frank E 17:28:23 09/27/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - ecir38 17:20:05 09/27/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Frank E 14:24:36 09/27/12 (0)

Have you tried it in triode mode? - David Lawrence 06:33:16 09/27/12 (1)

RE: Have you tried it in triode mode? - Frank E 09:19:11 09/27/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - 6bq5 16:37:59 09/26/12 (0)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Neff 16:11:30 09/26/12 (5)

RE: HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane - Ki Choi 10:58:28 09/28/12 (0)

Don't kid yourself - Uncle Mike 17:07:03 09/26/12 (3)

No kidding..... - Neff 17:17:15 09/26/12 (2)

RE: No kidding..... - Eli Duttman 17:48:36 09/26/12 (1)

RE: No kidding..... - Neff 18:57:17 09/26/12 (0)

HK Citation II Rebuild ala Jim McShane

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