Hi Kim
I don't have any manuals on this subject, but I've researched it a lot in the past.
The main problem with high power and high voltage audio transformers is getting enough HF bandwidth. The physical size of the transformer, combined with the insulation thickness needed for high voltages, and the large number of turns needed to get the LF response, all lead to a lot of leakage inductance which limits the HF response.
The problem is bad enough that high-power amps needing to reproduce the whole frequency range tend to be designed with a lot of low-voltage tubes in parallel. For example, ten 6550s instead of two 813s. This eases design of the transformer.
Also, commercial winders tend to wimp out above a certain voltage. I once went looking for a custom transformer to make a 600W bass amp with two 4CX250Bs. The winders I asked refused to make me it, on the grounds that they weren't certified for more than 2.5kV peak (DC+signal). The guy explained that the insulation would take it fine, but they couldn't do itfor insurance reasons. (Then again, maybe he had no idea how to design the transformer and didn't want to admit it.)
In the UK, John Chambers has made some nice high-power transformers, including one that puts out 1kW RMS from four 813s, running on a 2500V B+.
Champ 1000 Watt Tube Amp
I was intrigued enough about this that I actually e-mailed him and asked what HF bandwidth he was getting. His reply: "It's for a reggae sound system, they don't care about treble, only bass"
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