Grannyring, Good points. Besides that, buying "better kit" as we all know by now, does not guarantee that all of the parts are the best that they can be. |
I owned a pair of Spendor 9/1 speakers which cost around 6 grand in the early 90's. When I decided to upgrade the crossovers myself, I found that they were full of cheap Bennics also. I put in a bunch of Mundorf and Sonicaps and new wiring and the difference was very noticeable. |
What a saga...you are a very patient man with a great deal of time on your hands. Congrats. |
Volleyguy, I have followed your journey, and I am aware that you go through all of your laborious capacitor experiments in the interest of better sound. With that in mind, I reccomend that you spend a small amount of money, and try AMR fuses in your gear that requires fuses. At only $20.00 a pop, I think you will be surprised and very pleased with the results. |
Voleyguy, I am the wrong person to ask about the science of fuses, or any other science for that matter. I do, however, know what I hear, and I was only suggesting that for a small amount of money, you might be surprised by the positive sonic result of trying the AMR fuses. |
Vn101606, I saw the picture. OK, I'm drooling...are you happy now? |
I used Neotech when rewiring Spendor 9/1 speakers a few years ago, replacing what appeared to be multistrand lamp cord, and was very pleased with the result. |
I used Neotech to rewire some Spendors on the bass driver, and that was never mentioned to me. I don't unerstand how this bulk high purity wire could be directional. If it was me, I wouldn't sweat it. |
I bought an Audio Note DAC 2.1 from Audio Note Kits about 5 months ago. I had it assembled (immaculately) by Digital Pete, who is officially sanctioned by Audio Note Kits to assemble their kits. I asked him if he could use the lower end Duelunds as the coupling caps, and he did so for an additional $400.00. I have to say to anyone who may have just added a Duelund cap to any component...be patient! It sounded good right away, and better in 2 weeks, but it is only after a little less than 5 months that I am finally hearing what they do when they are broken in. They are so natural sounding, and so worth the money.
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Volleyguy1, You were probably thinking that you wanted to have money left over for groceries! They are expensive for mere mortals. I would have loved them in my DAC too. |
Reynolds853, Thanks for that link. I think there may have been an answer to everyone's questions buried within the article. After an explanation of the long process of consructing the Cast capacitor with paper and copper foil and oil (very interesting process), there is a picture of what appears to be Cast capacitors that look the same as the oil and paper Cast capacitors, and the writer explains that they are a new product, Cast mylar capacitors. This might explain Grannyring's experience with opening up one that appeared to be all plastic. |
Grannyring, Did you receive my PM? |
Audioman58, Interesting and informative, but please slow down a bit. With the typos etc. it is very difficult to read. Thanks. |
Bigkidz, Nice idea, but in practice it seems to be rarely possible. |
Volleyguy, I was very interested in your observation that the Jupiters were sounded overdamped at first. I took delivery of a Audio Note Kits Kit 1 Tenth Anniversary 300b integrated 2 weeks ago,(professionally built for me by Digital Pete) and for a variety of reasons, I didn't have a lot of time to put hours on it. When I ordered it, I specified (and provided) (4) 0.22 Jupiter copper foil output caps. When I first started to listen, I was surprised by the poorly extended and bouncy, overdamped bass. Not being used to SET amps to begin with, I was a little alarmed. I knew efficiency was not a problem with my speakers. Anyway, just a short time into break-in now, the bass is loosening up as well as becoming more extended. Overall, very happy with the sound, although I know there is a lott more burning in to go. I want to say thanks to you, Charles and Grannyring for making me aware of these caps. I wanted really good ones, and even if I could have afforded Duelund CAST, or even the less expensive series that I have in my DAC, they would not have fit in the shallow chassis of the amp. |
Hi Charles, They do offer options. I opted for the Khozmo attenuator upgrade (I bought it as an integrated, it can also be configured as an just an amp) and the C core transformers, which are actually the biggest and most expensive difference between the 10th Anniversary and the regular unit. |
Hi Grannyring, I am interested in the WE 16 gauge wire, and I know this question has been asked before, but since you are knowledgeable about the subject, I will ask you. Is there still any reliable source you can recommend that still may have this cloth coated wire, or the plastic coated. Finally, is the plastic coated worth buying or is it inferior? Thanks, John |
Thanks Mikirob, I will check it out. |
I also had a problem with oil leaking from a Duelund capacitor a few years ago. No support from Duelund or Parts Connextion.
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