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Experience with FREDs in a tube amp PS

I'm wondering if anyone in here has installed Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diodes in a tube amp's power supply(specifically- built a full-wave bridge). If so- What differences did you notice? PLEASE NOTE: If you haven't tried it, PLEASE DON'T respond. I'm not asking for opinions; only experiences. Thanx!
rodman99999

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casouza
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FREDs and Schottky diodes will mostly clean up the treble.
If you are looking for more transparency and dynamics, I suggest that you upgrade the amplifier coupling caps.

A few suggestions:
Low cost: Auricaps & Hovland
Medium cost: Mundorf Silver/oil
Expensive but the best IME: V caps TFT by VH Audio.
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