Spectron MIII mk II owner's question.

Hello,

CuTF is excellent cap and I did rather extensive evaluation which VH Audio posted on their web site:
http://v-cap.com/simon-thatcher.php

The problem with these caps is one - price. So, we do not advertise it. I firmly believe that if platform is good then additions will not spoil it like turbo to very good car. However, if its good car then its good car even without turbo... it just for people interested in speed, I guess

Unfortunatelly, I answer the strange questions when potential customers call us. My most "hated" is question/statement that our single amplifier is bad and if to buy Spectron then only two amplifiers.

I really hate time and time again to explain that there is nothing (zero) proprietery to Spectron. The stereo amp amplifies in single ended mode. When its converted into fully balanced monoblock then this configuration (done right only) "annihilates" amplifier induced distortions and Distortion-free music is gorgeous as many of you know. Note that distortions can be that of class D, class A, tube, transistor whatever - in theory all of them are gone and you ahve distortion free music. Any solid state amplifier in the world can also be configured in this fashion. One demand only: very high part tolerance i.e. high cost which you pay anyway when you buy stereo Spectron.

I do not recommend to change your TTFT caps to CuTF caps as it will be rather expensive.

if to spend money then for something like vibration control (I am in "love" with ULTRA SS by Still Points), power cord and/or interconnects and speaker cable.

One of the greatest pleasure (and pain) of our hobby is to disregard everything manufacturer says and experiment on your own.

Thank you,

Simon

I agree with Simon, upgrading the caps alone may be an improvement, but may not be worth the cost in the grand scheme of things.

My caps were upgraded to Duelund Cast caps in a total amp extreme mod. Peter told me that without all of the other component matching in the mod, changing the caps would not have been a good use of the money that they cost.

Addressing the good stand and other tweaks might be a better way to go for the bang for your buck.

Chuck

Anyone try the remote sense cables? What are the results?

Jeff,

I had the Remote Sense RS Signature speaker cables and really liked them. At their price, I think that they're a steal.

I sold them when I sold my first Musician III Mk2 because I couldn't use them with my new Pass XA30.5. I ended up preferring the Spectron Musician III Mk2 over the Pass XA30.5, so I bought another Spectron.

I didn't buy another set of the RS Signature speaker cables because I had found the CH Acoustic X20 cable loom that easily bettered everything else I'd had. The X20 speaker cables are a lot more expensive than the RS Signature, but the gain in performance is worth it if money doesn't happen to be a consideration, especially if the rest of your gear is of the same quality. There's a CES demo set listed on Audiogon right now for half price, it's a very, very special cable: http://app.audiogon.com/listings/460895

But back to your question, the RS Signature is a very good speaker cable, especially at it's price of $2,000.00. I believe that you may audition both the RS Signature and CH Acoustic X20 speaker cables, so you've got the chance to listen to one or both in your system to see how they work for you before you buy, you can't beat it and have nothing to lose.

Chuck

Hi Simon,

I used your advice and did not changed my TTFT caps to CuTF but invested in something else which could be verty relevant to some other owners and Specron and Joule-Electra. This is Platinum Upgrade of my LA-300ME preamp and while not terribly cheap ($1k) it bring the sound of my system on another much higher level. Everything is more alive, more alive and more alive. Other description is useless I think - yes, muh more detailed, yes much much more three-dimensional, I clase my eyes and my head is dizzy. WOW !!!!!!