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| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I'm curious to hear your opinion of the Jensens, and I may want to move to them in the midrange of my Infinity speakers to build on the tonality of the CAST in the preamp. I am getting very addicted to the fuller midrange sound of the CAST as comp... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I received the CAST 0.56uF caps for my preamp and installed them last night, then spent about 4 hours listening. The main difference between the CAST and the Mundorf Supremes I was using is in tonal balance. The CAST has more rounded and fuller mi... | |
| Pioneer CS-99a Speakers The CS-99a has cloth surrounds, so no worry about deteriorating foam there.I had a pair and sold them. For a 15" driver, their bass is surprisingly weak, most likely due to the too-small box they are in. I did like the craftsmanship very much, how... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil That's what I've heard about Duelunds, and I fully intend to try the Duelunds out. I was just asking a technical question of Duelund, I hope I didn't insult them. I'm just curious about how/why a carbon-based resistor can sound so good when carbon... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil From what I read, carbon composition resistors are the noisiest type - how does the Duelund resistor differ from an old carbon comp type, and why would this sound better than a bulk metal film? Is it because the graphite is not present as separate... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I have found that the Zu Varial interconnects and Zu Ibis speaker cables work very well with my Chenin. I have no glare whatsoever, but my Chenin is modded to use 2C22 tubes instead of the often microphonic 6SN7. The 2C22s have no detectable micro... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I'm planning to stick some self-adhesive sheets of Soundcoat on the bottom plate of my Chenin main unit and power supply while I have them open to do other upgrades. The plate is a bit flimsy. I figure what the hell, it can't hurt! | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker Didn't get either yet. I'm still debating. I would get the Mirages but the mounting scheme doesn't work well for my space - I'd need to attach additional mounting blocks for them (a no-no with the wife). I'm leaning to the Def Techs because they w... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil By the way, there are no coupling caps in my source (Zero One Mercury CD/HD player) or amps (Gilmore Raptor monoblocks), so the ones in my preamp are the sum total of coupling caps in the system. I'm hoping for a big impact from the Duelunds becau... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Well, I just took the plunge and ordered two Duelund 0.56uF 200V Cast Copper Foil caps for my Supratek Chenin tube preamp. I have extensively modded this preamp, moving from 6SN7 output tubes to 2C22, going from resistor/cap bias to diode bias wit... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century CCS update:I installed the cascoded CCS in my Chenin and experimented to find the best settings. I have found that 15mA plate current sounds optimal, with 3.45V cathode bias. Incredibly clean, clear and lifelike. Plate voltage is ~175V at idle. | |
| Best Super-Tweek You Possibly Ever Did Since this is a Super-tweak, the best I ever did was converting my Supratek Chenin preamp from 6SN7 tubes to 2C22/7193 tubes, with a constant current source on the plates and Cree SiC Schottky diodes on the cathodes for bias. An unbelievable impro... | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker Lookisjohnson,The Mirage Oasis Omni 6 is looking pretty good to me. Excellent online reviews, 360 degree dispersion, watertight. I think these are in the lead right now, followed by the Def Techs. | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker Thanks for the suggestions. I have also seen some good reviews of Boston Acoutics outdoor speakers. Time for some further digging. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil So, is it necessary to use the 630V Cast in electronics if the voltage will only be ~150V or so. I'm thinking that in a preamp one might be able to use the less expensive and more compact 200V CAST. Is that off base? |