alexberger
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| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @zipost ,Thank you for recommendation. Maybe I will try 4-pole Jensen later.But what is wrong with Mundorf M-tubes?There are polypropylene type two-pole type: http://www.mundorf.com/en/?category=hifi&menu=caps_power&content=mlytic_tubec... | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @grannyring , I installed Mundorf 30uF Mtube capacitors in driver and input tubes B+ instead of old 100uF Nichicons.The first impression was good - warm tonality, fast bass and micro-dynamics.But now I recognize that my amp sounds too forward a... | |
| Suggestions for higher efficiency speakers Vintage Altecs (605, 604, Valencia, 19,...) are very high efficiency speakers.You can find some of them on second hand market for less then $2K.Klipsch Heresy also suite your requirements.JBL are not very high efficiency speakers but higher than... | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply I just added a scheme of power supply update and a general scheme of my amplifier to "my system" page. | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi,I did step 2 - removed Nichicon capacitors 2x100uF and 2x20 Ohm resistors (one resistor per channel) between choke and ClarityCap (output B+). I don't like results. Bass become lightweight. As result too light tonal balance andless informatio... | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @grannyring , Thank you for advice!1. I run these new ClarityCap capacitors for 4 hours with Frubaby2 connected to amplifier input + 5 hour with normal music playing.So far so good. The difference between ClarityCap T600 and Nichicons is very i... | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @grannyring , Power supply CLC filter in my amplifier is one for both channels. I use 20 Ohms resistors to separate left and right channel B+.Previously both channel B+s where the same point - the capacitor after the choke. After a break-i... | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @grannyring , I installed two ClarityCap TC600 50uF capacitors (one per channel) to 300B B+ of my amplifier.You can see it in my system pictures.I didn’t remove old Nichikon capacitors I just put ClarityCap as bypass to Nichikons with 20 Ohm... | |
| Highly efficient speakers to pair with my SET amp Altec 604, 605, Valencia, model 19 - all are super efficient (~97-100dB/W) with good midrange, bass, dynamics and natural tone.Can be driven by any SET amplifier including flee power 45 and 2A3 tube SETs. | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Thank you!It looks like I can squeeze 50uF ClarityCap TC600 under the hood of my integrated amplifier.Regards,Alex. | |
| Mundorf M-Tube in Tube Amplifier Power Supply Hi @grannyring ,Thank you for information.How can you describe a difference between Mtube and Clarity TC?Do Clarity TC have a better tone?Many ears ago I tried to use Solen capacitors in power supply and I don't like synthetic tone of Solens compa... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? To use or not to use preamp it depends from a system and amplifier topology.I use SET 300B amplifier. And in this topology the short signal path is important.My amp is integrated and it is a good solution for low power SET amplifiers.I also have a... | |
| Audio Show.... Hi @roberttcan ,I have been at Montreal Audio show during 4 years. Some of exhibitors always, year from year do a great job to get good sound in their rooms. Equipment is changing but sound is always good. (Examples are: Audio Note, Rega-Harbeth r... | |
| Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl Yes, vinyl is tricky to setup.There are too many variables - turntable, tonearm, cartridge, phonostage, step up transformers.It has noise, more distortions and other imperfections.But it give you a real filing of tone and dynamics of musical instr... | |
| Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl I have Chord Qutest DAC. It sounds great.But it can't match vinyl in term of tone, live dynamics, and general musicality. But I understand why many people don't hear advantages of analog sound. The problems are: transistor amplifiers and dull, low... |