audioman58
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| Path Audio Resistors - Capacitance ? Erik is correct they have an outer copper shell and the drain wire is optional in my system I did not find a noticable difference and just cut it and sealed .it has absolutely -0 effect on the high frequencies. Parts connecxion always fails to b... | |
| Tube Amps Watts vs SS amp With tube amps it is not all about the advertised wpc, the transformers ,power supplies are the key and the quality .i have seen a 18 watt parallel SET amp with great monolith transformers destroy a very respectable 100 watt SS amp by having big h... | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic The added $100s extra for a .01 cast is not worth it the value is so small , thst is why the Duelund .01 ur Bypass cap is used if you wanted a Big difference then justget the wallet out what size is the tweeter capacitor 2-3uf ? If so over $ 1k f... | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic Granny ring I agree ,I use the Duelunds as my main best seller in my Loudspeaker Clarifiers a bit pricy $100 each but ,give them a solid 200 hours and they truly do open up the soundstage and micro-details | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic I have had all Jensen caps the ceramic body is very open and detailed themost neutral of the Jensen Copper foil caps. The Copper body in my opinion sounds the Most natural with a very extended but richer upper end.great for Solid state equipment... | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic The Jensen Copper foil, copper body I like the best of the bunch in my system even more deep soundstage and more organic sounding then the Jupiter Foil,I my 2 systems I have had the same results, since I do mods I have the exact values and 300 hou... | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic Marish2000 the black gate were excellent caps they are a electrolytic more for power supplies ,ask your tech where it is.No electrolytic cap should be in the signal path, but it is a great cap for power supplies. On your Jensen how many hours in ... | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC I have the Bell canto 2.7 dac and it is very musical and natural sound8ng , upgrade the fuse and put in a quality power cord better still. The Schitt Yaggs is very good also , it excels in detail but in my system the Bel canto sounded more Natural... | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic Ido a lot of modding ,especially the last 10 years. I make Zobel Clarifiers for Loudspeakers as Well as rebuild Xovers .yes the Jupiter Copper foil are-excellent But The Jensen Copper foil oiled paper come in 4 case types which all sound differen... | |
| Daedalus Audio Apollo Speakers They are nice speakers but Xover components not even close to top quality , Mundorf evo series way too much plastic takes away from naturalness, Now Duelund capacitors they are up there their cast, but not their resistors the carbon masks detail... | |
| Alert, Warning, and Caution about Modified Components Mods like in Loudspeakers , amplifiers, or anything else if using the Exact same values, then no risk to speak of .i have been into modding for over 20 years .in truth most equipment has Average parts quality at best, less then 25%=actually goes ... | |
| Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel I have owned subwoofers from REL, JL Audio ,Monitor Audio and SVS , without question or even a second thought the Brand New SVS SB 3000, or ported is by far the best subwoofer under $1500 Period the sealed model for $1k delivered with a 45 dayaudi... | |
| DIY speakers of solid/reclaimed wood? Reclaimed lumber is actually a verygood choice just liken making guitars .old lumber all the moisture and resins are dry and acoustically much tighter. Once your uusesevetal natural costs of a tongue oil , or something natural ,Not polyurethane a... | |
| diablo 300 vs arc ref 5se + pass labs 350.5 - anyone has opinions to share The latest Gryphon Diablo is the most big power integrated I have ever heard .my brother owns it.i owned a Audiostore until 08 in the UK and heard the best from both sides of the pond .my brothers unit is the latest model Fantastic integrated done... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial Your Oppo cd p is Waaay down on the chain vs even middle of the road dacs , what is your budget ? I have a BelCanto dac that is very natural sounding, and there are some excellent Italian avacuum Tube dacs out there , Schitt Audio Yangs,is alll... |