charles1dad
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| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Psag,The idea that the truly 'accurate' amps may mistakenly be deemed flat,clinical and sterrile makes little sense.That type of presentation is artificial and incorrect, I realize some prefer this sound and call it 'neutral' and true to the sourc... | |
| When speakers almost sound like the instruments Speakers can be blamed too often or given too much credit for a system`s sound performance.You improved your AC power quality by adding a good conditioner. You also added a high quality active preamp. These are two significant upgrades. You certai... | |
| A Dac about two thousand used Roscoeiii mentioned the Yamamoto YDA-1 DAC. This is a minimalist feature unit with only 1 rca input and output.It has an ultra simple discrete analog circuit(no OP-Amps) with few parts in the signal pathway. The power supply and transformer(150 va... | |
| Choosing between Reissue and Original pressings Playpen,Well stated, I came to that realization several years ago.There certainly is good sound to be found in records but the 'hit and miss' factor is frustratingly high.Many vinyl records are really just mediocre and not worth the chase and expe... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Frederik,That`s very encouraging given how good they are in the first few hours.It seems natural fiber products break-in much sooner than teflon and other synthetic materials.Regaerds, | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil It appears the original Solen caps were a partial bottleneck in hindsight.These speakers are exceptionally good in standard form. The CAST reveal the flaws of the previous cap quite bluntly however.As others have pointed out,tone is fabulous! What... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Grannyring,I owe you a sincere thanks also. It was your earlier Duelund thread started a few months ago that got my interest. I `m glad I followed through and got these Duelunds CAST capacitors.Regards, | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil The Duelund CAST are in my speakers finally. A big thank you to my good buddy Jwm(jeff) for his major help and experience. Jeff will post some installation pictures later on this site for those interested.Out of the box with only 1 hour of listeni... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Hi Grannyring,I like to keep things simple, there`s no need for me to rewire anything in the speaker.There`s high quality copper(6N) and it sounds very good as is(the speaker,amp and linestage use the same wiring).The silver option was just for th... | |
| Choosing a Solid State Class A/B integrated amp Metralla,,Yes, there are some exceptions for sure but not near the number compared to classical and jazz genres. That`s why I wrote rare as opposed to never.Regards, | |
| Choosing a Solid State Class A/B integrated amp Frogman,Well said.I primarily listen to jazz, both large and smaller scale.Most of those CDs will have volume swings(spl meter)of 25 to 30 db, there`s much ebb and flow.It`s rare to find pop and rock recordings anywhere close to this sort of range... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Grannyring,I`m not familiar with Clear Day.Grannyring, If I 'tin' the capacitor lead copper wire,will this simple step prevent copper oxidation?If so, that means no cutting the CAST wire and eliminating additional solder joints(an advantage it see... | |
| Choosing a Solid State Class A/B integrated amp David12 wrote "with impedance dropping to 2 or 3 ohms"It seems this particular speaker was designed and meant to be driven by solid state amplifiers.It would`nt surprise me if the phase angles are a bit high(not ideal for tube amps either).Regards, | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Grannyring,Ocellia does`nt offer a trial period to the best of my knowledge. Ocellia is different in this sense from many other siver cables. They strongly believe the dielectric material and covering have profound influences on the sound.They adv... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I make a distinction between "warm" and organic(natural).I don`t find my 300b SET amp really any warmer than my excellent PP 6550 tubed amp. But the SET amp is more organic yet also more transparent and detailed. The SET reveals finer nuance,inner... |