desmond888
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| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Sorry guys, i still have yet to send my amp for service. Just excited with beetlemania resistors upgrade. | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear beetlemania,I'm comtemplating to upgrade the resistors in my xover suggested by you. May i know is there any sonic difference between the old millls resistor vs vishay mills resistor? Which one sounds better? Dear holco,Can you share some v... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Unfortunately, my power amp has some issues following a rainy day. I need to send it for service.Sadly, i have to say that i cannot contribute more at the moment. Nevetheless, i'm glad to hear that all your upgrades yielding postive results.I ma... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear all, I noticed the overall sound is changing. The initial perception of " imbalance" has become more balance. Also, it put more hot glue to secure the caps to board. It helps to reduce the vibration and makes the system sounded quieter. I wil... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se As the year ends, it marks a beginning of another new year and new hope. I would like to take this opportunity wishing you and your family a wonderful year ahead. | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Btw, holco, may i know what is the character of jantzen capacitors?Thus far, i found out the clarity caps csa tends to produce a less fatigue sound/ golden sound, something similar to class A amp sound but it is not my cup of tea. I prefer a mor... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear beetlemania, I did not change other thing except the caps i mentioned in the forum. The only variable is i used two clatitycaps of (10uf +3.9uf= 13.9uf) as compared with its original caps of (13uf +1uf = 14uf). There is a deviation of 0.1uf. ... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Btw, may i know what brand of the solder thiel is using? I found out that the melting point is higher. I used wbt solder with silver content but intend to use thiel solder to match with the rest of the soldering points.Beetlemania, for my curiosit... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear holco,Thank you for your concern. In fact, i dont have any room issues. I have a tall ceiling, it is about 14 feet high and my system is opened and layback. If i play full orchestra classical music, it sounds like i m sitting in the concert h... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se These are the video taken from my system before caps upgrade..https://www.dropbox.com/sh/je1j26kz490h60m/AACXIv6OTbbT7nor-L1yhFraa?dl=0 For comparison, i will share the video after the caps upgrade 2 or 3 weeks later when the caps settled in. I w... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear holco and beetlemania, The mid and high have opened up with more air and sense of space. The tonal balance has shifted towards slightly warmer as compared to very neutral in the original caps. All acoustic instruments sound wonderful particu... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se For information, i used hot glue to hold caps to the board. | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Thanks holco. Finally, i managed to get it removed from the enclosure. Removing the caps and having the csa caps soldered are not easy tasks for amateur like me. I did the soldering within the enclosure as i was reluctant to disconnect the connec... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Shall i push much harder through the screw hole by a smaller screw driver or there is other alternative? | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Dear holco and beetlemania,I tried to remove the radiator but unsucessful. The radiator is still stuck with the enclosure. As adviced by holco, i shall remove the radiator by push it through one of the screw hole. Shall i push much harder through ... |