dgarretson
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| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Russian caps are available in various lot sizes. FT-3 teflon, FT-1 teflon(compact 200V version), and K40Y9 PIO are all worth a look as coupling caps, and as filtering or bypass caps in PS. Space permitting they can be stacked in parallel to achiev... | |
| XLR Connector Comparison I have constructed the same cable with Neutrik and DH Labs(possibly identical to Vampire). I can't hear any difference. | |
| Top resistors What is remarkable about TX2575 in signal path(replacing Caddock MK132 and Caddock TF020/USF340, which had previously replaced Roederstein and generic carbon comp), is how much more detail & nuance of pitch & timbre TX2575 reveals across t... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil It's very easy to play with russian teflon, as FT-3 is <$5. Low price does not reflect upon the quality of these products of the old Soviet military industrial economy. However they are large in size (.1uf/600V is 1" x 2"). Volleyguy, if you'd ... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil It could be interesting to try some small-value teflon caps bypassing the caps you've tried-- particularly the Mundorf SIO. Mil-spec surplus NOS Russian FT-3 teflon can be had in .1uf-.22uf values on the cheap from Eastern Euro sources on Ebay. I'... | |
| Zyx Airy 3 Cartridge into Herron VTPH-1 Phono.. Pbaudio, Yes we all have ours favs. I have lately been replacing MK132 and TF020 with TX2575 & have been surprised by the superiority of TX2575. They have more detailed and refined treble & better delineated bass. | |
| Capacitor burn in, Capacitor Cooker? Need help... The coupling caps I know are all rated for high voltage AC or DC. I've broken in bunches wired in parallel across zip cord into an AC outlet. But I suppose the ideal burn-in would run the voltage up and down through the cap's range and use a resis... | |
| Capacitor burn in, Capacitor Cooker? Need help... For a poor man's break-in, solder the cap to some lamp cord and plug into AC for a month or so. | |
| Zyx Airy 3 Cartridge into Herron VTPH-1 Phono.. Once you arrive at the correct resistive value, be sure to try Texas Components nude Vishay TX2575 for loading. Transparent, resolving, and harmonically rich. | |
| LP shipping I would argue to the seller that to ensure the test record remains flat, a vacuum hold down system or VPI peripheral weight be included gratis with every LP shipped to Texas or Arizona. | |
| Looking 4 a high quality phono line stage $5k-$8k The original VK-P10 is single-ended in the first gain stage(even when using XLR phono inputs.) The later VK-P10SE is fully balanced from input to output.In this price range I second the recommendation of a used Atma MP-1. If you can live without a... | |
| Sony SCD-777es as transport? I recently spent some time modifying a 777ES serving just as a tranport. The transport section obtained major gains in performance, but you're looking at around $1K in parts & labor to get up there. | |
| budget component in high-end system? Doug, you make several good points, most intriguingly that replacing a menagerie of cables from various manufacturers with uniform cabling from one manufacturer, may be a prerequisite for getting a sense of how cables influence a system. As I have... | |
| TVC preamps: good or bad? Are you using the Bent TAP with your Merlin BBAM upstream or downstream of TVC? If you're having good results, I assume that the BBAM must be upstream. The BBAM's 47K input impedance and capacitive load reportedly don't mate very well with a passive. | |
| budget component in high-end system? I'm with Audiofeil regarding cabling. High-end commercial cables have the worst value proposition in audio. Some commercial cables that cost thousands are surpassed with DIY designs at 1/20 the cost in parts. In a megabuck system expensive designe... |