erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Mytek Dac going Ac to DC power. Hi Tubes,I'm quite happy with my Astron. :) Best,Erik | |
| Rewiring Power Distributor -- Will Silver Plated Copper Help or Hinder? I've never had good luck with silver plating. After a few weeks it finally settles down to sound as good as copper. IMHO, not worth it. Use pure silver or pure copper. | |
| Need power amp recommendations for system Mytek Brooklyn Amplifier. | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? kosst:You make lots of statements based on your experience that are pure opinion Here is your first mistake: it is based on experience and experimentation. That is not pure opinion. I make speakers and experiment with capacitors. Have you? and the... | |
| Nola contender tweeters - modify? This sounds more like rom acoustics, or lack thereof. Try throwing some blankets/pillows around on the floor behind and between the speakers. I find this often greatly helps with treble hash. But your whole room is important. | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? kosst -You make the most obvious arguments. Arguments which my experience has simply not born out.Best,Erik | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? @peter_s Usually a small value from around 1 to 5%.I've had very good luck using 0.1uF bypass caps with 10uF main. In the case of the Clarity caps, at low values their caps don't benefit from bypassing at all, but I've found that the larger one's ... | |
| The big DAC decision Sorry I haven't had a chance to compare any more. I spent about six months listening to DAC's in person. Ordered the Mytek after I bought an ARC DAC 8 and could not be happier. :)I will say I have tried it as a preamp, and it's pretty exceptional.... | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? BTW, the largest value cap is probably on the bass and a shunt. Do not replace electrolytic caps with foil unless you have measured the ESR. Usually best left alone in the woofer section unless you know what you are doing. | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? OP:The TruCopper are limited in values and very very expensive compared to the reds. If memory serves, they start around $20 for 0.1uF, that's pretty pricey. Building up say a 4 uF cap would run you around $120-$150 each. This is why I recommend y... | |
| System Rebuild Try the Mytek Brooklyn as your DAC / phono and pre. :) I think it can save you some money and be an awesome combo. I'll also take the Nolas above all others. | |
| NAD M3 about the only way is to add an external DAC, and use the digital out connector. Kind of an odd choice, but there you have it. :) | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? Ah, yep. Try out the TruCopper Audyn's as bypass caps. :) Buy one or two pairs and try them out. I have had good luck with using aligator clips to tie them on without soldering first. Be warned, they are physically much larger than the red version... | |
| Blocking the propaganda It has been a long time since I felt a reviewer or a price tag could tell me a damn thing about quality. The "high-end" sound has become a trend far away from natural sounding music to my ears. So as I have said for a very long time, to your own e... | |
| speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ? Hey Toyo,Many Audyn fans out there, but they do vary. What speakers did you open up and what color are the caps? My advice is if you want to play, get the Audyn True Copper 0.1uF caps and try them out as bypass caps to your treble and midrange. Be... |