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TAD 150 Pre Amp transformer died
BEZ did make the amps for sure. 
DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete?
Correctly stated. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
For those of you interested in the new Jupiter copper caps. Thus far my listening proves out they have the same noise free personality of the Duelund CAST. They must build these like the CAST in some way as they are well damped and seem to remove ... 
TAD 150 Pre Amp transformer died
That preamp as well as TAD amps were made my a Chinese company called BEZ. Paul of TAD would then finished them out with some finishing steps.....The transformer is most likely a BEZ and they still are in business and sell transformers. I bet you ... 
DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete?
No they not not obsolete at all. It depends on the quality of the dac really. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I do realize comparisons will be limited with one amp, but it is a decent way to start. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I have one of my monoblock amps with the Jupiter copper caps in place. The amp uses two size coupling caps .47uf and a .10 uf in parallel. The other amp has Audio Note Copper caps. I will compare both over the next couple of weeks. If the Jupiters... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I know a couple of builders who LOVE the new Jupiter caps and have nothing but praise for them. I am been too busy of late to install mine and hope to do it this weekend in my Dude. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
They make the Duelund's sound broken!Could not resist saying that. No idea how they sound as I have not put them in my gear as yet. I will soon.....this weekend most likely and let you know. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Ya, got mine from both Jupiter and Sonicraft. SC has a 20% off sale right now. They have them in stock and just not on the site as yet. 
Major mistakes made in assembling your audio rig
Not realizing how important cabling is and missing the beautiful music constrained and hidden because of poor cabling. Turns out the gear was wonderful, but the full potential lost by constraining cabling. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Jupiters have been beta tested by folks who know Duelund and they say the Jupiter's are as good or even a tad better :-) 
Directional speaker wires, what and why.
Burn in in one direction is the main reason for the night and day sound experience you had. This is something all of us can test quickly in our own systems with the same results every time......it will sound different until they burn in all over. 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Mitch2Call Sonic Craft. 20 percent off sale and they can ship next week. 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Good question. These are caps before the chip in the power supply and the caps for storage of the signal out of the CD reader.