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Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Solid core copper well insulated to prevent oxidation. Heat shrink connections..... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Fine to solder leads onto both endys of the cap. Use good wire. I suggest using the same wire in the speaker if they will send you a foot of it.The Mundorf and Duelund caps do not have polarity. No positive or negative to worry about. I would plac... 
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Teeteebid, please email me before buying based on your comments. I have an ad for some cables here and you can contact me through it.... 
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Teeteebid. The CAST will raise the performance in ways you don't think are possible. Congrats on your purchase. Please tell me the amp you are using and the input impedance of that amp. The coupling cap I used was .47uf and they are on sale at Par... 
$18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please
Correction - Merry Christmas - sorry for the typo..... 
$18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please
Philipwu, I will try and help you hear the sound of the Dude (latest generation) with my words. The Dude is a full bodied, dynamic beast of audio. The stage is big, bold and effortless. The music is powerful, robust and never constrained.In it's l... 
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Abruce, let's make it happen for sure. Will be fun. Big blizzard right now! 
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Dragon, you have many good choices given and I am sure anyone of the suggestions will sound quite good. In terms of your confusion with the email sent to you, well please consider a couple of things from the builders perspective. Stating a small g... 
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They are also good preamps as you know Rx8man, but the Dude is so special I sometimes must let others know. I realize a potential buyer must be comportable buying from a small operation.Dragon, forgot to mention that Paul makes Dudes to suit whate... 
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Dragon. See my feedback and understand I am a seasoned, experienced and rational aphile. The forum you speak of is a joke and the whole thing just not worth the time given to the keystrokes in this post.The input impedance is 147k and call the bui... 
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Dragon Vibe, I am in Southern MN should you want to see and hear or compare to a pre of your choice. 
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The Dude costs $6000 and I am most confident it is as good....period. Love to compare as I would be shocked if it was not better. Price has almost nothing to do with this comparison. Now, I have listened to and compared many an expensive preamp to... 
Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre
Charles, that is exactly what I shared in my previous posts. Agreed. 
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The Dude is amazing and I have only compared to the Ref3 in a friends system. He had Coincident Total Victory V speakers, Bel Canto Ref 500 amps and a very nice analog front end.The Dude just had more dynamics, scale, authority and overall ease. T... 
Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre
No just the basic TAP autoformer , not balanced.