johnss
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| Sony TA-E88B ??? Its been a long time since I listened to one, but I would not toss it out yet. Likely would benefit from power supply bypass caps. and if there are interstage coupling caps, bypass those too. If you shoot me the schematic, I may be able to help yo... | |
| Wish to upgrade phono preamp caps and other "When bypassing, I assume that means adding in parallel, the fore mentioned caps?" Yes, that is what it means. best. | |
| MF V-DAC and power supply The VDAC is really good, but is even better with the new power supply and PCB cap upgrades, I have done three of the VDACs, everyone is amazed at the sonic improvements; sounds like a much more expensive DAC | |
| Wish to upgrade phono preamp caps and other 12000 uf sound like Power supply caps. You are not going to be able to stuff a film cap in place of those. Your best bet is to bypass each of those caps with a .47uf, a .22uf ad a .01 uf film and foil. dont use metalized film, make sure you are ge... | |
| WHAT ABOUT CLOCKS? The esoteric is a nice clock, but if you are going to spend that kind of cash, take a look at the antelope audio atomic clock. and any decent clock will make a noticeable improvement. | |
| Korg tascam etc. recorders any comments? The best way to do it is with the Korg or Tascam and then do any editing on a workstation. Any A to D conversion done in a PC or laptop is going to be a sonic compromise. Ony exception would be a Mac based Rosetta 200 system where the A to D conve... | |
| Best mod of analog outputs for TASCAM DV-RA1000HD I have modded three of these units. Two were full upgrades, with Vishays at each location in the signal path. The other was cap upgrade only. The upgrades make a major improvement. AFter comparing to Rosetta 200, I have to say the stock or modded ... | |
| How much Amp for Paradigm Studio 100 v2's I would consider the Parasound 2200 mk 2 as well. good sounding amp, which has tons of current for driving lower impedance speakers. | |
| Sansui AU - 919 Thrift Store Find at lower volumes, the 717 and 919 series when older have a common problem with channel drop out. two main causes are either a dirty volume pot or a cold solder joint on a PCB that acts like an open at low volumes. I would try cleaning the volume p... | |
| amp for maggies 3.6 Parasound 2200 Mk2 or Parasound 3500. Both have tons of current. the 3500 is almost impossible to clip, it never runs out of gas. | |
| Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl? I am using a Sansui AU-217 for an amp on my PC speakers. Sansui used a glue to hold board components in place prior to wave soldering. this glue over time usually eats through the component leads. You may want to check your unit and look for oxidi... | |
| Power Cord on Parasound A21 almost any aftermarket cord will sound better than the stock one. Even a piece of romex with connectors on the end should be an improvement. | |
| Adcom GFP 555II Preamp Bass Lacking Moviemakerkeith, almost all of the adcom preamps use a tiny power transformer. it kills dynamics, and bass response. replace it with an outboard 400 watt toroid and you will be shocked at the sonic improvements in all areas. I have worked on a hal... | |
| Direct Drive TT...vintage era....sleepers.... Phasecorrect, go to KABUSA dot com and check out the technics upgrades he offers for the 1200. | |
| Kenwood KR-9600: leaking maxi electrolytics This is a common problem for this model; even 10+ yrs ago. The caps were worked pretty hard, and rail voltages were too close to rated working voltage. |