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| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Here is what was advertised for Mk2: Power supply filter capacity has been increased by 70% and capacitor voltage ratings have been doubled for increased reliability. So anyone has an idea how much I could size up the reservoir cap and still be ... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Thanks guys for all the useful insights and navigating the parts! So basically I could increase the reservoir cap by how much and remain on the safe side? I saw on the Mk2 Dynamo that the reservoir caps are two 1000uf/315V and I assume you cannot ... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 @imhififan to the rescue again, thank you! So Im still trying to understand if/what can be gained from increasing the two Epcos caps? Also can someone please confirm their respective name and role in the amp (some call the input supply, others po... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 @noromance, I wanted to post the original photo of the amp for starters to see where people would suggest their own ideas for modding and maybe being a little easier to navigate, also my version does not show the values on the stock power supply c... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Paul, thanks for joining the topic, and yes I completely agree. After trying several different caps at various price ranges my conclusion was that it is a matter of taste and one has to judge by himself. It also helps to try and forget the "bigger... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Removing the pot was my idea when I got the amp but at the time when I asked Israel he told me to just use the pot wide open. Although I sometimes adjust the pot to a lower setting its open or almost open most of the time as I use a preamp. If yo... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Regarding the volume control, I had the chance to hear it can have a dramatic effect in the amp. I have read about these attenuators and they get good reviews the only problem is they are either very expensive or too large to fit, or both. Does an... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 @noromance, thanks for the suggestions! At the time being I have the power supply cap bypassed with a polypropylene Solen 4,7uF and small 0,1uf PPE Solen on top of it. This was a good change but it does not increase the reservoir by much. After r... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 @imhififan, thanks for making the magic happen! @sns, thanks for the comments, so far I have done the same, just better quality parts (not always better sounding at the end). I will also try contacting Israel on this matter and see how it goes. | |
| Duelund DCA16GA As Im considering trying this cable and several people comment the gauges vs amp power and speaker sensitivity can someone recommend what should one use with a low powered SET, 8w Coincident Dynamo and 91db speakers? The runs are less than 3m/9f... | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Short update: After listening to several positions it seems that there is something lost in the high frequencies when I set the power amp at 3/4 which leaves a useable range on the preamp. Would using an attenuator (cca -11dB) be a better option o... | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! My bad, it appears that the -8db gain reduction works only for the phono stage… | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Thanks @atmasphere will keep this in mind in case I can try something in my system and compare. My Doge preamp has a switch which can drop the gain by -8db, would this be useful in my system and would it have some derogatory effect on the sound? | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Thank you all kindly for the ideas and advice, I will give everything a try. @atmasphere in theory which specs would the amp need to have to play along with my preamp? | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Thanks for the input guys, @mulveling the noise does not bother me much when the music sounds good so thats not really a problem, only problem is that Im controlling my volume with the preamps remote and the jumps are too high when the amp is ful... |