rodman99999
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| Power supply caps Increasing the voltage of a capacitor offers greater overvoltage protection, to the cap. Power supplies are generally designed to specific and balanced parameters. Thus; If you intend to increase the capacitance of your filter caps(beyond say 20-3... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Teleport the HOT AIR! | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? @Lacee- I believe it was Ivor Tiefenbrun(founder of Linn), that was quoted as having said, "If you haven't heard it; you have no opinion." Of course; that was just his opinion. BTW: Having already upgraded everything that you mention in your previ... | |
| Phase Linear HMMM- An echo, from an 11-12-06 post? Quite a delay! | |
| Have you tried SILCLEAR from Mapleshade? Quicksilver is what I've been using for years and have been very satisfied. Haven't tried the Gold. Perhaps: when this container runs out. But then(I believe), if you use up a container of the stuff in less than ten years(on audio connections), yo... | |
| Have you tried SILCLEAR from Mapleshade? Using silver bearing products on tube pins, is NOT for everyone. It takes a steady hand, an ability to limit the amount applied and extreme caution. Some have no attention for detail, should completely avoid the practice and perhaps the products(a... | |
| Anybody have an actively multi-amplified system? I couldn't agree more, about trying before buying(at that price). When my Tact RCS 2.2X was new; it cost around $5000.00(not as deep a bite) and I knew it was easily modded. Like the Accuphase; it performs A/D and D/A, for both my sources and I am... | |
| Coupling cap upgrade for Cary CAD-805C help Hello Mt T: Cap upgrades will increase performance, almost anywhere in an amp. Certainly; in the case of that 2uF, but- the .22uF will be more noticable. The filter caps are the large ones that extend above the chassis, next to the power and outpu... | |
| Coupling cap upgrade for Cary CAD-805C help You must have hit ENTER, about the time I did! BTW: as wonderful as the 805C is; it would be a shame to use anything less that a REALLY superb coupling cap. According to the schematic; both SET tubes are using a .22uF/450V coupling cap. the final ... | |
| Coupling cap upgrade for Cary CAD-805C help Sorry to have confused you. My Cary monoblocks are not 805's, and have four 6550s each(push/pull amps), hence: two coupling caps each. The Deulands are available(discounted) at Parts Connexion. The only caps that are currently regarded more highly... | |
| Coupling cap upgrade for Cary CAD-805C help I recently installed four of these in my Cary monoblocks. A most excellent upgrade, worth every penny! AND- Yes; you can safely increase the voltage rating of the coupling cap(just FYI). (http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_film_duelund_pio_el... | |
| Interaction between Vibrapods and shelf material I bought Vibrapods, years ago and while they were all rated well above the weight of the equipment; they all flattened out(the round hollow part). The ones I used with their cones, did not. Of course; those fit into a radiused recess, in the cone,... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? @Brownsfan- Great post! | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mr Mental- My entire system(CDP, phono stage, preamp, monoblock mains, woofer amp) takes 12 fuses. That's only $720.00(minus the 12% Frequent Flyer Discount I get from The Cable Company). Less than I paid for my last power cord, less than a third ... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Everything regarding power is incremental. Dedicated lines, conditioning, outlets, cords, IECs, fuses, rectifiers, filter caps, regulators, etc. The benefits of upgrading my fuses were quite obvious, though no fuse holders were changed. When I can... |