thistlehd

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superphon revelation
The bass is the real improvement in the superphon upgrade. I thought that the unit sounded quite good in stock form. It had great imaging, and a really nice midrange, but with the blackgates the midrange got even better and the bass was all there.... 
superphon revelation
Standard 16v work fine, I did not replace anything in the power supply side except the rectifier bridges. 
superphon revelation
Replace the (12) 100uf caps with black gate 16v 100uf standard capacitors (Michael Percy Audio). Make sure to keep track of the polarity, I just marked the board to show the positive side. Plug it in, let it burn for a couple of days and prepare t... 
Active Biamping of Your Dreams for Magneplanars
I have tried bi-amping my tympani 4a's without a lot of sucess. The crossover network is critical, I like the mono blocks better. I have a pair of brystons now, so let me know what you have decided and what you have discovered.