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| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Reb, Dover - what type of cap would you suggest to replace the .22uF 600V cap (long silver one in the PSU)? - I'd need something with similar form factor due to proximity to the Mundorf and the electolytic on the left. Could a bypass be used here?... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp A closer look at the cap to tube distance after a little tweak to the left:Mundorf silver/oil cap | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Reb, Dover, thanks for the concern. I had read about the Mundorf caps not liking heat, so I checked things out before mounting. I've given the caps a little tweak - the distance to the 6SL7 tubes is 4mm. As you noted the caps are opposite the brow... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Dover, there is more of a gap than appears in the photo, about 4-5mm. I also stood the caps off the PCB - mainly because there is a resistor under their footprint. Those 6SL7 tubes run really cool, hardly giving off any heat. The whole unit only u... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Well I substituted the Mundorf silver/oil for the PPMFX caps - Wow, really nice improvement!The Mundorf's, with only 10-15 hours of play, are more transparent from top to bottom and have great extension and 'air' while offering more refinement. Th... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Thanks again Reb, Dover and others. I'll post back how things turn out. | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Hmm...Reb, the supplier I was buying the RTX from doesn't have 0.15uF listed, 0.10uF should be ok shouldn't it? Isn't the rule of thumb 1/10 main cap size? They do have 0.22uF if you think that's more suited to bypass 1uF. | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Thanks for the tip Reb.Do you suggest using the RTX as a bypass on just the PPMFX or trying it on the Mundorf as well?Maybe I'll get a couple of extra .15uF RTX caps to try with my SP16. It uses ARC branded 1uF Relcaps (labelled PP3MF) at the outp... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Ok, I've ordered both the RTX and the Mundorf Silver/Oil - that way I can experiment and it won't cost me the earth.Thanks for all the helpful input. | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Well, I'm not sure which way to turn now...too many choices.Maybe I'll steer clear of the expensive Teflon options and go for something in the middle ground.In no particular order, looking here and elsewhere, these appear to be worthwhile trying a... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Hmm thanks for your thoughts Dover.Seems that MIT RTX caps are well thought of and regarded as a nice step up from the PPMFX. Economical too.The Cary certainly sounds ok with the current PPMFX caps, but my feeling is that its not uniformly transpa... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Thanks for the replies.I don't know the type and value of the original cap - hopefully a ph302 owner will volunteer the information.The input resistance of the my SP16 line stage is 50kohms.Assuming the value of the substituted Multi-cap is correc... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update 05-10-11: GadflyDo not use the guard when removing the body. It will only get in your way. Easy does it, slow and steady, and you will be ok.I've nuded a few 103R's and have always kept the stylus guard in place while cutting the glue points. This... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update If you are thinking about the SS retip and Midas body, I suggest trying the Midas first.You may find the improvements all that you require. Personally, I prefer it to my Ortofon Jubilee - but they are very different cartridges.I have a second Mida... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update I also recommend replacing the stock plastic body. I've recently started using the Midas aluminium body and I think it makes a far better cartridge than the Uwe wood bodies (I've own the ebony and the panzerholz versions).In my system the Midas ha... |