Thomo said:
Hmmm... maybe. I've had two 63s. The first one (made in Japan) had light brown resistors, the second one (made in Singapore) had blue ones... so your differences may be just down to them being made at different times and/or in different factories. There were other slight batch differences in non critical areas but they were both standard CD-63 models.
Thomo said:
You would use polarised caps in these positions, not bi-polar. They have a constant 12v across them. 47uF is a little small but you could try them. Personally if I had to pick a value I'd pick 220uF/16V parts.... but 100uF-470uF is the area you really want to be playing in (IMO, YMMV etc etc!)
Glenn
Glenn2 said:
The differences between the Mk1 and 2 are small - slightly different component values and types.
The name on the front and hype !!!! Most of the changes are very slight (rather like those in the KI DP!)
Copper plated..
The manual lists most of the component differences between models but not chassis changes. As you observe, the main changes were in cap. type.
Andy
I do have a CD53, wich was sold to me as "already a MkII" but without any outside proof. The guy -famous ear around- told me Marantz already changed things inside, like the fact the amplification was higher, and that soon they'll make commercial benefit of it by selling it under the MkII name and a rise in price. So it seems there is a pre-MkII!
The fact is that for modding it, I've also advised a friend to buy a CD53. A standard CD63 only have the HDAM on: will be bypassed, so why find a more expensive CD63 to make it a 53?
I find funny to have a CD53 much more good than a standard... CD63SE!
The fact is that for modding it, I've also advised a friend to buy a CD53. A standard CD63 only have the HDAM on: will be bypassed, so why find a more expensive CD63 to make it a 53?
I find funny to have a CD53 much more good than a standard... CD63SE!
Thomo said:
The only caps that need to be bipolar are the ones that go from + to -. The others can be normal electrolytics. Black Gate would be a fine choice. I intend to remove my Fcs soon as it might be better without now that I've upgraded to BGs in the positions that were originally Elna Cerafines.
Simon
Thomo said:
Hi Lee,
I'd imagine it sounds good with all those BGs, very smooth? I want to remove them because I'd like the caps closest to the op-amps to be good ones. They're not there to prevent oscillation as far as I'm concerned, just to make it sound better. It's so long since they've been in and so much has happened since I need to reasess it. One more thing to try before it finally goes discrete!
Simon
