Hi Guys,
I'm in the midst of planning to mod my CD6000ose KI. I don't quite like the sound of the Silmics, it makes the player lack of dynamics and focus. I recently tried out the Nichicon Muse caps on my TEAC DAC, sounds soothing and less harsh. Any good recommendations of other caps? Thank you.
I'm in the midst of planning to mod my CD6000ose KI. I don't quite like the sound of the Silmics, it makes the player lack of dynamics and focus. I recently tried out the Nichicon Muse caps on my TEAC DAC, sounds soothing and less harsh. Any good recommendations of other caps? Thank you.
In which portion/sub-system of your CD player are you proposing to change the caps? For analog signal coupling, I'd like a good quality film cap. Some prefer Black Gates.
I'm curious - how are you able to make such clear comparisons? Did you listen to a track, take apart your DAC, remove/replace caps, put things back together, cable up, then listen again to the same track or do you have another un-modded unit that you can compare against in real time?
I've tried similar experiments but find it hard to be sure without having an un-modded unit to make comparisons. For my DIY projects, I always build at least 2 just for such purposes. Let me say that I acknowledge that listening comparison is very subjective and I'm just asking for your methodology. So I hope others won't turn this thread into a flame fest and stay on topic.
I'm curious - how are you able to make such clear comparisons? Did you listen to a track, take apart your DAC, remove/replace caps, put things back together, cable up, then listen again to the same track or do you have another un-modded unit that you can compare against in real time?
I've tried similar experiments but find it hard to be sure without having an un-modded unit to make comparisons. For my DIY projects, I always build at least 2 just for such purposes. Let me say that I acknowledge that listening comparison is very subjective and I'm just asking for your methodology. So I hope others won't turn this thread into a flame fest and stay on topic.
Means less transparent.
Duelund Coherent are best caps (all foil paper oil are very good). Elna is a decent capacitor too.
Stay away from film metalized like Mundorf Epcos etc they are terrible in signal path ....YMMV
hmm without knowing the circuit and exact values this could easily be a recipe for resonance. i know its popular, but randomly throwing very low impedance film caps over electros can easily form resonant peaks with the inductance of the leads, traces and various device impedances
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