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Old 28th January 2012, 03:52 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Upgraded input and power supply caps!

Hello. a few days ago I upgraded the inputs and power supply caps. Mundorf Audio grade for the power supply and Sonicap for the inputs. I am very happy with sound! I do not know if it is really the upgrade or my ears that are tricking me but the sound is getting better and better!!!
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Old 28th January 2012, 09:36 PM   #2
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Since you expected an improvement - that's what you'll hear. It happens to everyone.
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Old 28th January 2012, 09:44 PM   #3
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Since I expected the car to start, it started.

Ok, back to the present universe. Lanchile, I'd trust your ears. Capacitors are one of the worst offenders in electronics for diminishing signal fidelity. I have consistently found in my investigations that upgrading capacitors can considerably improve the sound of a unit.
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Since I expected the car to start, it started.

Ok, back to the present universe. Lanchile, I'd trust your ears. Capacitors are one of the worst offenders in electronics for diminishing signal fidelity. I have consistently found in my investigations that upgrading capacitors can considerably improve the sound of a unit.
in the inputs I had Panasonic fc..I am not sure if the "upgrade" had to do anything with this But after the upgrade my bias and dc offset were higher than before, the offset went to .4mv and .6mv I had to bring it down to 0.01mv.
so far a few days playing and it keeps getting better and better. I love it!!!

PS: The caps upgrade was a big plus!!!
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