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Well - right & wrong. There is no doubt that human perception is quite complex and unreliable. And it is limited for each individual without exception. Or did you ever hear of somebody doing the 100m sprint in less than 5seconds? Anybody who can prove to hear above 30kHz? We all are limited and opposite claims are human hybris. This is no question at all for the "objectivist". Playing the guitar for a life time in bands I can say some day my axe sounds dull to me - on others brillant. Same equipment all the time - but a different personal mood. I suggest that every guitar player had this experience at some point. We should learn from that:
There exists no ultimate technical solution for "best sound at all times"
Any personal subjective descriptions are nearly worthless for other individuals. Any claims these are superior to scientific observations are - claims.
"Burning in": Hearing is certainly not static - but the sound of SS-amps is.
just my 2c
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I wish. I'm always searching for new experience that drastically changes my ideas and perception. Books, music, art, whatever.
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It may depend on what you define as "hearing". A paper published years ago claimed a causal correlation between measurable brain activity and auditory stimulus well above 20 kHz. Don't know the current status of those results.
Guys, even myself who can barely hear anything above 12kHz and suffer mild tinnitus can distinguish between different components.
If anything, do yourself a test and record a song through different components (resistors etc) keeping everything else equal. Then just ABX it using foobar2000.
You might be surprised.
If anything, do yourself a test and record a song through different components (resistors etc) keeping everything else equal. Then just ABX it using foobar2000.
You might be surprised.
Guys, even myself who can barely hear anything above 12kHz and suffer mild tinnitus can distinguish between different components.
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Thanks
You made my day
OK with a another believer on board, i will tell you how the 2.2k's Rey madea change in the sonics..
Played Elvis Costello/Burt Bacharach cd, = WOW factor high. Now i can distinctly/easily hear every word sung by Costello, the notes of the instruments play as if gently floating on air. So so relax/zero stressed,
Richard Gray says he knows the route he wants to take swapping the res to Rey's. I just ordered
2X 1k
2x 2.2k
2x 1.8k
This <<could/might>> get even better.
How I am not sure, this system now is more than I could ever imagine.
Allen Pettersson's 15th sym, , was so more detailed, <<less background noise>> which i had no idea was there until the Rey;'s went in = <quiet background> is the code word
Richard is out his shop next week , so may be 2-3 weeks before i report back on the addition of the other Rey's.
As i say, my main purpose is to try and share these upgrades with the WW audio community, which allows for some reference point in deciding which cap/res to choose in making upgrades.
Testimony is critical in this hobby, which will allow a wiser decison in our upgrades,and so less errors/downgrades <<zfoils = downgrade>>
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^^^^
Thanks
You made my day
OK with a another believer on board, i will tell you how the 2.2k's Rey madea change in the sonics..
Played Elvis Costello/Burt Bacharach cd, = WOW factor high. Now i can distinctly/easily hear every word sung by Costello, the notes of the instruments play as if gently floating on air. So so relax/zero stressed,
Richard Gray says he knows the route he wants to take swapping the res to Rey's. I just ordered
2X 1k
2x 2.2k
2x 1.8k
This <<could/might>> get even better.
How I am not sure, this system now is more than I could ever imagine.
Allen Pettersson's 15th sym, , was so more detailed, <<less background noise>> which i had no idea was there until the Rey;'s went in = <quiet background> is the code word
Richard is out his shop next week , so may be 2-3 weeks before i report back on the addition of the other Rey's.
As i say, my main purpose is to try and share these upgrades with the WW audio community, which allows for some reference point in deciding which cap/res to choose in making upgrades.
Testimony is critical in this hobby, which will allow a wiser decison in our upgrades,and so less errors/downgrades <<zfoils = downgrade>>
p
I have used Takman Rex which are carbon films once as emitter resistors in a headphone amp. The Lehmann Black Cube clone. But they were in parallel with PRP metal films so i do not have a clear sense of their performance.
However, i remember that the results didnt dissappoint me when compared to the Dale CMF that they replaced.
Next time i will give those REY metal films a chance.
Right now, i mostly mix Dale CMF with a few carbon composition Ohmite or Kayama here and there, as well as carbon films from Ohmite or Kiwame.
However, i remember that the results didnt dissappoint me when compared to the Dale CMF that they replaced.
Next time i will give those REY metal films a chance.
Right now, i mostly mix Dale CMF with a few carbon composition Ohmite or Kayama here and there, as well as carbon films from Ohmite or Kiwame.
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I have used Takman Rex
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thanks for the imput to this discussion.
Yes I skipped over Rex/carbon, as the tech installed Carbon Film in the Defy7(stock metal oxide) and Immediaetly told the tech, *get those carbon out the Defy7 plate res and put in the takman Rey we ordered/sitting in his shop>>= back came the Jadis sound.
carbon are too smooth for my taste,,too warm...Its like the sound stage is now all fused together. Tubes already have a certain smoothness,,adding carbon only increases this <<smoothness>>
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thanks for the imput to this discussion.
Yes I skipped over Rex/carbon, as the tech installed Carbon Film in the Defy7(stock metal oxide) and Immediaetly told the tech, *get those carbon out the Defy7 plate res and put in the takman Rey we ordered/sitting in his shop>>= back came the Jadis sound.
carbon are too smooth for my taste,,too warm...Its like the sound stage is now all fused together. Tubes already have a certain smoothness,,adding carbon only increases this <<smoothness>>
No Richard is more than fair vs the prevoius tech who was more interested in his FEES than I get high fidelity.
Seems one of my Sparkoslab Descrete ops is either not sitting correctly in the slots or else Andrew's ops has gone dead..
Only the right channle.. Richard reset the ops, and it played, all last night, now today,, the same issue on the right channel,,Richard troubled shot it back to the op area..
we'll see, Richard is not back til Monday.
talk with you guys then.
I just ordered 10 Sparksolabs descrete for the Shanling.
Here you can see the Sparkoslab Descrete at 4:24
The 6 pins on the BBopa627's are sort of like a spade shape,, these Descrete are like round needle shape.. Andrew wrote earlier today and mentioned his pins are not <<tailored made for each socket>> there are variables in sockets.. we will see what Richard finds out monday....til then, my music is out....
SEAS To Mundorf Jadis Cayin Navships Sparkoslabs - YouTube
Seems one of my Sparkoslab Descrete ops is either not sitting correctly in the slots or else Andrew's ops has gone dead..
Only the right channle.. Richard reset the ops, and it played, all last night, now today,, the same issue on the right channel,,Richard troubled shot it back to the op area..
we'll see, Richard is not back til Monday.
talk with you guys then.
I just ordered 10 Sparksolabs descrete for the Shanling.
Here you can see the Sparkoslab Descrete at 4:24
The 6 pins on the BBopa627's are sort of like a spade shape,, these Descrete are like round needle shape.. Andrew wrote earlier today and mentioned his pins are not <<tailored made for each socket>> there are variables in sockets.. we will see what Richard finds out monday....til then, my music is out....
SEAS To Mundorf Jadis Cayin Navships Sparkoslabs - YouTube
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They’ve already figured it out Bill....
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Here you go folks the 2 pair of Takman Rey's intsalled
What ya think
TAKMAN REY REsistors/MUNDORF SUPREME EVO CAPS/CAYIN CD17 Mark1 - YouTube
What ya think
TAKMAN REY REsistors/MUNDORF SUPREME EVO CAPS/CAYIN CD17 Mark1 - YouTube
I watched. Honestly, I am glad you like it. Some of your claims might be a little over the top but hey, you like what you like. Nobody can tell you what you like.
My initial reaction based on trying some of the components and parts in the past that you have tried:
That's a really small room. The speakers are very close together and very close to the proximity walls. You may be choosing components based on this fact that may not be the best choice if those speakers were in a different, larger room. I am mostly talking about bass and your lack of need for it.
For example, I find that wire you rave about to be thin and etched. Its just mil-spec surplus teflon. It's silver plated not because it sounds good but because that's what lets then apply the teflon insulation. To me, in my room it's bright and thin and lacks body. To you, it might be perfect. Because your room is small and the speakers are really close to the walls and each other.
My initial reaction based on trying some of the components and parts in the past that you have tried:
That's a really small room. The speakers are very close together and very close to the proximity walls. You may be choosing components based on this fact that may not be the best choice if those speakers were in a different, larger room. I am mostly talking about bass and your lack of need for it.
For example, I find that wire you rave about to be thin and etched. Its just mil-spec surplus teflon. It's silver plated not because it sounds good but because that's what lets then apply the teflon insulation. To me, in my room it's bright and thin and lacks body. To you, it might be perfect. Because your room is small and the speakers are really close to the walls and each other.
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