I got my amp back. Excellent customer service from the factory. I put the Z Foils in. Very impressive. So transparent, all the cliches like a veil has been lifted, hearing things I haven't heard before blah blah and the good news is they haven't exacerbated the leanness at all. Just more detail bigger and more open sounding. Really great. I will still try some AN's too at some point. The thing that struck me first apart from the detail is how fast they are. Transients start and stop super quick compared to the stock resistors.
I've got some 330uf Silmics on the way. I'm gunna have to figure out how to remove the board completely before i put those in. Not confident in my skills to be able to do it the way Jogi has.
I've got some 330uf Silmics on the way. I'm gunna have to figure out how to remove the board completely before i put those in. Not confident in my skills to be able to do it the way Jogi has.
That's very good news indeed. And you still have those 3.3 Wima in place...
And good to know those Z Foils don't add harshness, something I really don't like.
Received my package from the UK finally, still waiting for the 47pf caps. Yesterday I saw that they used 68pf in the amp instead while the print says 47.
Maybe to enhance the HF a little, who knows. Hopefully I'll find some spare time over the weekend to finish the job before heading to beautiful Italy next week for a well deserved holiday.
And good to know those Z Foils don't add harshness, something I really don't like.
Received my package from the UK finally, still waiting for the 47pf caps. Yesterday I saw that they used 68pf in the amp instead while the print says 47.
Maybe to enhance the HF a little, who knows. Hopefully I'll find some spare time over the weekend to finish the job before heading to beautiful Italy next week for a well deserved holiday.
I have no idea what went wrong. I replaced several parts yesterday as planned on one channel, triple checked for blunders before switching on as usual, and then fireworks started immediately after power on.
ALL transistors are blown as far as I can see, except the small signal ones.
ALL transistors are blown as far as I can see, except the small signal ones.