I finally managed to change the capacitors in this thing. I had to resort to mauling one of the clamps in order to do it. If one thing is clear, the designer never intended for this amp to be serviced.
Anyway, I fitted it with 2 new 18,000uF Nippon Chemicon caps, plus a new Cera-Mite ceramic as the original Sprague appears to be unattainable.
The amp sounds much bolder in its presentation, with fuller and more controlled bass too boot.
I have just received some pure copper banana plugs which will terminate a new set of 12 guage cables which in turn will replace the current 16 guage cables I have been using. It's damping factor should further improve.
Anyway, I fitted it with 2 new 18,000uF Nippon Chemicon caps, plus a new Cera-Mite ceramic as the original Sprague appears to be unattainable.
The amp sounds much bolder in its presentation, with fuller and more controlled bass too boot.
I have just received some pure copper banana plugs which will terminate a new set of 12 guage cables which in turn will replace the current 16 guage cables I have been using. It's damping factor should further improve.
Well, I am happy to report that this amp is turning out to be one of the best I have ever owned. I have istalled the new speaker wires, and now I have the cleanest and tightest bass that I have heard from these modules.
I still have a full week of burn in, but it is already producing an ideal amount of imaging, transparency and balance while it more than hints at the optimum amount warmth and liquidity.
At this point, I greatly prefer it to the defective Onkyo amp I purchased around Christmas time last year.
I still have a full week of burn in, but it is already producing an ideal amount of imaging, transparency and balance while it more than hints at the optimum amount warmth and liquidity.
At this point, I greatly prefer it to the defective Onkyo amp I purchased around Christmas time last year.