Bottlehead Forum
General Category => Technical topics => Topic started by: galyons on April 29, 2015, 10:17:38 AM
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Over the past few years I have transitioned my main system from "old" BH kit to "new" BH kit. The, IMO, major difference is shunt regulated power supplies.
FP1=> FP2 => FP3EXT => Smash w/Up
Paramours => Paramount V1.0 => Paramount V.1.1
Seduction Phono => Eros Phono
Seduction Tape => Eros Tape
In all of my early kit I added the "default" C7x choke, resulting in cleaner B+ and the inherent sonic benefits. I have not done so on the new kit. I understand that the B+ shunt regulation provides additional PS filtering. So, looking for input from our great designers and Bottlehead's who have added chokes to new kit B+ PS.
Is adding the PS choke only providing marginalized improvements with the newish shunt regulation? Is the investment in time, "real estate" allocation and cost still a good value in terms of sonic improvements?
What has been anyone's experience?
I am usually a 'try it and listen" guy, but adding chokes to the newer products is definitely not as simple as the old! Would really appreciate thoughts, experiences and a "reality check" from our vault of knowledge.
Cheers,
Geary