Do These Caps Make My Amp Look Big?

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Offline jtori

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on: November 02, 2020, 07:52:31 AM
I've been enjoying listening to my Crack-a-two-a in its stock form for the past few months, save for the installation of some very nice tubes.  I purchased a pair of Clarity caps around the time I finished building the amp and just got around to fitting them.  It was necessary to reposition a couple of terminal strips and resistors, lengthen/shorten a couple of wires and fabricate some mounting blocks.  Here’s the finished product.  Tested it out.  All seems good.  I’ll do some critical listening later.  Don't yet know what the net effect will be, but I'm pleased and don't plan to do anything else to the amp.

Joe.



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Reply #1 on: November 02, 2020, 03:44:25 PM
Nah, they look perfectly proportional -- with room to grow, even.

I'm pleased and don't plan to do anything else to the amp.

Hah! Famous first words. I've said numerous times about each of my BH amps. But perhaps you have more sense and greater self restraint than me.

Congrats on a fine looking, and I'm sure fine sounding, amp!

cheers, Derek



Offline Toobuzz

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Reply #2 on: April 27, 2021, 09:27:01 AM
Can you share your impressions of the CSAs in the C2A?  I used them in the Mainline for a while and really liked them.



Offline BNAL

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Reply #3 on: April 29, 2021, 08:16:03 AM
jtori,

I'm glad you found an amp for you caps.

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Offline Sp33ls

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Reply #4 on: July 07, 2021, 04:57:03 PM
Can you share your impressions of the CSAs in the C2A?  I used them in the Mainline for a while and really liked them.

I've had CSAs in mine for a few years now. Hard to give a comparison to the stock now, but I can say the C2A is still the most enjoyable tube head amp I've heard to date. I've not heard the Mainline yet, tho, I kinda like having a more "tube" like sound for my tube amp -- and leave the neutral to my SS headamp.



Offline Karl5150

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Reply #5 on: July 08, 2021, 02:45:11 AM
Looks good Joe. It's funny (?) that no matter how much real estate the BH designer leaves us we can always find a way to try and stuff 10# in a 9# space.
Karl
Ps. I like Clarity too, used numerous of their smaller value caps in my kits.

Karl
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