Waiting for the price of that pricey cap/wire/whatever to come down?

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Reply #30 on: July 16, 2013, 08:42:13 AM
I think someone should try a pair of these Duelunds in their PreBee:

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Only $749.95 each, what's to lose?  ;D

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Reply #31 on: July 16, 2013, 08:47:00 AM
Quote from: Tickwomp on July 16, 2013, 08:39:29 AM
Lol, I bought 6 CuTF Vcaps in .1uf because I need 4 and I couldn't interest anyone in going in with me to get a better price.  I burned in 2 pairs of these bad boys for 5 days days solid and soldered them into place Audio Note Kit DAC and Pre replacing the Audio Note Copper coupling caps.   I knew there was going to be a difference, but dang...  I love it already, and they should get fractionally better and they get fully burned in.  Highly recommended!

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I considered your offer but have too many other projects on my plate.  A friend put those CuTF caps in his BAT preamp and said it's never sounded better.  They are tempting but $$$$ ouchy.

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Reply #32 on: July 16, 2013, 11:13:36 AM
Ok, I didn't say I wasn't going to spend the cash, but it is still more than I want to pay.


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Reply #33 on: July 16, 2013, 03:23:46 PM
Hey Tick, I too was very tempted to jump in with you. At the time I wasn't sure in what direction the new SR-45 was going...John

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Reply #34 on: July 16, 2013, 05:38:05 PM
Quote from: 2wo on July 16, 2013, 03:23:46 PM
Hey Tick, I too was very tempted to jump in with you. At the time I wasn't sure in what direction the new SR-45 was going...John
I was just thinking yesterday, how much I would like to include TFTF coupling caps if I could. I have serious doubts they will fit in the cost structure though.

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Reply #35 on: July 16, 2013, 06:11:15 PM
Quote from: Paul Joppa on July 16, 2013, 05:38:05 PM
Quote from: 2wo on July 16, 2013, 03:23:46 PM
Hey Tick, I too was very tempted to jump in with you. At the time I wasn't sure in what direction the new SR-45 was going...John
I was just thinking yesterday, how much I would like to include TFTF coupling caps if I could. I have serious doubts they will fit in the cost structure though.

Lol, sounds like a ringing endorsement to me! 

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Reply #36 on: July 17, 2013, 03:45:37 AM
Quote from: Paul Joppa on July 16, 2013, 05:38:05 PM
I was just thinking yesterday, how much I would like to include TFTF coupling caps if I could. I have serious doubts they will fit in the cost structure though.

With the rising sophistication (and price) of Bottlehead kits, what's another $400?  :D

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Reply #37 on: July 17, 2013, 04:06:26 AM
Its a slippery slope when you start with this cap and that cap, then you have to look at everything else. Dont mean to be the fly in the ointment but IMO/experience resistors make an even bigger difference...

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Reply #38 on: July 17, 2013, 04:11:43 AM
I'm just playing around.  Keep the cheap caps and lower prices.  But maybe Eric has a point.  We need better sounding resistors!

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Reply #39 on: July 17, 2013, 05:20:14 AM
Ohmmmm, LOL your killing me. This thread is hard for me to know if it's poking fun or tempting. heh heh maybe both. Why can't we all just get a long wire-wound resistor? I'm thinking that any cap bigger than a stick of dyno-mite!(70's flashback) is suspect.


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Reply #40 on: July 17, 2013, 08:26:10 AM
I have as a result of my reading,put Mundorf supreme in my paramore 2a3 and my parafeed cap in my 45 amp. I thought about the silver oil but I had to save a get the supreme. I bought a .1 silver oil used for the interstage cap in my paramores. Is the difference big between the silver oil and the supreme?

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Reply #41 on: July 17, 2013, 01:19:26 PM
Quote from: najo49 on July 17, 2013, 08:26:10 AM
I have as a result of my reading,put Mundorf supreme in my paramore 2a3 and my parafeed cap in my 45 amp. I thought about the silver oil but I had to save a get the supreme. I bought a .1 silver oil used for the interstage cap in my paramores. Is the difference big between the silver oil and the supreme?

I would not sweat the difference! I use both. Try a few high value tantelum resistors in key spots and see what you think!

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Reply #42 on: July 18, 2013, 08:08:08 AM
Eric, where would one obtain the tantalam resistors? my 45 amp is direct coupled c4s to a parafeed output there is one resistor and one cap in the signal path. So the resistor is a 350 or so ohm and the parafeed cap is 3.3 mundorf supreme.with MQ nickel iron.

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Reply #43 on: July 18, 2013, 09:54:07 AM
Choice is 330R or 390R.

Angela Instruments has 330R and 390R 1/2 watt.
http://angela.com/shinkohtaftantalumresistors12watt.aspx

Parts Connexion has 330R and 390R, 1/2, 1 & 2 watts.
http://www.partsconnexion.com/resistors_tantalm.html

Hifi Collective has 330R and 390R, 1/2, 1 & 2 watts.
http://www.hificollective.co.uk/components/tantalums.html


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Reply #44 on: July 18, 2013, 10:03:00 AM
Thanks Geary! - if you only have the one resistor I would go with the two watt.

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