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| Kimber vs Jensen coupling caps in Cary amps The Jensen oil-caps are superb, and I like them better than most other caps. However, you should seriously consider adding bypass caps - the Chris VenHaus V-cap Teflon caps. This will really open-up the soundfield and extend it.Steve N.Empirical A... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 -VS- Bryston 7B-ST? I have a friend with 14B-ST. The JC-1's are better, even stock.Steve N. | |
| Help with Caps if you can Make the coupling caps larger and use Chris Venhaus oil-cap V-caps bypassed with smaller V-cap Teflon caps. This is the closest thing to a wire that I have heard.Steve NEmpirical AudioManufacturer/modder | |
| Help KEF 104/2 what amp do I need to drive them? The KEF 104/2 is a true high-end speaker that can compete with the best on the market with mods and the right amplification. It sounds better and better with higher-power and lower impedance amps. My modified pair were called "killer speakers" at ... | |
| Audiophile USB to PCM Kfreichen - to answer your question, I now offer two products, the Off-Ramp Turbo and the Freeway that are modified Transit boards with external power supplies. I also offer a battery power supply for them. They both convert USB to digital coax, b... | |
| Benchmark DAC-1 vs. Bel Canto DAC-2 I have compared them modded and unmodded. The DAC-1 wins hands-down IMO. | |
| Are most DAC's compatible w computers? Straightforward. The only problem can be hum due to ground loops between the computer and DAC ground, but will not happen with all systems.Steve N.Empirical Audiomanufacturer/modder | |
| Help adding Vcaps to Jolida JD100 CD player Replace only the signal path "coupling" capacitors with V-Caps, and I would recommend using oil-caps bypassed with Teflon caps. There are other caps that are better for power delivery and "decoupling", such as Black GatesSteve N.Empirical Audioman... | |
| Digital Amp's Many of the modern digital or switching amplifiers are superior to mid-fi Class A/B amps in dynamics and bass control (depending on power). However, I have heard none of them that really deliver the high-frequency realism that a good bi-polar tran... | |
| What's Absolute Best Upsampling CD Player $2K-$3K? Not too many good ones stock, but the McCormack UDP-1 is a good choice. | |
| CDP or Transport/DAC- Need help You should consider going the computer-driven DAC route at this juncture. It is vastly superior to even the best player or Transport and DAC. Once you can build playlists of your favorite tracks, you wil not need a remote control anymore. You can ... | |
| Which basic amps can drive 1 ohm loads ? Parasound JC-1's. Look no further. | |
| help me settle on a source... Choosing a modder is just like choosing a remodel contractor. There are very good ones and not so good ones.... | |
| Point to Point Wiring Russ hit it on the head - it is the implementation that is more important than the wiring technology. Both PWB and wire can be done well, and there are situations where each excels, as Bob stated.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer | |
| High quality transports They all have non-optimal S/PDIF outputs, by design. Read this for an explanation:http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htm |