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| Consonance Opera Cyber 211 mods I don't know if 211 design is similar enough to the 800s - check with the distributor regarding similarities in design. It's likely that the 211 is similar to the 845 version because you can buy it to be compatible with both tubes, for an upcharge... | |
| Consonance Opera Cyber 211 mods I had to get back into the amp last night to finally repair a ground hum when connecting the to XLR. Pictures can be found here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/80136324@N02/ | |
| Consonance Opera Cyber 211 mods The improvement with the resistors is more dramatic than the vcaps, tho to be fair, the vcaps supposedly need 400 hours on them and I have about 150 or so. My 211 amp now has base that is controlled, deep, and rich. Voices etc. have lots of air. I... | |
| Consonance Opera Cyber 211 mods Having just finished some extensive mods to my 211, I just thought I'd look here to see if anyone weighed in. Thanks David. It would appear that this amp has good design in need of much better parts. I have been tackling my 211s one at a time. I f... | |
| Personal amp evolution Let's see:Hafler 500, then I modified it with that musical concepts kitSonic Frontiers SFS80Graaf GM20CJ Premier 11a, and then another to vertically bi-ampOpera Consonance Cyber 211 mono blocks - love these | |
| Setting Antiskate - visually Actually, I believe we do agree here. There are several rather precise measurements and settings that must first be made visually, which if done correctly should set the analog deck up correctly - which is to say, it complies with the mfgs design ... | |
| Vinyl for Digitally Recorded Music - ? Wow. Thank you. All of your responses are really quite helpful and educational. It makes complete sense that much more information can be placed on the vinyl than the redbook. It is interesting to learn that some current recordings are using analo... | |
| Setting Antiskate - visually Almarg - Thanks, that is straightforward enough. Yes, your question about my approach identified the big flaw. I did do it without the record rotating, duh. (though it was easy). I'd also say to dougdeacon that at least one of the reasons to use y... | |
| Kharma 3.2.2: which tube amp to use? Anyone try the Consonance Cyber 211? | |
| exactpower ep 15A Nsgarch - You confirmed, pretty much, the design I had in mind. Thank you. However, I had thought about putting a regenerator upstream of the balanced power unit (still deciding between a 2qr equitech or BPT 3.5 sg plus - largely because I do not ... | |
| exactpower ep 15A Nsgarch: I have been following along on these threads for awhile now and am getting a great education (thank you very much), and it is clearly focusing me onto a balanced power solution - at least for the front end. But, I do have a couple of ques... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 Upgrades Emailed Chris and he confirmed that the SFP-1 upgrade is a straight parts swap, not a change to design. So, that makes sense that the SFP-1 upgrade sounds more or less similar to the newer Phono 1. Thanks for the help.Steve | |
| Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 Upgrades Thanks for the response - it sounds to me like it is not worth the $ to upgrade to a Phono 1, unless Chris tells me that todays's upgrade takes it beyond the Phono 1. Any idea how many years ago your friend upgraded the SFP-1. Every compare with t... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 Upgrades Among other phono stages like the EAR 834 and the Wright Sound WPP200C, and building a K&K, I am also considering the Parts Connection upgrade to my SFP-1, and am hoping someone out there can comment on the results. Per PC "The SFP-1 ws deisgn... | |
| Hifi Tuning Fuses Over the weekend, I replace the two internal fuses within a friend's CJ LS17 preamp with the hifi tuning fuses and the improvement was huge and beneficial - adding both depth, soundstage, and air to the music. At least as much of an improvement as... |