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In Reply to: Here we go again. posted by Michael Samra on February 16, 2017 at 16:33:10:
Used by themselves as output Caps they have an uptilted frequency balance; overly bright and detailed. That's a good quality for coupling caps, though, and where I've successfully used them.
Used in parallel with the frequency range limited (read "musical-sounding") Auricaps as Output Caps for an update of the simple George Wright pre-amp circuit they created a balanced result.
As far as throwing money around, everything matters: wire, caps, resistors, connectors, they all change the sound of the component. Some changes you have to listen so hard for though, the effort becomes the result. Et Tu, Heisenberg?
Each time I've gone way upmarket for something I can't build, like a phono cartridge, CD Player, or Cables, careful choices have been rewarded with results not found at lower price points. The "Giant Killer" category is mostly wishful thinking. The same is true for DIY parts that match the circuit.
Whether or not the changes are positive are up to the listener and listeners have varying perceptions, which is why this debate over what can be heard will never be resolved and there are so many brands, for example, of speakers at the same price point. Often, though, changes in parts go beyond nuances to quibble over IME, like a Darwin Inter-connect or Duelund CAST resistors, the former modestly priced but far more costly than DIY, the latter requiring a ridiculous $$$ outlay for a resistor but worth every penny.
I've been building for, listening to and making music for more than 60 years which doesn't make me an expert, just old. It does give me a certain perspective though.
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- RE: FT-3s in action - kitch29 06:09:08 02/17/17 (1)
- A lot of it depends in what amp an what circuit they are used. - Michael Samra 13:24:06 02/17/17 (0)
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