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In Reply to: Like the bath idea! posted by dogwan on September 23, 2012 at 16:51:34:
Ok so apparently you can hose them down. Ive read that also. I also though have read of at least two people who have damaged panels that way. Given the age of the panels and 'hosing down' isnt a very accurate gauge of the pressure you can use safely, i think the bath approach is a safe effective compromise.
I changed the resistor on the bass transfomer with a non magnetic, wirewound, Mundorf Supreme (apparently Alan Wolf from Magico loves these). A nice improvement.
I replaced the .01mf caps in the high voltage supply with 10,000 volt Russian teflons (dramatic improvement but be careful of the metal case ends).
The high frequency wirewound resistor pot i replaced again ith fixed value Mundorf Supremes and tried lots of different combinations. Ended up sounding best with no residtors there (in my system anyway).
Eichmann binding posts were a very great improvement in sound (especislly moreso since my supposedly close to mint 2+2's didnt ven work properly when i got them. Thr binding posts in one channel werent orking and in h other chsnnel were sucking up around an smp of current from the amp before getting to the speakers).
I replaced th high frequency transformers ith he excellent sounding Er Audio ones (5 kg each and a massive improvemen over the stock transformer). Much less distortion. Lots more purity and top end extension.
All the wiiring was changed.
The power supply was basically thron out and replaced with a 12 volt dc supply with adjustable voltage (now adjusted for more juice). Massive gsins here in lowered noise and noise floor, purity and life and dynamics to the sound.
The caps were changed for various types including Durlunds etc and are now a different value of stock.
Frame mods etc.
The panels were all cleaned and retensioned with a hairdryer etc.
A massive massive PITA but the sound is now in a totally different league of when they were new.
Hope some have found this interesting.
LPG.
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