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Re: Curious...

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Posted by Dennis on November 17, 2000 at 17:40:19

In Reply to: Re: Curious... posted by Dennis on November 17, 2000 at 12:12:32:

Well as to how things sounded different. The replacement of
generic metal film resistors with Vishay S102's made the most
difference. I eventually put them in the feedback, but first
they went in to replace grid stopper resistors on the output
tube grids. Vishays consistently increased the apparent amount
of bass as well as the pitch definition. They also give a very
smooth and lifelike softness to the sound(with good recordings)
while still being much more transparent and having lots of inner
detail. Triode amps with generic metal films sound hard and
mechanical by comparison. It is like several dirty, mechanical
layers of electronics have been taken out of the circuit.

MIT's don't seem to alter any of the subjective tonal balances.
They just seem less there than other caps. You are a step closer
to what is in a recording. Not much to describe their character
they just get out of the way better. Now if they aren't broken
in well they sound rather hi-fi-ish in the bad sense of the word.
Before putting them in it is a good idea to put them across the
120 volts coming from the power line for a couple of days.

The overall effect of MIT's and Vishays is to increase inner detail,
adding a nice naturalness to the sound. Letting you hear more of the
recording and hear into the recording more. This lets the
music communicate more deeply than otherwise would be the case.
Surprisingly, even poor recordings are easier to enjoy though
the lack of recording quality is more evident.

Dennis

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