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Yep - you and me both need to make some more tests - one of the reasons I'm building so many MAX's.
I'm just concerned that we come up with some dependable combos for the general masses of MAX builders. So far, I think it's safe to say:
For Non-Black Gates -
1. WIMAs are enough to give impressive results in a basic configuration.
2. The VitQ's and the WIMA's are good to go in CA9 (cathode bypass).
3. Other film caps and boutiques may improve the sound in the CA8 positions (output coupling), but the same is NOT true in CA9 and the sound may be adversely affected. (see #2 above).
4. The Sonicap GEN II seems to work very well and improves the sound noticeably in CA8, but NOT in CA9.
For Black Gates
1. It may be best to let these stand on their own.
2. If you want to try bypassing, try the little 0.47 BG NX's first
3. Polystyrene - RTX - may be a good choice for bypassing BG's, along with Vitamin Q's, but none of this certain and hasn't been tested.
4. Item #3 may work for CA8, but be bad for CA9. YMMV.
EDIT: Ya'll correct me if you disagree or have different experiences.
Originally Posted by ruZZ.il /img/forum/go_quote.gif hehe no, I mean if I'd stated that the little experiment I did wasn't with properly warmed up tubes. I was driven to experiment by the previous statements by you, and other users BG experience to begin with. meanwhile, its probably me being more of an anomaly than there being no difference, since I know these things have an effect, some effect. I'll have to play around a lot more before I can start pinpointing parts.. |
Yep - you and me both need to make some more tests - one of the reasons I'm building so many MAX's.
I'm just concerned that we come up with some dependable combos for the general masses of MAX builders. So far, I think it's safe to say:
For Non-Black Gates -
1. WIMAs are enough to give impressive results in a basic configuration.
2. The VitQ's and the WIMA's are good to go in CA9 (cathode bypass).
3. Other film caps and boutiques may improve the sound in the CA8 positions (output coupling), but the same is NOT true in CA9 and the sound may be adversely affected. (see #2 above).
4. The Sonicap GEN II seems to work very well and improves the sound noticeably in CA8, but NOT in CA9.
For Black Gates
1. It may be best to let these stand on their own.
2. If you want to try bypassing, try the little 0.47 BG NX's first
3. Polystyrene - RTX - may be a good choice for bypassing BG's, along with Vitamin Q's, but none of this certain and hasn't been tested.
4. Item #3 may work for CA8, but be bad for CA9. YMMV.
EDIT: Ya'll correct me if you disagree or have different experiences.