Thanks for your input. It was overall helpful even if the project has not technically gained ground.   I've spent the last few days swapping out various harvested and purchased capacitors and have calmed the trashy static crackle down, but I'm left with sound that is less than remarkable...

My Onkyo SACD player quit recently (16 day out of warranty and while I'm building the courage to poop in it and post the video on You-tube) I've been tinkering with a few 3950's and 60's doing the Swenson mods to them. The stock DC crackle has been tamed and reduced significantly with the new...