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In Reply to: RE: Just don't open the doors on that 914,.. posted by Lew on August 13, 2016 at 10:48:24
' Been more fun to view, and contemplate, if it were a 1958 356A Speedster Carerra. Right Lew ?? !!Jerry Seinfeld just sold his '58, this year, for 1.54 million. See, engine photo.
Jeff
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That's a plain Jane Carrera GS that sold for a high price because of its owner. In the 90s, I owned and restored a 59 Carrera GT Speedster, with alu doors, hood, and deck lid and many other trick options to lighten the car. One of only 27 made, would probably be worth at least $2-3 million now, no matter who owns it.
I'm not as high a roller as you. We two HAVE similar interests though.
In 1967 I bought a 1957 1600 CC Speedster, minus engine, with rusted floor panels. $700.00 We restored the floor, body, and swapped the 1600 Super engine from my '61 356B Roadster into it.
I would have LOVED to have seen and driven that GT Speedster of yours, just one time !! Wow, Lou !!
BTW, with the SET 45 amp now vertical, and double 16 AWG clip leads with copper alligators, I have made "discoveries" last week. Have gotten my audio system quickly sorted out, to a new and higher level, and am very pleased.
Worked MOSTLY on amp and my A7-800 custom passive crossovers, listening to caps and wiring, wiring amounts, in some cases.
Jeff
can you respond to my question about capacitor orientation? Which was: When you orient capacitors according to "best sound", is there a trend with respect to the location of the lead that is connected to the outer foil, i.e., is it usually toward the node with the lowest impedance, which "good practice" dictates? Thanks.
I am relegated to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce, these days. 1959.
My freshman year college ( dorm ) rooomate had a baby blue Alpha. I now use a Chrysler MiniVan.Lew, on caps, I have decided JUST to orientate them by ear only, and not take the time to find out what is the inner and outer winding.
SO far, on my L1/C1/L2/C2 SET amp filter, BOTH main caps associated with C1 ( 35 uF and 5 uF ) were determined by me to be installed originally " out of orientation". It was fuzzy and muffled sounding versus the correct orientation, like someone robbed the music of its timbres slightly, and threw gauze over the speakers.
I ALSO am finding these clip leads allow me to select the correct AMOUNT of wire, between components. Its a trade-off between maximum dynamics, and, with too much wire, losing the highs !!!
Oh my dear, Gusser, T.K., etc all would have a hard time with this post, as may others. Hey, its the state of the art in audio, designing, optimizing and DIY implementing by ear !! One needs good over-100 DB speakers to make these determinations easily and properly, which leads to the big three, ALTEC, JBL, and ALE as being the minimum quality acceptable, speaker / tube amp design-wise. I have RE-DONE my A7-800 crossovers extensively, last two weeks, using these same techniques, to good result.
You coming to RMAF in October, Denver ? If so, lets do lunch.
Jeff
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especially your subjective judgement, is not open to challenge, but when you use language such as this, in describing the effect of re-orienting those two capacitors: " It was fuzzy and muffled sounding versus the correct orientation, like someone robbed the music of its timbres slightly, and threw gauze over the speakers."
Don't you open yourself up to some criticism, since you were heretofore all aglow about the sound of this amplifier? Probably, the difference between one orientation and the other is very subtle, such that maybe only you can discern it, because of your familiarity with the sound of your system. Sometimes in an effort to describe auditory phenomena, we are forced to use hyperbole.
Fine !! All I want is ti know audibly, what orientation sounds best to me, and employ that best-sounding-to-me orientation in what I am using.Tha amount of wire, going into and out of a film cap, is a whole other area to optimize Lew, and I am TRYING to do that also. By ear.
Lots of fun to hear all of this !!
Regards,
Jeff
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at least all of us who are incorrigible tinkerers.
Lew,
My Dad's father, who I never met, but am named after ( Julius, Jeffrey ) was an inventor. He invented the equivalent of a Xerox machine, which he never patented. So, I often think of him as I tinker and ponder the genes.
He was a Russian immigrant, New Brunswick, NJ.
Jeff
Most precious cars I ever restored was a VW Ghia and couple of VW bug convertibles. Oh... and my BMW 1602 and 2002Ti.
I did help a friend redo his 1957 Speedster. And an early 911 with those crazy, no-float chamber Solex downdraft carbs.
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