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In Reply to: RE: Why do you think that a SET is a perfect choice for a ribbon? ... posted by andyr on February 17, 2015 at 02:06:30
Unfortunately I could not find any distributor for NAKSA here in Europe, I don't know if there are any..? I would not want to order electronics all the way from Australia, due the high delivery funds, taxes, customs, difficult warranty arrangements etc. etc.But surely if I don't find any good way to use tube SET for ribbons (and maybe for mids also), I will look for some nice A-class SS amp or such.
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There are no 'distributors' for Hugh Dean's amps - he supplies direct. But I suspect this is not your way of doing things. I know he has a customer in Copenhagen ... he may well have one in your country too (so you can hear it).
Regards,
Andy
Andy, have you done any blind testing on this? It is very difficult to run tests like that without having exactly matched levels.
We are having a discussion on the sound of capacitors in a swedish forum right now, it is very similar. Not many have ran blind tests. In a controlled blind test things often show up differently...
Hope you have your flame-proof undies on. :-)) I have no idea which larger-value caps sound the best (that you use in passive XOs) but for coupling caps (1uF - 2uF) that I use in my 'Muse' phono stage, customer's input has shown:
* the best (that I have used) are Duelund RS400v Copper. Possibly a more expensive Duelund sounds better?
* then - in spite of being more expensive - Sonicap Platinum
* a long way behind ... AmpOhm PF-XAL-AL Paper-in-Oil Aluminium Foil.
Regards,
Andy
The new Jupiter Cu wax cas have captured the heart of my modster friend and have displaced the Sonicap Platinums. For value I can't find better than the Dayton tin foil caps from parts express.
Haven't tried the Jupiter Cu, Satie, but those Duelund ones I mentioned sound better than Sonicap Platinums, too. And they're cheaper!
Andy
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