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In Reply to: RE: special wires ... posted by rage on October 30, 2014 at 08:54:02
Hey rage, care to share a few of those exceptions that you think make an audible difference? If not, that is cool too.
I know Jeff, "it all matters"... but I think some matters more than others (maybe the 80/20 rule-of-thumb in play?).
Cheers,
Ray
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryo Suzuki
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Off the top of my head -
Cathode bypass caps. When I put in .68uf on top of ~20uf it made a big difference that was clearly audible. Smaller caps less so. This was on the driver tube moreso than the output tube cathdoe bypass.
Changing types of caps for the bypass cap, particuarly the higher valued caps made a big difference.. IE poly vs oil or different brands like ASC vs GE vs Mundorf. Changing the size of the cap made a big difference also, which makes perfect sense. Going from 10uf on the output tube to 30uf added about an octave of bass that I didn't even realize I was missing. There was a bit of a compromise to the midrange with that change. I'd like to do it again with an FFT hooked up to really dial it in, however, when changing stuff like that and actually soldering the time between changes is pretty dramatic and its diffuclt to compare.
To me going from 1-2-3 runs of TCSS wasn't that easy to distignuish a difference. I can't imagine being able to add multiple runs of alligator clipped wire and hearing a difference given that you're lead lengths could be twice as long or more and the connection is questionable.
I can hear solder break in I'm pretty sure. I know people have criticized that idea on here but after freshly soldering I'll notice a harshness for a good 20-30 minutes before things settle down...again why I have a hard time believing one can add and remove so many bypass values and distinguish an improvement.
You really are listening through "layers" and to be able to identify the sonic signitaure of components takes practice and one could easily argue its all imagined. I'm somewhere in the middle on that.
Thanks a heap rage! I am not surprised at your findings.I get what you mean by listening through layers. In some ways it is much like trying to apply reductionist thinking to a system - trying to isolate the impact of a single intervention/ component within a system of multiple adapting and interacting parts, often using imprecise instruments/ records/ etc. Tough. Ultimately, what we learn from our investigations can help inform our choices - they are not isolated truths - but the final decision is made by listening through the system. Do we like the system or do we not?..
Thanks again,
Ray
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryo Suzuki
Edits: 10/31/14
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