Per suggestions from drlowmu (aka Jeff Medwin), I modified my capacitor leads on my 4.7uF ClarityCap MR series. I snipped the leads on the capacitor to about 1/4" to 3/8" in length. Then, I soldered together 2 x 16 gauge stranded copper wire with cloth exterior. Finally, the 2 x 16 gauge copper wire was carefully soldered to the capacitor lead stubs.
Maybe its just me, but dynamics just soared with the modified caps. Tonal balance did not change, but lifelike dynamics and transients made me feel as though a piano might just be in my listening room. I am not quite there yet, but the piano finally had dimension and more weight. Key strikes were very lifelike.
So, as of now I am a believer in modifying the leads on capacitors. Yes, I will try to modify my transformers and maybe even resistor leads.
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Topic - Modifying capacitor leads - banpuku 07:25:16 09/13/16 (37)
- RE: Modifying capacitor leads - Tre' 07:53:11 09/13/16 (36)
- RE: Modifying capacitor leads - banpuku 08:02:52 09/13/16 (35)
- Compared to what? - Lew 07:15:51 09/14/16 (9)
- RE: Compared to what? - banpuku 07:18:22 09/14/16 (8)
- Thx - Lew 08:04:10 09/14/16 (0)
- 4.7mfd cap - FenderLover 07:51:42 09/14/16 (6)
- RE: 4.7mfd cap - banpuku 08:42:36 09/14/16 (5)
- How do you know that? - gusser 09:34:25 09/14/16 (4)
- RE: How do you know that? - Triode_Kingdom 10:37:27 09/14/16 (3)
- Washing car. - FenderLover 10:46:05 09/14/16 (2)
- When I wash my car,... - Lew 11:00:21 09/14/16 (1)
- Last time I washed MY car.... - bcowen 15:07:14 09/16/16 (0)
- It's only a psycho-acoustic emotional response - Triode_Kingdom 10:16:57 09/13/16 (24)
- RE: It's only a psycho-acoustic emotional response - FenderLover 12:40:07 09/13/16 (23)
- Agreed, Fender... Indeed... The Lippincott Manual of Nursing states... - Cleantimestream 19:06:42 09/13/16 (4)
- That is why good trials must be double-blinded,... - Lew 08:02:27 09/14/16 (3)
- RE: That is why good trials must be double-blinded,... - PakProtector 03:42:35 09/21/16 (2)
- RE: That is why good trials must be double-blinded,... - Lew 11:44:21 09/26/16 (1)
- RE: That is why good trials must be double-blinded,... - PakProtector 04:05:22 09/27/16 (0)
- RE: It's only a psycho-acoustic emotional response - Tre' 13:16:21 09/13/16 (17)
- Not usually... - FenderLover 13:29:53 09/13/16 (16)
- RE: Not usually... - Tre' 14:03:16 09/13/16 (15)
- True... - FenderLover 14:05:57 09/13/16 (14)
- RE: True... - Tre' 14:20:30 09/13/16 (13)
- Amen, to that - FenderLover 14:29:18 09/13/16 (12)
- RE: Amen, to that - Tre' 14:49:08 09/13/16 (11)
- Great discussion, guys.... - Lew 17:49:17 09/13/16 (10)
- RE: Great discussion, guys.... - Tre' 18:32:01 09/13/16 (3)
- we all know caps change {usually lower} impedance... there it is... - Cleantimestream 20:52:43 09/13/16 (2)
- RE: we all know caps change {usually lower} impedance... there it is... - Tre' 07:24:13 09/14/16 (1)
- Gee, I have nothing to contribute that will bring more light on the subject, just heat-nT - Cleantimestream 12:47:41 09/14/16 (0)
- RE: Great discussion, guys.... - FenderLover 18:13:55 09/13/16 (5)
- RE: Great discussion, guys.... - Tre' 18:40:56 09/13/16 (4)
- "we are all so easily fooled".... - Steve O 19:23:38 09/13/16 (3)
- RE: "we are all so easily fooled".... - PakProtector 04:09:01 09/27/16 (0)
- RE: "we are all so easily fooled".... - FenderLover 19:47:50 09/13/16 (1)
- "I'd say this is impossible to completely eliminate"... - Steve O 21:07:16 09/13/16 (0)