In Reply to: The Ultrapath Linestage on the Electra Print site posted by Chris O on December 24, 2000 at 18:12:26:
I built my Ultrapath almost 2 Years ago and love it.I had Jack pot the transformers so I could put everything on one chassis.I am using 6J5GT tubes on mine with Raytheon being my first choice,but Ken-Rads and RCA's are also very good.I don't think there are any non-critical parts on this linestage in regards to sonics.There are so few parts under the hood that anything that goes in can be heard.It really gives you the opportunity to tune the unit to your taste.
Cerefine caps in the power supply,Caddock resistors,GE 70uf polypropylene and oil caps bypassed with VTV silver foil caps and Angela ceramic tube sockets are used in my Ultrapath,but your taste may be different.For instance,carbon composition resistors were dull and lifeless in the Ultrapath to my ears.Vishays were very non-musical.Bypassing the 70uf cap included trying the Jensen copper foil and Multicap polystyrene caps.The VTV silver foil caps won that one hands down.Again,my taste and opinion.
I am so satisfied with the Ultrapath that I have no desire to seek out anything else to use,although I am curious on how it would perform in friend's system.
Larry Mucklow
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