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In Reply to: The first 3 things to upgrade on a Ultrapath basic ? posted by ad010685 on June 09, 2004 at 11:58:21:
Oil ultrapath caps and blackgate FK cathode resistor bypass caps are two that come to mind. Telefunken tubes, caddocks resistors and silver wire are others.
..........indicate some reference about the oil ultrapath caps?
I suppose they will replace the sole, right? Does this means same value ? Are Jensen type an improvement.
I am not a expert yet so need to move carefully, as you noted in my previous posts.
About the hook-cable silver type: several gauge or just one ?
Pls try to indicate reference tooThe Blackgate FK, does it replace another component or it's a diffent design network to be done ?
What the Caddocks have better over the Dale ?
Thanks
The ultrapath caps are 20uf to 40uf. The Jensens do not go anywhere near that size. Ron sells the ASC Oil Caps that will work in the ultrapath position. All of the upgraded parts simply replace existing parts. No new circuits are required. Look at the discription of the "ultimate" version of the preamp for more suggestions. You will never get in trouble replacing components of identical value with higher quality components. The Dact and the ASC Oils will give you 99.5% of your improvements. The benefits are there for the other parts, but you are chasing the law of diminishing returns.
I have a basic Ultrapathe with ASC cap upgrades and a DACT volume control. I also use premium amperex tubes. This yields most of the improvement that the ultimate package offers, IMHO.
Good Luck
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