Tweakers' Asylum Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ. |
|
In Reply to: Top five amp tweaks? posted by Aurum on November 2, 2004 at 23:50:51:
Hi, Aurum,I'm curious to know why you've chosen these and ranked them in the way you did (or aren't they in "best" order??).
Fer instance:
1. What d'ya mean by "power transformer upgrade":
* upgrade to a "named brand" from a cheapie Chinese made?
* upgrade from a toroid to a "conventional" transformer ('C' core, 'EI' core etc.)?
* upgrade to a higher VA rating transformer?
* upgrade to the same VA rating but wound on a larger core?2. Why do you say "tantalum resistors" are the best? Yes, a lot of commercial components use crap resistors - even if they are metal film - but there are also Holco, Beyschlag, Vishay ...!
3. How do Jensen power supply caps rate vs. Black Gates?
I would add one more ... add solid-core wires to the power supply PCB traces (so you don't constrict current flow).
Regards,
Andy
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Re: Top five amp tweaks? - andyr 00:48:22 11/03/04 (5)
- Re: Top five amp tweaks? - Aurum 17:37:45 11/03/04 (4)
- Thanks, Ian ... - andyr 18:07:42 11/03/04 (3)
- Re: Thanks, Ian ... - Aurum 20:21:58 11/03/04 (2)
- Re: Thanks, Ian ... - andyr 20:35:36 11/03/04 (1)
- Re: Thanks, Ian ... - Aurum 02:21:16 11/04/04 (0)