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RE: Bypass caps smear the sound due to different speeds.

Posted by Mendel on July 24, 2024 at 12:11:12:
Hi Ralph.
Thanks for your response. I can't argue with your comments, you obviously know far more about amps than I do. However, the sound I am getting from the modded amp does not seemed smeared, on the contrary the amp sounds faster, and more resolving now, the way it was before seemed smeared. Obviously the new Mundorfs are more resolving than the old ones, and this more than makes up for any problems caused by the Dynacap bypass caps I guess.
I like what I'm hearing but now I'm very interested in trying the amp without the bypass caps. Is this something that I could do myself? I just can't keep lugging this 65 pound amp back and forth to my tech. I do have a very basic soldering gun, but no other equipment. Do you need a tool to suck up solder when you remove something? I assume the bypass caps are soldered in place. I think removing bypass caps would be pretty simple, but I have zero experience working inside of amps. Maybe I should just leave things be and enjoy the new sound I am getting.
The amp is definitely quieter since the mods, and power transformer mechanical hum (not through the speakers, just near the amp) has been cut way down. I put that down to the bypass caps on the power supply caps. Those are definitely staying.