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Bah! never mind... the EVO's won't fit anyways. (nt)

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Jonesy

In Reply to: RE: ESL 63 220 uf cap question posted by Jonesy on October 03, 2016 at 17:51:35

nt

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RE: Bah! never mind... the EVO's won't fit anyways. (nt) - kentaja 07:42:40 10/05/16 (1)
Not much space to install better caps inside the plinth so cap size is critical.

Another challenge is the amount of capacitance, 220uF. There is no way to neatly install 220uF of film caps inside the plinth. I have seen some pretty sorry attempts from people trying to do this.

I split the difference and install 100uF of film and 120uF of NP electrolytic. This sounds as good to my ears as 220uF of film and can be installed neatly inside the speakers.

I won't install caps external to the speakers.
- RE: Bah! never mind... the EVO's won't fit anyways. (nt) - Jonesy 08:01:27 10/05/16 (0)
  Hi Kent!
  
  Replacing the bass panel you restored along with swapping out the resistors you gave me for the EHT board, really improved my system.
  
  I'm pumped!
  
  So have started looking at component changes, like saving for a new (previously enjoyed) DAC.
  
  But then I realized i could get still more out of my Quads with a few tweaks... and less costly.
  
  Louie mentioned a bypass cap in combo with his film cap.
  
  Would I still look at adding a bypass cap with the film and electrolytic combo?
  
  Cheers!
  
  Jonesy
  
  "I know just enough to get into trouble. But not enough to get out of it."
RE: Bah! never mind... the EVO's won't fit anyways. (nt) - louie3 07:20:28 10/05/16 (1)
Some folks put the bigger caps outside the enclosure. If you are anxious to do this, Solen makes caps that work well and fit inside the enclosure and they fit on Electrostatic Solutions revised input board.

The Solens can be bypassed with a smaller value "better" cap and gain some of the benefits of the "better" cap.

FWIW: I have Electrostatic Solutions improved input board with Solens and bypasses.

I can tell you the improvement is audible if the speakers are working correctly. More transparent, creamy smooth, but very detailed.

I had my boards installed during a rebuild, so the work was a snap for me cause Kent did it!!!
- RE: Bah! never mind... the EVO's won't fit anyways. (nt) - Jonesy 07:45:37 10/05/16 (0)
  Thanks Louie!
  
  Kent is awesome. He usually comes to the rescue after my DIY attempts.
  
  I've heard about the "outboard" configuration, but really prefer to keep things inside and tidy.
  
  I could use multiple caps to arrive at the value I need, but it starts to get costyly. I realize it's expensive to begin with, but I only have a certain WAF budget to spend on my system.
  
  Using a less exotic cap with a high quality bypass is something I just ran came across browsing the net.
  
  Your suggestion is worth looking into further. Timing couldn't be better. Much appreciated.
  
  Cheers!
  
  Jonesy
  
  "I know just enough to get into trouble. But not enough to get out of it."

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