Getting better all the time

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OK, that experiment worked.

I don't know if it was the increase in capacitance from 1uF to 1.2uF. It may have been the Clarity MA. There was both an increase in resolution and body in the midrange. It could have been the Vishay MKP 1837 added. I am happy.

Now comes something a little harder;
My amps have 1,200uF of power supply capacitance per amp. This is by way of 12 100uF caps, 6 per phase. I have some BlackGate VK 150uF caps. I would end up lowering the total per phase from 600uF to 450uF. What else would need to be changed with this decrease. If the BlackGates have lower ESR, would I even need to change anything.

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Topic - I'm Bored. A-S MA-1 amp tweaks and experiments - Cousin Billy 14:59:15 03/05/14 (9)

RE: I'm Bored. A-S MA-1 amp tweaks and experiments - Lew 18:24:46 03/05/14 (8)

RE: I'm Bored. A-S MA-1 amp tweaks and experiments - kbsp 15:24:08 03/06/14 (6)

Thanks. A picture (or schematic) is worth a thousand words. - Lew 20:48:04 03/06/14 (5)

Getting better all the time - Cousin Billy 13:46:17 03/07/14 (4)

Now I am confused - Lew 15:52:50 03/08/14 (3)

I have never been convinced that Black Gates were anything special either. - Michael Samra 17:58:08 03/12/14 (1)

Funny about that - Ralph 08:33:37 03/14/14 (0)

I'll take picures tomorrow - Cousin Billy 17:39:06 03/08/14 (0)

First experiment and Lew's answer - Cousin Billy 04:41:48 03/06/14 (0)

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Getting better all the time - Cousin Billy 13:46:17 03/07/14 (4)

Now I am confused - Lew 15:52:50 03/08/14 (3)

I have never been convinced that Black Gates were anything special either. - Michael Samra 17:58:08 03/12/14 (1)

Funny about that - Ralph 08:33:37 03/14/14 (0)

I'll take picures tomorrow - Cousin Billy 17:39:06 03/08/14 (0)

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