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19-03-2017, 14:29
SOLD
Musical Fidelity X-LPS V3 MM MC phonostage on steroids and growth hormones
MM input Sensitivity 3mV for 350mV output at 1kHz
Input 47K Ohms
MC input Sensitivity 350μV for 350mV output at 1kHz
Input 100 Ohms
Size 180mm x 88.2mm x 208mm
Bought this as a interim unit until I had rebuilt my valve phonostage.
When I received it and plugged it in it sounded a little rough so had a look inside and found the input RCA's were corroded to the point there was no gold plating left and nastily corroded - they had to go! So may as well go all out at the same time.
So work done to this unit which is still burning in - I play vinyl seldom and my valve phonostage is now up and running. Maybe 75 hours use (new Blackgates take ages to burn in).
Photo of old and new internals posted below for comparison.
Total of 45 component upgrades:
New input RCAs
Output RCAs now silver plated types
Output wiring cast silver solid core ptfe wrapped and shielded
Power supply resistors now Kiwane and capacitors Nichicon FG
Big upgrade is the voltage regulators - now Dexa NewClassD series types
Jumpers from main board to signal board now solid silver
All signal electrolytic caps are Nichicon FG and 4 Blackgate Standard types (hard to get hold of now)
Output electrolytic caps now Elma Silmic non polar types
All film capacitors are upgraded with Clarity Cap ESA where the sizing allowed, Vishay 1837 types and polystyrene varieties (all nasty red thingies gone)
Yes sounds pretty good now and will improve as burns in further.
Original power supply and copy of manual included. No original packaging.
The ground binding post nut has gone missing but I used it fine with out it (just rested the earth cable on/in it).
£SOLD posted U.K.
I am away this coming week so will be a few days delay before posting
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Musical Fidelity X-LPS V3 MM MC phonostage on steroids and growth hormones
MM input Sensitivity 3mV for 350mV output at 1kHz
Input 47K Ohms
MC input Sensitivity 350μV for 350mV output at 1kHz
Input 100 Ohms
Size 180mm x 88.2mm x 208mm
Bought this as a interim unit until I had rebuilt my valve phonostage.
When I received it and plugged it in it sounded a little rough so had a look inside and found the input RCA's were corroded to the point there was no gold plating left and nastily corroded - they had to go! So may as well go all out at the same time.
So work done to this unit which is still burning in - I play vinyl seldom and my valve phonostage is now up and running. Maybe 75 hours use (new Blackgates take ages to burn in).
Photo of old and new internals posted below for comparison.
Total of 45 component upgrades:
New input RCAs
Output RCAs now silver plated types
Output wiring cast silver solid core ptfe wrapped and shielded
Power supply resistors now Kiwane and capacitors Nichicon FG
Big upgrade is the voltage regulators - now Dexa NewClassD series types
Jumpers from main board to signal board now solid silver
All signal electrolytic caps are Nichicon FG and 4 Blackgate Standard types (hard to get hold of now)
Output electrolytic caps now Elma Silmic non polar types
All film capacitors are upgraded with Clarity Cap ESA where the sizing allowed, Vishay 1837 types and polystyrene varieties (all nasty red thingies gone)
Yes sounds pretty good now and will improve as burns in further.
Original power supply and copy of manual included. No original packaging.
The ground binding post nut has gone missing but I used it fine with out it (just rested the earth cable on/in it).
£SOLD posted U.K.
I am away this coming week so will be a few days delay before posting
1976519766197671976819769