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18-06-2018, 14:04
Hi All
I recently purchased a Denon Headamp from Phonomac to replace my Schitt Mani, which when using it for mm was really very good indeed but I decided moving coil was the way to go so purchased an Audio Technica at33ptg. I had read a few reviews on this forum about the Denon and a few on other forums and made my decision to purchase one.
It arrived a week ago, build Quality is substantial, its quite large and very heavy and to my eyes looks very nice ! My opinion as the looks wont suit everyone !!
Inside you would think it was brand new, Phonomac has worked his magic on this as you will see from the photos below.
This is the work he did in his words:
The large green electrolytics around the front end are Nichicon Muse ES bi-polar caps, and the values of the input and stage coupling caps have been increased to HA-1000 standard or better. Denon used ordinary electrolytics for these, since good bi-polars weren’t available at the time. However ordinary electrolytics will be subjected to small reverse voltages – not good for distortion.
The green and red box capacitors are polypropylene film caps replacing mylar, and the yellow box caps are polycarbonate (ignore 100nH marking, the H is a manufacturer’s mark – it is in fact 100nF in value).
The black and gold caps in the power supply section are Panasonic FM, the best cap for power filtering/smoothing within their voltage range.
The difference in sound between the little Schitt and the Denon was dramatic. The Denon had so much detail, a beautiful clear midrange which really extended well into the lower mid, a real zing in the treble, not harsh but with plenty of bite and a tighter more controlled bass, the woolliness in the bass I had previously was gone ( Yeahh ). Now it’s as tight as a ducks arse!!
Am I happy ? Bloody right, my system is a modest one but I don’t think I will be changing things for a while. Famous last words ;)
http://i65.tinypic.com/2z86hc8.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/2airlo0.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/2zz3zah.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/2vjc1nb.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/2nr35oz.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/e6pnwx.jpg
Steve...
I recently purchased a Denon Headamp from Phonomac to replace my Schitt Mani, which when using it for mm was really very good indeed but I decided moving coil was the way to go so purchased an Audio Technica at33ptg. I had read a few reviews on this forum about the Denon and a few on other forums and made my decision to purchase one.
It arrived a week ago, build Quality is substantial, its quite large and very heavy and to my eyes looks very nice ! My opinion as the looks wont suit everyone !!
Inside you would think it was brand new, Phonomac has worked his magic on this as you will see from the photos below.
This is the work he did in his words:
The large green electrolytics around the front end are Nichicon Muse ES bi-polar caps, and the values of the input and stage coupling caps have been increased to HA-1000 standard or better. Denon used ordinary electrolytics for these, since good bi-polars weren’t available at the time. However ordinary electrolytics will be subjected to small reverse voltages – not good for distortion.
The green and red box capacitors are polypropylene film caps replacing mylar, and the yellow box caps are polycarbonate (ignore 100nH marking, the H is a manufacturer’s mark – it is in fact 100nF in value).
The black and gold caps in the power supply section are Panasonic FM, the best cap for power filtering/smoothing within their voltage range.
The difference in sound between the little Schitt and the Denon was dramatic. The Denon had so much detail, a beautiful clear midrange which really extended well into the lower mid, a real zing in the treble, not harsh but with plenty of bite and a tighter more controlled bass, the woolliness in the bass I had previously was gone ( Yeahh ). Now it’s as tight as a ducks arse!!
Am I happy ? Bloody right, my system is a modest one but I don’t think I will be changing things for a while. Famous last words ;)
http://i65.tinypic.com/2z86hc8.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/2airlo0.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/2zz3zah.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/2vjc1nb.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/2nr35oz.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/e6pnwx.jpg
Steve...