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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    A bigger imporovement for the PSU cap would be slit foils, i physically can't get em in my Quad
    Not sure if the split foils will fit directly on the board, i may be able to mount them on a seperate board and mount them horizontally, then run connectors to the main board, this would also mean that i could mount the 4 parallel caps and the rectifier could be changed, if it can be done it would be a much tidier job, but space is the major factor.


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    Snap in's 10mm centres The cans are 35mm Dia x 60mm Tall !

    Another option is the Kendeil KO5 caps, not slits but very good & smaller, i just fitted a pair in another amp yesterday, the amp sounds tons better

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    Snap in's 10mm centres The cans are 35mm Dia x 60mm Tall !

    Another option is the Kendeil KO5 caps, not slits but very good & smaller, i just fitted a pair in another amp yesterday, the amp sounds tons better
    The 2 caps on the board at the moment are ELNA's 30mm dia x 40mm, i have a maximum of 60mm from the board to the lid, so instead of mounting the new caps on the board i will clip them to the chassis and run leads to the pcb, which will mean i can use just about any cap i want


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    See you're back on AoS Mike, how did you get on with this? I've just picked up an A400 myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jac Hawk View Post
    The 2 caps on the board at the moment are ELNA's 30mm dia x 40mm, i have a maximum of 60mm from the board to the lid, so instead of mounting the new caps on the board i will clip them to the chassis and run leads to the pcb, which will mean i can use just about any cap i want
    Sorry very late to the party, Need to upgrade my A400 and am looking for any help. I have seen a suggestion that replacing the ceramic capacitors for film capacitors gives huge improvement in sound can anybody suggest which film capacitor is best to use. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

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    I think it was Tom Evans of Trichord that did the A400 GTE and possibly other upgrades to the A400. Here is a link to an old thread on PFM that you might find interesting.

    https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/thre...ecrets.108523/

    I had a Trichord Genesis CD player (based on a Pioneer player) and Tom Evans was offering further upgrades and I had a chat with him about them. Might be worth giving him a call about your plans for the A400

    This is his website : http://www.audiodesign.co.uk/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Puffin View Post
    I think it was Tom Evans of Trichord that did the A400 GTE and possibly other upgrades to the A400. Here is a link to an old thread on PFM that you might find interesting.

    https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/thre...ecrets.108523/

    I had a Trichord Genesis CD player (based on a Pioneer player) and Tom Evans was offering further upgrades and I had a chat with him about them. Might be worth giving him a call about your plans for the A400

    This is his website : http://www.audiodesign.co.uk/
    Thanks puffin the pinkfishmedia article was very interesting, I wish I had studied electronics in my youth. I am Ok with a soldering Iron but electronic knowledge is very basic. I propose to replace the Ceramics with Polystyrene can anybody say if that is a good move.

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    Yes polystyrene is a very good choice. Just make sure the voltage rating is adequate for the intended position, as some polystyrene are only rated at 50V.

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