Indeed,lovely job Neal.
Don McCorleone
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Indeed,lovely job Neal.
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Location: Sheffield
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Ok done the 12k resistor mod as well as the wire shortcut. The 12k resistor makes the bass seismic and a little too much for my room and speakers - sorry Stan.
I will leave it as is for a few weeks to settle down a bit but I think that the original resistors may need to go back in.
Regards
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Location: Breda, The Netherlands
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I'm Jasper.
I just can't find which Rubycon cap it is, i know it's bipolar, 16v and 47 uF.. Does anyone know the type?
And the Wima caps are MKP's?
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Location: Southampton, UK and Nicosia, Cyprus
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I just use the Caiman as Stan sent it to me, and I am very happy with it.
I do wonder what all you modders gain.
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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Location: Down South
Posts: 2,411
I'm Neal.
What do we gain? Better sound and a more enjoyable listening experience!
With the regulator change and cap mod I've found the tonal balance has moved to more like my TDA1541, which is a positive change for me. I'm using black gates so the tonal change isn't at all unexpected as I also use these with the 1541, however, what was unexpected was the level of detail retrieval that is now available, the Caimens separation and layering is so much better than before. I'm hearing new things on material that I thought I knew very well as if a mask has been lifted from the sound, TBH I didn't think this would have been possible as it was very good before hand....
Listening in a Foo free Zone...
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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Location: Aughton, Ormskirk
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I'm Jerry.
What you don't have you don't miss heh Brian?Originally Posted by Labarum
I think the performance leap in comparison to the cost is substantial;well worth it to me.
Jerry
Hifi: IPL transmission line floorstanding speakers, Squeezebox Touch, Denafrips Ares 11 DAC, DCB1 Pre-amplifier, Croft Series 7 power amp.
Custom Hifi cables HA10SE headphone amplifier and Hifiman HE-400 headphones.
AV system: LG 55B7, Denon AVR -x2300w receiver, Quad 12L (front) 11c Centre and 11L rear . Velodyne DD15 subwoofer.
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Location: Cambridge, UK
Posts: 110
Give it a try and see for yourself what all of the hype is about
James
My System:
Beresford Caiman (Murata Regs, Elna Silmic II, Rubycon Caps, Op-Amp Bypass & OPA2132P) QED Performance Optical
Arcam DIVA A70 QED Reference Audio Evolution & QED Qonduit 1.5m Power Cord
Dali Concept 6 (Custom Built Crossovers & Complete Re-Wire) QED XT Evolution & Airlocs
BK Gemini 2 QED Performance Audio 1
QED Qonduit Mains Conditioner QED Qonduit 1.5m Power Cord
Denon AH-D5000, Shure SE210, Goldring DR150
My Projects:
Caiman Re-Case Project
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
+1
Ok with not having it on Betamax nowadays
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Location: Elland
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I'm David.
so tirna can do these extra resistor and signal path mods can they? ... hmm i wonder how my pre amp would be with the extra dynamic range... i suspect it would cope fine... my room on the other hand might not like more bass.... .... how is anyone else getting on with that set of mods?
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
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Location: Elland
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I'm David.
....thats pretty nice of him eh3. Minor Optional Upgrades free with any of above
These include changing a pair of resistor on the audio board to 10k or 12k Ohms. This upgrade is recomended by Stan Beresford to increase the gain and dynamic range of the fixed/variable amplifier outputs.
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
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