Caiman Mods

[StanleyB]

Guys the Rubycons are proving hard to source right now. It's like a replay of the LM4562 and THS4032 situation when AoS members started buying up every bit of stock on the open market...

I have a few left, and I am sure a few other AoS members have also got left over stock of the 47uF. Let's pool our resources together I say and help each other out. Let me do a precise count of how many I have, and I'll chuck them in the ring to add to whatever Dave has in his pile. I don't need any payments for mine, and can even post FOC if it is within the UK. But the lucky recipient must be selected by Dave since only he knows what quantity he is short of.

[HighFidelityGuy]

They are available from Parts Connexion. I know they are abroad but their service is fast and pricing low. I have used these caps and can recommend them for sound quality: they are part of the MUSE range and designed for audio.

http://www.partsconnexion.com/capaci...chicon_es.html

Thanks Martin. I guess this can be a backup plan.

Guys the Rubycons are proving hard to source right now. It's like a replay of the LM4562 and THS4032 situation when AoS members started buying up every bit of stock on the open market...

I have a few left, and I am sure a few other AoS members have also got left over stock of the 47uF. Let's pool our resources together I say and help each other out. Let me do a precise count of how many I have, and I'll chuck them in the ring to add to whatever Dave has in his pile. I don't need any payments for mine, and can even post FOC if it is within the UK. But the lucky recipient must be selected by Dave since only he knows what quantity he is short of.

Awesome, thanks very much Stan.

I've just counted up and I've got 18 Rubycon's spare. So I can supply 3 people.

Cheers.

[smurfbrain]

have 12 spare caps

[paul_cz]

Hey guys,
oh, something happend in the last two days! Nice to see the first parts are in ;-)
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Many thanks Dave for your efforts and very thanks to all of you to organize a 'plan b'! Would be great if we all could get some nice little rubycons ...
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Cherrs!
cz

[trailer]

If there are any people having second thoughts (fat chance) then I'm always available as the 56th man.

[chrism]

Managed to swap the Murata's in yesterday (did the non polars about 2 weeks ago). Not sure if the regs need any burn in but the sound is very "pure" compared to before. The treble appears lighter and the bass a little recessed.

Stan & Leo did you find that the regs settle down after a few days?

Warning. Watch it with the 5v reg as the tracks are both top and underside of the board and I managed to lift the middle one off the underside of the board. Appears to still work though.

Regards

Chris

[leo]

I've not tried the Murata's myself, I use something else

BTW measure all the grounds from regulator to dacs ground just to make sure its a proper good contact

[StanleyB]

Managed to swap the Murata's in yesterday (did the non polars about 2 weeks ago). Not sure if the regs need any burn in but the sound is very "pure" compared to before. The treble appears lighter and the bass a little recessed.

The regs did require burn in. If you got any THS4032 lying about, now is the time to dig them out again and find out what they can really do. I had one of my neighbours ringing my bell recently. He was complaining that the bass was shaking the contents of his glass cabinets. First time any neighbour complained. I was using Murata with THS4032 and Rubycon at the time.
The sound is indeed very pure. I can pick up details previously hidden. I can hear ego and reverberations far better. Vocal and instruments separation has also improved.

[Gazjam]

Stan,
would you reckon the 4032 would be "better" that the LM4562 with the Regs and Rubycons?

[StanleyB]

It's horses for courses I reckon. The THS4032CD is however my favourite pick right now, since it also firms up the bass on my Sennheiser HD800 headphones.

My LM4562HA are in my otherwise unmodded TC-7520, which I use for headphone listening from my laptop. I shall give them a try against the THS4032CD and see how they stack up. In the past I found them to have the bass of the THS4032CD, and a less metallic treble than the LM4562NA.