Now that my amps are finished, the question remains: To speedball or not to speedball? The power transformer is a custom ordered Sowter 50VA and I want to let it and the other new components burn in for a while. The build was carefully planed over the past months to make sure I use as much of the space as possible. I used star grounding instead of daisy-chaining because I didn't want to use the top plate as signal ground. I have four other mods in mind but I'll want to enjoy and familiarise myself with the sound. Makes sense as the output caps were an obvious bottleneck and this lets all the components shine. The biggest sonic benefit and completes the amp. Increased depth and size of soundstage, more dynamics but overall the jump wasn't as significant as the psu upgrades. The SQ jump from the standard electrolitic to the oils was significant. Jensen 2x220uF screw terminal electrolitics, 3x50uF Jensen oil, two UK made chokes and cree diodes. Diverging from the standard build takes exponentially more time for the small bits.Ģ0 hours later I was ready for the first switch on. Fresh from vacation I started the second crack.
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