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I think CJ caps are proprietary so you can't buy them from anywhere else (to my knowledge).

You can try with alternative caps. Everybody has their favorites. I've used Solen before and they make good caps.

I just picked up a slightly beat up SA400. I plan on re-capping it myself (first time project), powder coating the case, and hopefully figuring out what to do with the faceplate. I got it for a steal and it supposedly sounds perfect despite the body damage. He says it was never dropped, just other ...

Thanks for the link. He seems to give a very positive review. Maybe this is another area where China has improved quality?

Hola chicos, I did a little Goggle search and found this Shunguan KT-120. Stereotimes says this:The Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tube, the subject of this review, has some distinguishing features that include the internal carbon polymer compound coating, gold plated pins, Super Alloy, and Teflon insula...

gregorioo wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:36 pm I'm open to suggestions, although I already have the Premier 140 selected and agreed

I agree with AJ. I would just enjoy these. If you are really looking to take a significant step up in performance (and price), then I would be looking at CJ's newest amp offerings.

Technology is pretty amazing and getting to the point that it may be surpassing humans in the artistic fields. The ability to pick out music with just a poor sample quality of a few seconds is pretty impressive. Recently I've also been very impressed with AI generated art like Midjourney ( https://w...

The MDQ does look fancier with that internal design. At the end of the day, you have to listen to you ears. You shouldn't have to replace fuses too many times so it's a modest investment for improvement in sound.

It certainly appears to be a quality unit. But again, falls into that "jack of all trades, master of none" category that will only appeal to few. I will say that the presentation with that full front display is very impressive. Certainly an eye catcher.

The 6SE could pass for a 6 if you didn’t look at the back. Looks great! So they don't have any particular faceplate change for the SE version but there is something on the back? I think the Sasha DAWs will be the finishing touch unless/until I decide to attack the streaming project. When are the DA...

We celebrated Thanksgiving this past weekend to make the drive for my parents easier but we will be having a small family lunch today as well.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and best wishes.

Nice album, did a listen the other day. I will probably be playing this and some Enya around Christmas time.

Glad it got there safe. Sounds like it was banged up but the packaging did its job well. If already out of the box it is sounding better than the 6SE I think you are going to be very happy in the long run. As you say, you just have to "suffer" through the burn in. When you have time, I wou...

Glad it is sounding good.

If the hum is in the MF2300, it's most likely transformer hum as AJ points out. If you can hear it in the speaker and it's 60 hz, most likely ground loop.

Lots of changes going which should be fun to experiment with to see what kind of performance you get with new equipment and cables. The Thunderbirds look amazing. It would be interesting to see if there is a difference between RCA vs XLR. It's nice to have both options and I can see why you would go...

I have gotten used to the click. Brought it up because I never had it with previous CJ preamps. As long as Jeff says its ok I have no further questions. Now enjoying every bit of it...... Exactly. It does not interfere with the music in any way and I view it as a "quirk" that is unique. A...

Exciting. It will be an interesting upgrade but as you say, it will be a little time until you hear the full potential.

Nice article. Experimentation is key and using software to help guide adjustments if needed is a plus in my experience.

Glad the 250's are performing well. Interesting to hear what you think of the Thunderbirds. As for the CJ cord becoming hot. That's interesting. A little heat shouldn't be an issue but surprised they didn't use a cord of higher gauge to prevent that sort of thing from happening. Most important is to...

Excellent. Maybe I will give this a try with the next bigger shipment.

The streaming via the Rose 150B. I think it was from Tidal, but it could have been Spotify. It was supposed to be 24/192. This could have been the source file, the Rose, the McIntosh, or just lousy set up of the Wilsons or the room. Most likely tidal as Spotify doesn't have 24/192 tracks. I'm not a...