Yes, they are big! I was a little shocked when I unpacked them. However, it has led me down an interesting build path for the chassis as it will be a complete one-off fabrication using copper, brass and exotic woods. I am also taking an engineering approach to resonance control, not by isolation, but by draining the resonance from the unit using naval brass spikes connected to the copper sheet top plate and replacing the plastic standoffs from there to the circuit board with brass tubing. A structure comprised of copper bar connected to the toplate will be used to hold the capacitors. This whole structure (brass spikes, top plate, circuit board and capacitor mount) will be self contained (i.e. - not directly connected to the chassis) and easily lifted from the chassis for easy access. It is sounds complicated, but months of obsessive research and brainstorming has led me to this design and it should be worth the effort! At the very least it will look cool - even my wife is excited about it! aa
